Perspectives of Electronic Commerce: The Italian Scenario

Abstract

This paper provides a brief overview on the current state and future perspectives of electronic commerce activities in Italy. As most European countries, Italy is currently experiencing a large number of initiatives focused on electronic commerce at different levels: new business organizations are being created, traditional enterprises are being reorganized to change their focus on innovative forms of business, banks and financial institutions are exploiting the new opportunities offered by trading online services. At the same time, the first attempts to regulate Internet-based business activities have appeared and some forms of incentive are being planned by the Government.