Authors:
Achilleas Balatos
1
;
Kostas Petropoulos
1
;
Ioannis Ignatiadis
2
;
Vladislav Jivkov
3
and
Markus Lüken
4
Affiliations:
1
01 Pliroforiki S.A., Greece
;
2
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas – Informatics and Telematics Institute, Greece
;
3
Applied Research and Communications Fund (ARC Fund), Bulgaria
;
4
Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg ,Institut für Arbeitswissenschaft, Fabrikautomatisierung und Fabrikbetrieb (IAF), Germany
Keyword(s):
Business-to-business (B2B), e-commerce, service level agreement (SLA), virtual organisations.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
B2B, B2C and C2C
;
B2C/B2B Considerations
;
Business and Social Applications
;
Case Studies
;
Communication and Software Technologies and Architectures
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Market-Spaces: Market Portals, Hubs, Auctions
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) represent the driving force for local development and growth in European Less Favoured Regions (LFRs); geographical isolated areas characterized by poor business performance and a less developed and privileged economy. The introduction of e-commerce is considered as an essential element for improvement of local SME’s competitiveness and position in the Global Market, supporting simultaneously these regions to overcome their geographical limitations and follow up international business trends. In the context of the IST-2001-33251 LAURA project, the potential for regional and interregional e-commerce development has been analysed in four European LFRs (Epirus, Messinia, Saxony-Anhalt, and South Central Bulgaria). Based on these results and adopting the notion of a specific type of Virtual Organisation taxonomy (Request Based Virtual Organisation - RBVO), we present an operational and technological e-commerce framework adapted to the specific context
of LFRs. The paper outlines the core identified factors that will influence the introduction and the effect of e-commerce in Less Favoured Regions.
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