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1、外文翻译原文MaterialSource:StatisticalJournaloftheUNEconomicCommissionforEuropeAuthor:Davis,Tim1.IntroductionTheuseofinformationandcommunicationstechnologiesande-commerceinparticularhasoftenbeencitedasasignificantfactoringeneratingandsustainingeconomicgrowth.Withtheburstofthedot.combubble
2、in2000,thisexuberancewasdeflatedandthependulumswungtheotherway.Nevertheless,despitethefactthatmanyoftheearly,exuberantandperhapsself-interestedpredictionsofgrowthandimpacthaveprovenincorrect,thereremainslittleargumentthate-commerceishaving,andwillhave,asignificanttransformativeeffec
3、toneconomicandsocialactivitiesandrelationshipsthroughouttheworld.Theseimpactspresentgreatopportunities,butalsogreatchallengesforallcountries.Anindispensableingredientinaddressingsuchchallenges,andexploitingtheopportunities,isreliable,consistent,internationally-comparabledata.Initial
4、ly,manycountrieswereslowtoestablishe-commerceorevenICTmeasurementprogrammes.Othersmayhavebeencaughtupintheenthusiasmandrushedtocollectcorenumberswithoutconsideringhowtheywouldbeusedorhowtheycouldbecomparedinternationally.Inthatregard,defininge-commercehasbeenthesourceofmuchdebate.Th
5、egoodnewsthoughisthatinternationalforumsdidexisttodiscussanddevelopstandards,andinternationally-accepteddefinitionswereputinplacebeforelegacymeasurementprogrammesbecametooentrenchedinindividualcountries.ThisPaperdescribestheCanadianexperience,largelythatofStatisticsCanada,thenationa
6、lstatisticalagency,indevelopingandimplementingmeasuresofelectronic-commerce.BoththeinternationalandnationalcontextswithinwhichtheCanadianprogrammeshavedevelopedarebrieflydescribedpriortosettingoutsomeofthee-businessbasicsintermsofdefinitionsandcoverage.TheCanadiandataprogrammesthems
7、elvesaredescribedalongwithhighlightsofrecentdatareleases.Finallythereisadiscussionofdatagapsoroutstandingissuesaswellassomespeculationonfuturedirectionsandinitiativesfortheelectronic-commercemeasurementprogrammeinCanada.Inaveryshorttimespan,e-commercehasemergedtoclaimamajorshareofth
8、ebusinessandeconomi