“E‐Commerce and Development”: Whose development?

Abstract

Now that we have exhausted the possible discussions on information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the role they could possibly play in the development process, the focus has recently shifted to e-commerce and development. All major funding agencies and research organisations are involved in examining this topic in some form or the other. Here in Germany we have also managed to join the wave and one development agency, focusing on education and training, has recently started offering a one year course on the topic to participants from the South (a