How e-shopping buys time
When time is money, finding a day to go to the supermarket may not always be an
easy thing to do. Household chores, family obligations or long office hours may
put the shopping on hold or reduce it to a stressful corridor race few minutes
before closing hours. A new software application mix of Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) and wireless network communication techniques enables
customers to instantly choose, buy and pay for their goods whether at home, in
the shop or on the move.
EE - Online
shopping in the new EU countries
A deeper understanding of local cultures is important in exploring the
possibilities for e-commerce in the new Europe. For example, online shopping in
Cyprus fails to appeal to those who like haggling.
EU - CONFIDENCE IN ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS
The Internal Market Directorate General has announced a conference entitled
"Payments and Confidence" How to boost security and fight risk to be held in
Brussels, on September 16 2003.
Consumer protection and redress in e-payments: issues, policies and technologies
Title Original Lang. : Protection et recours des consommateurs en cas de
paiement électronique
Author(s) : CHAWDRY P;WILIKENS M
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective
Technological Studies (IPTS) , Seville (ES)
Bibliographic Reference : An article published in: IPTS Report, No. 63, (April
2002) , pp.38-44; This article can be accessed online by subscribers, and can be
ordered online by non-subscribers, at:
http://www.jrc.es/pages/f-report.en.html
Abstract : Consumers' e-confidence, as a factor in achieving growth in
cross-border B2C transactions, is now a major challenge for the Single Market,
where jurisdiction and applicable law are often unclear and the use of legal
instruments is not practical for resolving low-value disputes. Trustworthy
e-payment mechanisms can play a vital role in raising trust and confidence in
e-commerce. Country-of-origin rules determining jurisdiction for intra-EU trade
may force consumers to seek redress in a foreign country. A European
cross-border redress framework would facilitate such redress by including
trustworthy e-payment mechanisms, third-party trust-seals and alternative
dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms. European-wide self-regulatory codes of
conduct and cooperation between the national ombudsmen could promote
e-confidence.
Publication Year : 2002
