The use of the Internet along with a range of other information and communications technologies (ICT) is transforming how business is done locally and globally. The effects are sometimes dramatic in developed countries. There are even a growing number of examples of the use of ICT for electronic commerce (e-commerce) in developing countries. The effects to date,though,are small compared to what is expected to occur in the next decades. Forecasters all agree that how business is done will be profoundly affected by ICT; they do not agree on what the exact effects will be. We do know that there are many ways businesses can benefit from electronic commerce - from serving current customers better and finding new customers and suppliers to improving the efficiency of their business processes. Businesses are also finding ways to expand the products and services they sell,how they sell them and how they charge for them. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME's) in developing countries need to be able to figure out how,when,if,and where to use electronic commerce techniques to reap these gains. They face obstacles and constraints specific to the developing countries in which they operate such as higher costs to access the Internet and language barriers. For SMEs in developing countries e-commerce poses the advantages of reduced information search costs and transactions cost (i.e.,improving efficiency of operations- reducing time for payment,credit processing and the like). Surveys show that information on the following is most valuable to SMEs: customers and markets, product design,process technology,and financing source and terms. The Internet and other ICTs facilitate access to this information. In addition; the Internet allows automatic packaging and distribution of information (including customized information) to specific target groups. However, there is doubt regarding whether there is enough information on the Web that is relevant and valuable for the average SME in a developing country that would make investment in Internet access feasible. Underlying this is the fact that most SMEs in developing countries cater to local markets and therefore rely heavily on local content and information. For this reason,there is a need to substantially increase the amount and quality of local content (including local language content) on the Internet to make it useful especially to lowincome entrepreneurs. This research is meant to answer and study the following questions in regard to exceptional cases and for different situations, financial management,rules and regulations,,and some of problems and special cases: ·Why Prepare SME's in Developing Countries for e-Commerce ·Putting SME e-Commerce Readiness in Context ·e-Commerce Readiness: What SME's Need to Know The writer of this article is trying to look attentively and clarified the dimensions of selected subject by use of "descriptive -analytic'resecarch method
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