Building Trust in the Infrastructure for Electronic Commerce between the Consumer-to-Consumer in Developing Countries

In this paper, the authors proposed a model, to build trust in the infrastructure between the Consumer-to-Consumer （C2C） and some proposals, to increase the trust in building the infrastructure for electronic commerce between consumers C2C through a comparison of previous studies, which have been applied in many countries like America, China, France, Korea, and Philippines. In their work the authors focused on the relation between consumers C2C which is more successful than the Business-to-Consumer （B2C）, Business-to-Business （B2B）, and is more systems suitable for developing countries and have been applied in China.

Understanding trust-related factors affecting citizen adoption of e-government services

Purpose:Today,the use of e-government services is still at a low level in China.Based on the understanding that citizen trust is an important factor influencing e-government adoption,this research tries to develop a model of citizen trust in e-government in an effort to study the impacts of trust-related factors on citizen intentions to adopt e-government services.Design/methodology/approach:The data was collected from an online survey of 182Chinese users who had more than 3 years' online experiences of using government websites.Structural equation modeling analysis was used to validate the proposed model.Findings:Our survey shows that trust in e-government,perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are critical factors that influence citizen intentions to use e-government services.The study findings also indicate that citizen trust in e-government is positively associated with trust in government,institution-based trust and perceived usefulness of e-government services.Research limitations:The survey sampled adults aged from 25 to 35 years old.Such a limited sample group cannot represent all of the population.So a larger sample involving more experienced online users will yield more useful results.Practical implications:The study results will help government agencies,especially the Chinese government agencies,find ways to improve the Chinese citizens' trust in e-government and promote their adoptions of e-government services.Originality/value:Previous researches have investigated separately the impacts of user evaluation of government websites and user trust in e-government on user intentions to engage in e-government.This study makes a theoretical contribution by integrating these two perspectives and building a model of citizen trust in e-government in understanding the impacts of trust-related factors on citizens' adoptions of e-government initiatives.

Towards a Source-Code Oriented Attestation

The Binary-based attestation （BA） mechanism presented by the Trusted Computing Group can equip the application with the capability of genuinely identifying configurations of remote system. However, BA only supports the attestation for specific patterns of binary codes defined by a trusted party, mostly the software vendor, for a particular version of a software. In this paper, we present a Source-Code Oriented Attestation （SCOA） framework to enable custom built application to be attested to in the TCG attestation architecture. In SCOA, security attributes are bond with the source codes of an application instead of its binaries codes. With a proof chain generated by a Trusted Building System to record the building procedure, the challengers can determine whether the binary interacted with is genuinely built from a particular set of source codes. Moreover, with the security attribute certificates assigned to the source codes, they can determine the trustworthiness of the binary. In this paper, we present a TBS implementation with virtualization.

Strategies to Build Trust and COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Engagement among Minority Groups in Scotland

As countries continue to deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, policymakers recognize that science, technology, and innovation(STI) practices offer a means of addressing many of the health problems that arise from the ongoing pandemic. Such recognition has given rise to many STI policy initiatives across various areas of science and policy, leading to a better understanding of coronavirus and the development of COVID-19 vaccines,treatments, and diagnostics. However, the practical implementation of vaccine and treatment strategies within local communities extends well beyond the laboratory. This study explored how misinformation and trust amplify or attenuate coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccine perceptions of those from ethnic minority groups deemed more susceptible to the impacts of the virus. Primary data in this study were collected in Scotland through semistructured interviews with 26 expert and nonexpert members from Scotland’s minority ethnic communities. The study findings show that risk perception is fluid and dependent on the information and evidential environment in which people find themselves. Misinformation, fake news, conspiracies, and trust or distrust(from prior experiences and historic practices) influence the perception of coronavirus and how risk messages are received, including the acceptance of coronavirus vaccines.This article reflects on Scotland’s approach to building trust and COVID-19 vaccine confidence and engagement based on the findings of this study, identifying areas of strength and areas for further improvement or research. The authors believe, as shown by our research, that vaccine engagement will be more impactful if developed by and with the public,and reflects public values, concerns, and priorities.

A Mechanism Aiming To Build Trust

The Strategic and Economic Dialogue facilitates better understanding between the United States and China After a year of ups and downs in the Sino-American relations hip, the second round of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) was held in Beijing from May 24-25.

DOING FIELDWORK ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN CHINA

This study examines fieldwork-methodology problems in China that few scholars have discussed in social science, criminology and law, and describes the author＇s experiences in conducting fieldwork for an empirical study of criminal justice in mid- and western China in three aspects： general access to the courts and procuratorates, informed consent in interviews, and access to courtroom trials and case files. It argues that researchers need to understand and exercise social, cultural and political sensitivities in overcoming various challenges and difficulties in data collection. Making use of guanxi, building up trust, and developing friendship are essential to the access to the field in China.