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E-Com Data: Population ProfilesE-Com Data: Population Profiles

•age

•sex

• income

• region

•education

•employment status

• family type

•etc.

Consumers

•size•Revenues•# of employees•profits•market value

• region

•sector / industry•ICS or NAICS

•age of business

•etc.

Business

• type of Institution

•crown corporation•health•education

• government•federal•provincial•municipal

•etc.

Public Sector

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Development of Electronic Commerce: Development of Electronic Commerce: The S -CurveThe S -Curve

Level of Electronic Commerce Activity

Time

Readiness

Intensity

Impact

Source: Industry Canada

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E-Com Readiness - ICT PenetrationE-Com Readiness - ICT Penetration

ConsumersConsumersConsumersConsumers

GovernmentGovernmentGovernmentGovernment

BusinessBusinessBusinessBusiness

Good start with StatsCan surveys and other sources of data on Internet Use

Need more detail on newer technologies and faster bandwidths, and non-users

StatsCan surveys in selected areas: yet no ICTs surveys for all Canadian Businesses

Private sector sources such as IDC, Forrester More information on Bandwidth, new technologies (e.g. Video conferencing),

ROI, barriers to use

Statistical gaps

Already significant progress domestically and Already significant progress domestically and internationally on defining ICT sector and ICT goodsinternationally on defining ICT sector and ICT goods

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E-Com Readiness - ICT PenetrationE-Com Readiness - ICT Penetration

• phone 98.6%

• cable 73.7%

• computer 36.0 %

• modem 21.5 %

• internet 13.0 % (household)

1997, Statistics Canada_________________

• digital mobile

• bandwidth capabilities

• new devices •Web TV•CD ROM -- reader/writer

• etc.

ConsumersMajor ICT /E-Com survey being prepared

• computers/employee

• E-Mail

• TCP/IP•internet•intranet•extranet

•LAN / WAN / VAN

• bandwidth capabilities

• wireless links (data)

• training / skills

• other technologies ( video conferencing)

• $’s invested

• etc.

Business• computers/employee

• E-Mail

• TCP/IP•internet•intranet•extranet

•LAN / WAN / VAN

• bandwidth capabilities

• wireless links (data)

• training / skills

• other technologies (video conferencing)

• $’s invested

• etc.

Government

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E-Com Intensity: Activities and UseE-Com Intensity: Activities and Use

ConsumersConsumersConsumersConsumers

Statistics Canada Data good start, but need details

online banking 3.1% (Statistics Canada, 1997 data)

product information searches, e.g. Prices purchases 1.5% (Statistics Canada, 1997 data)

value -- average / annual total payment method source - domestic or international type

tangible (list) intangible (list)

barriers concerns privacy etc

Private Sector Sources provide much of this, but need to have official sources for international comparison

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E-Com Intensity: Activities and UseE-Com Intensity: Activities and Use

BusinessBusinessBusinessBusiness

Metrics Menu Basics

– E-Com and/or using Internet for business

Value Chain analysis– identify sources (domestic, international)– types of products being offered (intagibles, intangibles)– percent of $ activities done with E-Com

# of virtual firms Supply side information: firms offering E-Com services

Currently private surveys prime source of data

Major ICT /E-Com survey being prepared by Statistics Canada

Stages of Ecom:

• E-mail and basic Internet

• WWW page

• Intranet

• Extranet

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E-Com Intensity: Activities and UseE-Com Intensity: Activities and Use

GovernmentGovernmentGovernmentGovernment

Basics E-Com and/or using Internet for activities WWW page: information; interactive “Value Chain” analysis

need to develop models for government service delivery and activities– taxation– publishing– electronic procurement– service delivery– PKI activity

Limited data: some statistics on WWW sites and visits Feasibility study in Canada on Government statistics International coordination useful -- OECD, G8