Government Cloud Computing and the Policies of Data Sovereignty

Government cloud services are a new development at the intersection of electronic government and cloud computing which holds the promise of rendering government service delivery more effective and efficient. Cloud services are virtual, dynamic and potentially stateless which has triggered governments' concern about data sovereignty. This paper explores data sovereignty in relation to government cloud services and how national strategies and international policy evolve. It concludes that for countries data sovereignty presents a legal risk which can not be adequately addressed with technology or through contractual arrangements alone. Governments therefore adopt strategies to retain exclusive jurisdiction over government information

Introduction to e-commerce

This book is presented in a framework for the study and practice of e-Commerce with business strategy at the core surrounded by four infrastructures; the technology infrastructure that underlies the Internet, the media infrastructure that provides the content for businesses, public policy regulations that provide both opportunities and constraints, and the capital infrastructure that provides the money and capital to run the businesses. Within this framework, the authors provide a deep exploration of core concepts of online strategy and associated enablers enriched by a wide variety of examples, case studies, and explanations culled directly from practice

Cases in e-Commerce

631.;xix.;26 c

Ecommerce

xxxv, 420 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Intruduction to e-Commerce

Bostonxxvii, 516 p.; 27 cm

Cases in E-Commerce

631 hal.;xix.;26c

Best face forward : Why companies must improve their service interfaces with customers

xxi,262 p. : il; 24 c

Introduction to e-commerce

xxvii, 516 p. : ill. ; 27 c