Computer communications have always been at the back-end of airline reservations, credit card authentication, and many supermarket operations. So e-commerce has been happening in this developing country, and I believe in most developing countries. For Philippine exporters, it will not be trivial. The system has been operating for over five years now. Company advertising on our Internet web site.
Members can list their companies and products on an electronic catalogue page.
Initially, the companies had to pre-pay the web site host and web site maintainer before their information was uploaded. Only 20 companies registered in the first year. Now approximately 80 companies participate. Over 300 of our members have their own e-mail accounts by now, although most have not participated in the electronic catalogue . I believe that this is because most small exporters are satisfied with a handful of regular buyers and do not feel the need for so much exposure, whether on a printed or electronic catalogue.