The three main factors that fuel international technological growthAccording to Matthew and Kleiner (2008), the three main factors that fuel international technological growth are Internet, telecommunications and e-commerce. The Internet has the capacity to generate international market expansion and future international growth for businesses. It has become a mechanism that can be used to seize new opportunities in international markets. With its transactional and communication capabilities, the Internet has become an effective and efficient channel for global commerce and the expansion of international markets (Matthew & Kleiner, 2008). Telecommunications The telecommunications industry is divided into four main sectors: wireline, wireless, satellite and other telecommunications. establishments. The largest sector of the telecommunications industry continues to be wireline telecommunications operators (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009). Mobile services, both economically and socially, have become very important for consumers and businesses. Many consumers now view mobile services as essential to their daily lives, especially as a growing number of innovative services that go well beyond voice communications become available. Wireless communications are growing between consumers and businesses, in addition to reducing transaction costs and other business-related costs. Additionally, mobile communications play a vital role in helping to connect different populations, especially those living in isolated areas (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009). Electronic CommerceRoos (2008) defines electronic commerce or e-commerce as the buying or selling of goods and services over the Internet. Electronic commerce encompasses a wide range of information...... middle of paper ......es.in/docs/Sundar-sci-ethics-paper.pdfStead, B. & Gilbert, J. (2001 ). Ethical issues related to e-commerce. Journal of Business Ethics, 34(2), 75-85. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.edmc.edu/docview/198049882?accountid=34899 Taylor, P. (2009). Scientific self-regulation – so good, how can it fail? Science and Engineering Ethics 15(3), 395-406. Retrieved from http://www.mendeley.com/research/scientific-selfregulationso-good-how-can-it-fail-commentary-on-the-problems-with-forbidding-science/U.S. Department of Labor. (2009). Telecommunications. Retrieved from www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs020.htmvon Schomberg, R. (2007). From the ethics of technology to an ethics of politics and the evaluation of knowledge. European Commission. Retrieved from http://ec.europa. eu/research/science-society/pdf/ethicsofknowledgepolicy_en.pdf