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Call for papers/Topics
Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:
1. E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)
Focus: The buying and selling of goods and services over the internet.
Business Models
B2C (Business-to-Consumer): Retail sites like Amazon.
B2B (Business-to-Business): Wholesale platforms like Alibaba.
C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer): Marketplaces like eBay or Poshmark.
C2B (Consumer-to-Business): Freelance platforms or influencer marketing.
Revenue Models
Dropshipping and Inventory-led models.
Subscription commerce (SaaS and physical boxes).
Affiliate marketing and Ad-based revenue.
E-Commerce Logistics & Operations
Last-mile delivery and supply chain visibility.
Payment Gateways: Encryption, digital wallets, and "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL).
M-Commerce (Mobile Commerce): App-based shopping and responsive design.
2. E-Business (Electronic Business)
Focus: The transformation of internal and external business processes using ICT.
Internal Business Processes
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning): Integrating finance, HR, and manufacturing.
KM (Knowledge Management): Digital repositories and internal collaboration tools.
E-Procurement: Digitizing the corporate purchasing cycle.
External Business Processes
CRM (Customer Relationship Management): Data-driven customer retention and support.
SCM (Supply Chain Management): Real-time tracking and automated restocking.
E-Business Infrastructure
Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
Business Intelligence (BI) and Big Data Analytics.
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI).
3. E-Governance (Electronic Governance)
Focus: Using ICT to improve government services, citizen engagement, and internal administration.
Interaction Models
G2C (Government-to-Citizen): Online tax filing, passport applications, and voting.
G2B (Government-to-Business): Digital licensing, e-tendering, and corporate compliance.
G2G (Government-to-Government): Data sharing between federal and local agencies.
G2E (Government-to-Employee): Digital payroll and training for civil servants.
Strategic Objectives
e-Democracy: Online consultations and digital town halls.
Open Data Initiatives: Making public data accessible for transparency and innovation.
Smart Cities: Using IoT for urban management (traffic, waste, energy).
Digital Inclusion
Bridging the Digital Divide.
Multilingual interfaces and accessibility standards.
4. Interrelated Cross-Cutting Topics
These topics apply to all three domains and represent the "connective tissue" of the digital economy.
Security and Legal Frameworks
Cybersecurity: Firewalls, SSL/TLS, and DDoS protection.
Data Privacy: Compliance with regulations like GDPR or CCPA.
Electronic Signatures: Legal validity of digital contracts (e.g., DocuSign).
Intellectual Property: Managing copyrights and patents in a digital space.
Technological Enablers
Blockchain: Decentralized ledgers for transparent supply chains (E-Business) and secure voting (E-Governance).
Artificial Intelligence: Chatbots for customer service (E-Commerce) and predictive policing/analytics (E-Governance).
The Internet of Things (IoT): Smart inventory (E-Business) and infrastructure monitoring (E-Governance).
Socio-Economic Impact
Disintermediation: Removing the "middleman" in both trade and government services.
Digital Payments: The shift toward a cashless society.
Sustainability: The environmental impact of server farms vs. the carbon reduction of paperless systems.