Panel
International Conference on Electronic Commerce '98 |
PNW1 |
APRIL 8 (WED.)
11:00 ~ 12:30 |
Editorial Policy of EC Journals
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GCB II |
PNW2 |
APRIL 8 (WED.)
11:00 ~ 12:30 |
Enterprise Resource Planning and the Internet
During the past decade, organizations around the world have been implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) packages at an accelerating rate as the unifying foundation for integrating information systems and databases. To date, the manipulated information has largely taken the form of text and numbers found in traditional database management systems. Moreover, the components of the ERP have in general been linked through proprietary internal networks. However, the dramatic growth of the World Wide Web in recent years, in conjunction with the proliferation of multimedia databases, underscores the need to extend the capabilities of ERP software along a number of dimensions. Examples of extended capabilities are found in the ability to handle multimedia documents with ease, ensure compatibility with the Web, and accommodate intelligent agents to assist in information processing. This panel will examine emerging directions in the adaptation of ERP to the conventions, standards, and opportunities of the Internet. |
Orchid II |
PNW3 |
APRIL 8 (WED.)
16:00 ~ 17:30 |
Impact of EC on Market Intermediaries & Distribution Channels
The increasing popularity of electronic commerce over the Internet has led many to predict that one of its effects will be the bypassing of traditional intermediaries/distribution channels. However, it is equally plausible that the Internet will promote the growth of a new generation of intermediaries, instead of pushing traditional intermediaries out of the market process. The panel will discuss, compare and criticize these two conflicting views of the impact of electronic commerce on market intermediaries and distribution channels. What will be the strategies of traditional and new intermediaries in the networked market? The goal of the panel is to produce a consensus among the panelists and audience by consolidating several different views on these issues. |
Chrysan- themum |
PNT1 |
APRIL 9 (THURS.)
11:00 ~ 12:30 |
Multimedia and Virtual Reality in the Age of Networks
The invention of World Wide Web has brought online multimedia applications into the mainstream. More recently, the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) brings the promise of a richer interactive experience and paves the way for the much-awaited worlds of cyberspace. This panel will cover the technologies, standards and applications relating to processing, storage, communication, and user interfaces. Related topics include the interplay of content versus medium as well as concept creation and business issues for product development. |
Orchid II |
PNT2 |
APRIL 9 (THURS.)
14:00 ~ 15:30 |
Design in the Electronic Age
The proliferation of online databases and collaborative tools provides the foundation for a new era of productivity. A prominent class of applications relates to product design, whose ultimate physical embodiment as a tangible object underscores the utility of employing multimedia data structures during the entire lifecycle, from conception and synthesis to production and maintenance. This panel will address advanced applications of design in the cyber age as well as directions for the future. |
Orchid II |
PNT3 |
APRIL 9 (THURS.)
16:00 ~ 17:30 |
Promoting Creative Education and Commercial Innovation on a Wired Planet
Creativity and its application represent the well springs of societal progress. In fact, civilization itself is based on technological advances and artistic innovation. Despite the central importance of creativity, few institutions or programs in society are directed toward the explicit nurturing of creative problem solving. In fact, a widely expressed sentiment around the world is that the educational system destroys the creativity which flowers so naturally in the young. In an era of accelerated change, the need to promote creative problem solving at school, work, and home looms larger than ever before. This panel will explore the nature of creativity, the hurdles to its nurturing, and methods to enhance innovation in a knowledge based society. |
Orchid II |
PNT4 |
APRIL 9 (THURS.)
11:00 ~ 12:30 |
Entrepreneurship and Venture Business in the Electronic Age
To be a leader in the age of information, a nation must develop a competitive advantage in novel technologies; perhaps the core competence lies in informatic skills, which affect all other spheres of life and work in a fundamental way. In this context, the critical tasks for governments lie in engendering technological innovation, ensuring affordable access to versatile communication technologies, and promoting commercial activity in cyberspace. Consequently the statesman, technologist, and entrepreneur must work synergistically to realize the promise of information technologies for national welfare in the new millennium. This panel will examine the role of information technology as a target industry and an enabling tool for business ventures. Topics of interest include opportunity assessment, technology-push versus market-pull, staffing, business plans, venture financing, product development, marketing vehicles, joint ventures, global strategy, and harvesting value. The respective roles of government agencies, universities, and private firms will serve as a central theme of the panel. |
Lotus |
PNT5 |
APRIL 9 (THURS.)
14:00 ~ 15:30 |
Finance and Capital Markets in the Digital Era
Financial markets are regarded as some of the most efficient institutions in the economy. This is highly fortunate, since capital markets serve to allocate financial resources to the most productive sectors in industry. The increasing availability of financial data online, however, offers a new level of access to information not only to large firms but individual investors. This is a key factor in the continuing disintermediation of financial organizations such as banks. This panel will explore the impact of online services and telecommunications on the financial sector in general. In addition, emerging trends in the role of capital markets in financing business ventures will be discussed. |
Lotus |