Chapter 2: Canada's E-Report Card: 2004

Fast Forward 5.0: Making Connectivity Work for Canada
Canadian e-Business Initiative (CeBI)
September 2004

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Canada's e-report card provides a snapshot of Canada's performance in the digital economy and attempts to grade the effectiveness of factors necessary to establish a healthy e-business environment. It focuses on three areas critical to recapturing Canada's place as one of the most progressive digital economies in the world:

• e-Business Readiness
  E-Business Readiness explores the level of Canadian consumer and business connectivity, and the level of trust and use of privacy and security in the Canadian Internet environment.
• Growth and Acceleration
  Growth and Acceleration investigates the levels of e-business adoption by Canada's SME community, the ability of the Canadian labour market to fill the demand for e-talent, and the capabilities of Canadian technology firms to supply SMEs with e-business tools that are affordable, scalable and suited to meet business needs.
• Investment Environment
  Investment Environment examines the policy and tax environments crucial to the growth of the digital economy.