Abstract
This paper presented a background of the extent of the ICT, IT, and EC-B2B in Jordan. It was mentioned that the development of the ICT in Jordan brings benefits to the enterprises and their TPs. In this paper the EC-B2B systems’ readiness in Jordan is defined as the degree of preparation of a nation or community to participate in and benefits from ICT development. The government in Jordan has taken forceful measures towards adoption IT and IS applications and Internet awareness. In 2010, it was reported from the DOS in Jordanthat the percentage of individual Internet usage did not exceed 4.7 percent of the population inJordan[1]. This paper highlighted through subsections on the benefits and risks faced EC-B2B system adoption in Jordan. Based on the recent studies and reports in Jordan, the EC-B2B system adoption was mainly adopted by large enterprises in the supply chain rather than by SMEs. The study concluded that the main two barriers of ICT development and adoption inJordanare organizational readiness including lack of new education methods, and lack of information and knowledge.
Highlights
The following briefly sets out the governmental, educational and business uses of IT and IS in Jordan, and is followed by a more specific examination of ICT adoption by SMEs
This paper presented a background of the extent of the ICT, IT, and Electronic Commerce (EC)-B2B in Jordan
Based on the recent studies and reports in Jordan, the EC-B2B system adoption was mainly adopted by large enterprises in the supply chain rather than by SMEs
Summary
The following briefly sets out the governmental, educational and business uses of IT and IS in Jordan, and is followed by a more specific examination of ICT adoption by SMEs. The great development is that ICT brings benefits to enterprises and their TPs, these benefits require planning, knowledge and deep understanding [2,3] This technology comes with a lot of barriers that need to be overcome such as security, infrastructure, and legal issues to name a few [1,2]. The Economist Intelligence Unit reported that Jordan was ranked 54th worldwide (out of 68 entries) according to the IT and IS readiness rankings [10] This indicates that many conditions are suitable to conduct EC-B2B systems initiatives by Jordanian enterprises, improvement and research is needed to support an environment more conducive to electronic commerce in Jordan
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