- From: David Poehlman <poehlman@clark.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 06:05:17 -0400
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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: GOVERNMENT ACTIONS STIFLING E-COMMERCE Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 20:19:15 -0500 From: "Lisa LaNell Mauldin" <lisamauldin@earthlink.net> Reply-To: sec508@trace.wisc.edu To: <sec508@trace.wisc.edu> GOVERNMENT ACTIONS STIFLING E-COMMERCE A report just released by the Computer & Communications Industry Association says that U.S. government efforts to move operations onto the Internet are in some cases competing unfairly with the private e-commerce sector. Ed Black, president and CEO of the CCIA says that some e-commerce initiatives have ventured beyond boosting efficiency and improving service quality. "Instead, they are engaging in private-sector businesses. Some agencies seem to have discovered a back door to rebuilding Big Government -- and that back door is the Internet." The report, titled "The Role of Government in a Digital Age," was authored by three prominent economists, including Joseph Stiglitz, an economics professor at Stanford University who previously served as the World Bank's Chief Economist. Among the conclusions reached were that the U.S. Postal Service is competing directly with private industry through its eBillPay service, and threatening to swamp fledgling online bill-paying business, which do not have the resources or the brand recognition of the USPS. The report also warned that the possible entry of the IRS into online tax preparation would be in direct conflict with private online tax preparation services. (E-Commerce Times 13 Oct 2000) http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles2000/001013-1.shtml
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