Team A: a group of government bureaucrats who feel it is important for our national economy that businesses go on-line to engage in electronic commerce. Their position is that companies in other countries are doing so and if our Canadian businesses do not take part, we will be left behind and the nation's economy will suffer. They want to urge all businesses to engage in e-commerce, either through incentives for doing so or penalties for failing to take part.
Team B: a group of businessmen who feel that e-commerce has yet to prove
itself to be an effective medium for business. They feel that consumers
are still not yet ready to embrace the technology and as such, it would be
prohibitive for businesses to jump into the current market. They advocate that
the Canadian government refrain from offering any incentives or penalties to
companies, concerning electronic commerce.
Last updated Jan. 02, 2003.