PARADOX No. 7
E-commerce advances the potential for a global economy and connects firms and national economies more closely throught the world. The 1.5 billion Web pages in existence, with almost 2 million more appearing on the Internet every day, as well as the total e-commerce exchanges on track to reach $7 trillion in 2004 are expected to be produced by less than five per cent of the world’s population.
SUPPORT:
- ECOSOC (2000) UN Press Release DEV/2252 PI/1259, UN PANEL ISSUES ‘ACTION PLAN’ TO ADDRESS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LAG IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
- http://www.un.org/esa/coordination/ecosoc/document.htm