digital economy task force e commerce scoreboard update december 2004 6 th edition updated and written by raymond heitzmann martine dayan department of industrial research statistics sessi general directorate for industry information technologies the post office digitip 2 c o n t s introduction executive summary reading interpreting figures several reminders 4 a business to consumer b electronic 5 boom internet broadband access gradually dwindling divide likelihood buying online linked years use 7 increasing volume sales 8 still low 10 growing ict penetration in businesses fewer websites france 11 than one ten french sell 12 purchases are booming 13 worldwide united states edi lead 14 3
