Electronic Commerce Policy Making in Greece

Although electronic commerce has been emerged as a global phenomenon, several countries lag behind in terms of Internet and electronic commerce use. Indeed, the vast majority of the world population does not have access to the Internet and lacks the technological skills and the knowledge to do so. The particularities of nontechnologically advanced countries make policy making for electronic commerce, that is already a challenging task, very difficult. In this paper we examine the case of Greece as an example of a country that currently presents low levels of electronic commerce adoption but has the potential to grow fast. The policy measures that are currently implemented in the country with the expectation to enable e-commerce growth in the near future are presented in detail. We argue that the example of Greece can be interesting for other countries in the region that lack the needed technical infrastructure but are willing to invest in new technologies and compete at a global level.