E-Commerce and Information Technology: The Risks and Opportunities (Saudia Arabia as a case study)

Abstract

In the digital era, the integration of e-commerce and information technology (IT) has transformed the landscape of global business. This study explores e-commerce as of the potential opportunities and risks that entail this modern virtual form of trade associated with the growing reliance on digital platforms for commercial activities. The study elaborates insight of the essential background of the integration of e-commerce and IT as the backbone of e-commerce.  This study adopts a qualitative research approach to explore the risks and opportunities associated with the integration of information technology in e-commerce. The qualitative method was selected to allow for an in-depth understanding of how businesses perceive and manage the challenges and benefits brought by digital transformation in commercial activities. Data were collected through document analysis and a review of existing literature, including academic journals, related to e-commerce and IT systems. The researcher reaches a number of results. The most prominent of these is that IT technologies as the backbone of e-commerce, are the essence of “virtualizing” trade. The study concluded with some recommendations; the most important is incorporate IT and e-commerce content into educational curricula, particularly within business and languages departments, to prepare students for the digital economy.