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Study: UK, US, Canada best environments for e-commerce
NEW YORK (November 19, 2002) -- A new study strategy and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton identifies the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada as the nations with the best environments for e-commerce, combining an up-to-date communications infrastructure with strong political leadership.
Booz Allen examined both statistical indicators and government policies that affect e-commerce, identifying the most advanced e-economies and the reasons for their success.
The study was commissioned in March 2002 by the British Government's Office of the e-Envoy and the Information Age Partnership, a group of 30 CEOs and top ranking managers from Europe's leading Information and Communications Technology companies. The goal was to develop a framework for measuring the e-commerce progress of the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States) plus Australia and Sweden, and to assess the United Kingdom's level of progress towards its target of becoming "the best environment in the world for e-commerce." The study also was designed to examine why some countries have achieved superior performance in particular areas of their e-economy, either through high impact policy initiatives, or through environmental factors. Finally, the study identifies best practices, which may be applicable across countries to address weaknesses. The Booz Allen study assessed the e-economy in four major categories: Environment, Readiness, Uptake and Use, and Impact, and three major stakeholder groups: citizens, businesses and government. Among the key findings: The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have developed the best environment for e-commerce, through a combination of policy decisions and other factors; the citizens of Canada, Sweden and the United States are the most involved in the e-economy, combining high levels of readiness with high uptake and emerging impact; business e-maturity, the adoption and use of on-line technologies to change the way businesses work, is most developed in the United States and Sweden; Sweden, the United States, Canada and Australia have the strongest e-government development, driven by their early initiatives and a sustained commitment. "The countries with the most advanced e-economies got an early start and haven't looked back," said Booz Allen Vice President Barrie Berg. 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