§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
What plans, if any, they have to tackle the findings of the recent Microsoft sponsored survey by Mori and the Cranfield School of Management 100WA revealing that only 2 per cent. of companies' supplier relationships are conducted over the web. [HL4670]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleThe DTI's own annual International Benchmarking Study finds that, while the majority of businesses are now online, only a minority of businesses are engaging in more complex e-commerce activities.
In response to findings such as this, the Government have developed UK online for business. This programme offers help and support to businesses to trade online. Part of this programme is designed specifically to encourage businesses to develop online supply chain relationships.