# Director's message: the importance of eBusiness

> The MeRC director's message by Dr. Khaled Hassanein: eBusiness models from B2B to C2C, innovation in the networked economy and the ORNEC research network.

Page URL: https://merc-mcmaster.ca/about-us/director-s-message/

Dr. Khaled Hassanein, Director of MeRC, wrote a message titled The Importance of eBusiness.

- Topics: B2B and B2C eCommerce, mobile commerce, eHealth, online privacy, identity theft.
- eBusiness spans B2B, B2C, business-to-government and C2C exchanges.
- Prediction: the e in eBusiness will disappear as it becomes normal business.
- Focus: business innovation in the networked economy.
- Business partners were invited to join the centre.

## ORNEC

- MeRC belonged to the Ontario Research Network for Electronic Commerce.
- Founders: Carleton, McMaster, Ottawa and Queen's, with the ORDCF.
- Forty corporate partners joined at launch.