QUESTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION

The Census Bureau invites comments on this paper. Specifically:

• Do you have comments on the definitions and underlying concepts presented in this paper?
• The Definitional Issues section of the paper poses a number of questions related to our proposed definitions. Do you have comments and suggestions?
• What would be your top three measurement priorities associated with measuring e-commerce, e-business processes, or e-business infrastructure?
• Do you have comments and suggestions regarding our FY 2000 initiatives?
• Understanding and quantifying e-business processes effects is not an area where the Census Bureau has much experience. Do you have suggestions regarding survey methods and approaches? Do you have suggestions regarding organizations or individuals that we should consult with? Are you familiar with existing studies that we should review?
• Is measuring the e-business infrastructure a priority? The Census Bureau would argue that it is more important to improve existing measures of the overall economic infrastructure before focusing on the e-business component of the infrastructure, do you agree? What are the most serious gaps in existing measures of the infrastructure? What would be the priorities related to the e-business infrastructure?

Please forward your comments and suggestions to Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Assistant Director for Economic Programs, United States Bureau of the Census at www.census.gov.