Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) For the first time, an international forum on e-commerce will be held in Taipei that will have a stake in determining the future direction of global e-commerce develepment, organizers said Tuesday.
The Global Business Dialogue on e-commerce (GBDe) will be a two-day forum Nov. 9-10 and attended by over 200 e-commerce business leaders, company representatives and government officials from around the world.
"The new age of global e-commerce has arrived and e-commerce will be integrated very soon into our daily activities. And if Taiwan works hard enough in the field, it will be able to play an important role in Asian and global e-commerce, " said GDBe overall chair Ho Chen-tan, who serves as president and CEO of Chunghwa Telecom, the event's main organizer.
Topics to be discussed include the rise of ubiquitous network security, cyber-security threats and countermeasures, the impact of next generation networks, creating a cross-border market, winning the confidence of consumers and the rise of mega media digital content.
Chunghwa Telecom, a key member in the GBDe working group on international micro-payment, demonstrated how it has successfully worked with partners in China and South Korea to develop a cross-border platform and micro-payment measures allowing users to view and download digital content, such as movies, music and animation.
"With secured online verification, consumers can access the payment system by mobile phones, fixed line phones or the Internet, " Ho said.
Technological development and global integration and cooperation will one day make e-commerce truly borderless, Ho said, adding that the mechanism of micro-payment will benefit non-credit card holders such as teenagers.