Reflections and Suggestions on Cross-Country Electronic Services for Transportation, Logistics and Food Supply Chain

Abstract

This paper aims to reflect on the increasing need for the electronic cross-country service provision, and provide certain solution suggestions to address related issues, benefiting from the experience and expertise of the coauthors. While the current state is being presented and suggestions are being provided, examples from transportation and logistics areas are given, with a particular focus on food supply chain and thus technology support in agriculture and livestock management activities. Accordingly, the paper is finalised with a specific suggestion on block-chain-based cross-country information system for livestock supply chain management. The resulting work is hoped to contribute to the development and provision of high quality, user-oriented electronic cross-country services.

Keywords

• CROSS-COUNTRY ELECTRONIC SERVICES,E-GOVERNMENT

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