UMBC Institute for Global Electronic Commerce

ecTechWeb: International issues

E-Business - Lost in the translation 3 - This article from Forbes discusses language translation technology for the web, including eLingo, which has licensed translation technology from Lernout & Hauspie and Transparent Language. An interesting fact from the article -- "80% of the Internet's
content is in English, but
43% of Internet users
today can read no
English at all."
E-Commerce Project 9 - he project reports current developments, events and Web resources relating to electronic
commerce law and policy on a country-by-country basis.
Global Internet Statistics (by Language) 3 - the latest estimated figures of the number of each online language
population (native speakers). "We classify by languages instead of by
countries, since people speaking the same language form their own online
community no matter what country they happen to live in. "
GIIC - Global Information Infrastructure Commission 4 - The GIIC is an independent, non-governmental initiative involving
leaders from developing as well as industrialized countries.
Globalize Your Web Site 4 - Advice from CNET on how to
make
your site accessible to users all over the globe.
Electronic Commerce and the European Union 4 - A site maintained by the European Commission for
information, interaction and
support in Electronic
Commerce. in Europe.

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