Identifying Factors for Lack of E-Commerce in Developing Countries

A Framework For E-Commerce Infrastructure

The emergence of electronic commerce over the past decade has radically transformed the economic landscape. There has been an increasing amount of literature on the factors that affect development of the Internet and e-commerce in developing countries. On one hand, it is helping nations increase their economic growth and thereby provide more opportunities for the businesses to grow, but on the other hand it raises many technological, economic, and social challenges. While developed countries that have been offering e-commerce have shown impressive performance in their respective economies, many developing countries still lag behind in the e-business race. This could be due to several reasons including but not limited to language, education, technology and technical infrastructure.