Inhibitors to Adoption of Electronic Commerce

The inhibitors to the adoption of electronic commerce (EC) techniques are both the real and the perceived risks or costsassociated with the implementation and participation of an organisation in an electronic commerce environment. some of the perceived risks, on closer examination, are not real, and indicate the need for a better understanding of the essentials to effective use of electronic commerce techniaues. Other risks are real, but once understood, can be sufficiently managed to ensure that they do not discourage implementation of techniaues, which otherwise offer significant benefits in a large variety of business situatlons. This paper identifks inhibitors which have been observed in planning and Implementing EC techniques in the trade and transport industry, and in thegovernment sector In Australia.