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Amid the wave of electronic commerce (E-Commerce), which is seemingly permeating every facet of our life, both Hong Kong and Singapore are eager to develop their own infrastructures to support and foster the ongoing development of E-Commerce. According to the figures published by the International Data Corporation [IDC 1996], the estimates of overall E-Commerce revenues in Hong Kong and Singapore were US$58 million and US$21 million respectively in 1998. These figures are expected to reach US$685 million and US$855 million in 2001. Whether this robust growth can be attained depends on a number of enabling factors, of which the most important one is a well-established electronic commerce infrastructure.
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Ko, S., Cho, V. (2002). Anatomy of Electronic Commerce Infrastructure in Hong Kong and Singapore Using a Generic Framework Periscope. In: Chin, W., Patricelli, F., Milutinović, V. (eds) Electronic Business and Education. Multimedia Systems and Applications Series, vol 20. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1497-8_13
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