E-commerce technologies have found widespread use in business and

organisations for carrying out their commercial activities such as

import/export, global sourcing and other forms of international trade

as well as domestic trade. However we haven't taken a look at the

governmental perspective on the issue. Now the government is one of

the most powerful institutions in any country regardless of the type

of market or economy in place. This is truer of places such as China

which were till recently not having open market policies but

government had heavy influence on business and commercial activities

including international trade, import/export and global sourcing

deals.

In the current times, the governments of most countries have become

aware of the overwhelming rise and use of e-commerce technologies in

the area of international trade, import/export activities and global

sourcing deals. Thus no futuristic government having the good of its

citizen at heart can afford to ignore this rising trend of e-commerce

technologies in trade and business. International trade forms a major

source of revenue for most governments and there activities such as

import/export and global sourcing cannot be left untouched from these

technologies if one has to progress in the rapidly developing world.

Therefore government in most countries are playing an active role in

encouraging and developing e-commerce and related technologies and

enhancing their usage in all forms of international trade such as

import/export and global sourcing. In fact most of the governmental

activities are themselves being carried out using electronic sources.

Most of the government departments have websites which cater to the

needs to the general public and make the relationship between the

citizen and the government more transparent and easier then before.

This is very necessary since in the current times the government also

needs to be in line with the changing trends of technology and

commerce otherwise good governance would not be possible.

Public administration is the key to driving growth and development in

a region or nation and once the government wakes up to the issue,

there remains little doubt that important activities such as

international trade, import/export and global sourcing will benefit

from the rising interest of the public administration in all countries

including China. Once this happens the greatest challenge in the

implementation of a barrier free international trade zone will be

overcome and people would be able to conduct their import/export and

global sourcing activities without much hassle. A good infrastructure

combined with a strong will to promote e-commerce will give a boost to

international trade, import/export and global sourcing all around the

globe.