They may also generally be of interest in shaping up a global agenda on e-commerce with a development dimension. Broadly, e-commerce can be defined as the buying and selling of goods and services through computer networks such as the internet or other electronic means. In the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Work Programme on E-Commerce, it is defined as ‘the production, distribution, marketing, sale or delivery of goods and services by electronic means’ (WTO, 1998).