制舒爱价買易大考 1951 UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Unit 18 New Economy and E-commerce 新经济与电子商务
New Economy and E-commerce 新经济与电子商务 New Economy and New Economy and E -commerce commerce 新经济与电子商务 新经济与电子商务 Unit 18
University of International Business and Economics √Learning objectives In this unit students will learn words and expressions related to e-commerce and new economy. Students will be able to talk about the concepts and issues related to e-commerce and new economy,like e-commerce security,features of the new economy,etc. 制纤爱价贸易大学 UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMCS
University of International Business and Economics 3 Learning objectives In this unit students will learn words and expressions related to e-commerce and new economy. Students will be able to talk about the concepts and issues related to e-commerce and new economy, like e-commerce security, features of the new economy, etc
University of International Business and Economics Answers to the comprehension questions 1. What is the direct contribution of ICT equipment and software production to growth? The contribution of ICT to US growth from 1996 to 1999 was more than 20%(1.1 percentage points out of a growth rate of 4.9 %)For the two other Anglo-Saxon G7 countries,the United Kingdom and Canada,the picture was similar.And despite all the talk that technology would put workers out of jobs,these dynamic economies have reduced their unemployment rates to among the lowest in the OECD area. 2. What is the total impact ICT equipment and software production on the deeper reaches of the US economy? Productivity figures provide a clue.The long-term trend in productivity was 1.4%growth per year between 1973 and 1995.This figure more than doubled to 2.9 after 1995.The timing of this trend-change coincides with the emergence of electronic commerce. 制计爱价質易大学
University of International Business and Economics Answers to the comprehension questions 1. What is the direct contribution of ICT equipment and software production to growth? The contribution of ICT to US growth from 1996 to 1999 was more than 20% (1.1 percentage points out of a growth rate of 4.9 %). For the two other Anglo-Saxon G7 countries, the United Kingdom and Canada, the picture was similar. And despite all the talk that technology would put workers out of jobs, these dynamic economies have reduced their unemployment rates to among the lowest in the OECD area. 2. What is the total impact ICT equipment and software production on the deeper reaches of the US economy? Productivity figures provide a clue. The long-term trend in productivity was 1.4% growth per year between 1973 and 1995. This figure more than doubled to 2.9 % after 1995. The timing of this trend-change coincides with the emergence of electronic commerce
University of International Business and Economics Answers to the comprehension questions 3 What effect will ICT have on conventional industrial sectors and on national competitiveness? Take company procurement,for example,of parts,components,raw materials and fuels.The Internet has opened up the possibility of doing business with the best possible suppliers,no matter where they are located.A deal can be concluded in several minutes, without the need for costly business trips. 4. Why is outsourcing the hallmark of new economy? As the industry and service sectors embrace electronic commerce more fully,dislocation of redundant white-collar workers will occur on a large scale.In order to survive,white-collar employees will have to develop new skills and expertise.They may even have to "outsource" themselves.Primarily used in advertising and publishing,outsourcing is now spreading into the central functions of firms,such as personnel and cash flow management. 尉计爱黄易大学
University of International Business and Economics Answers to the comprehension questions 3. What effect will ICT have on conventional industrial sectors and on national competitiveness? Take company procurement, for example, of parts, components, raw materials and fuels. The Internet has opened up the possibility of doing business with the best possible suppliers, no matter where they are located. A deal can be concluded in several minutes, without the need for costly business trips. 4. Why is outsourcing the hallmark of new economy? As the industry and service sectors embrace electronic commerce more fully, dislocation of redundant white-collar workers will occur on a large scale. In order to survive, white-collar employees will have to develop new skills and expertise. They may even have to “outsource” themselves. Primarily used in advertising and publishing, outsourcing is now spreading into the central functions of firms, such as personnel and cash flow management
University of International Business and Economics Part A First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? The New Economy has hit China,driven by the Internet and e-commerce. China has made a good start in both areas.While being constrained by factors such as a small base of registered users,high costs of using the Internet,government control of information access,and so on,the high growth potential of the two sectors is still well recognized by foreign multinationals.However,China prefers a smooth and orderly process of market opening based on a more effective regulatory regime such as licensing arrangements. What is the main idea of news item two? Merchants are set to lose $2.8 billion this year because of online fraud, according to a survey released by CyberSource Corp.Companies with online revenues of between $5 million and $25 million annually are being hit the hardest.Most merchants are so far relying on two basic means of fighting fraud:address verification systems and checks,of the card verification number. 制舒香分質易大孝
University of International Business and Economics Part A First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? The New Economy has hit China, driven by the Internet and e-commerce. China has made a good start in both areas. While being constrained by factors such as a small base of registered users, high costs of using the Internet, government control of information access, and so on, the high growth potential of the two sectors is still well recognized by foreign multinationals. However, China prefers a smooth and orderly process of market opening based on a more effective regulatory regime such as licensing arrangements. What is the main idea of news item two? Merchants are set to lose $2.8 billion this year because of online fraud, according to a survey released by CyberSource Corp. Companies with online revenues of between $5 million and $25 million annually are being hit the hardest. Most merchants are so far relying on two basic means of fighting fraud: address verification systems and checks of the card verification number