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Oregon E-government provides e-commerce services to state agencies. The Oregon SecurePay option enables agencies to use an efficient internet payment solution while following statewide polices and procedures. Learn more about SecurePay, Oregon E-Government’s E-commerce Service. The E-government team work together with the Office of the State Treasurer to help agencies select the best option for their business needs.
Nearly eighty-percent of adult Americans have purchased goods or services over the Internet. As a result, you have come to expect the same level of service from your state government.
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| How Does E-commerce Work? |
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An e-commerce site is much like a mail-order business. E-commerce sites have a list or catalog of goods or services (items) for you to review. This catalog will contain one or more goods or services.
Once you have decided to purchase an item, you add the item to your shopping cart. If you want to purchase more items from that site, you can return to the catalog and add additional items to your shopping cart.
Once you have finished shopping, you provide your shipping and billing information to the payment manager. The payment manager contacts the VisaNet authorization center to authorize your payment. Once payment is authorized, you receive a confirmation screen.
To make goods and services available to you online, the E-government program has developed an
e-commerce system for state agencies. We use state of the art technology to keep your billing and payment information safe.
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| Why Use E-commerce? |
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Faster Service
You don't need to wait in line to be able to buy goods or services from the state. In fact, you can make most purchases in less than 10 minutes.
Convenience
With the E-government e-commerce system, you are not limited to doing business during "government hours". You can do business when it is most convenient for you. You can also do business with the state from the privacy of your own home.
Privacy
E-commerce transactions are secure. We use state of the art encryption technology to protect your payment information. And we use industry-standard Visa/MC payment methods to process online transactions.
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| Who is Using E-commerce? |
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Some state agencies that currently use e-commerce include:
More state services that have gone online.
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University of Kentucky report: Acceptance and Use of Electronic Payments for State Taxes and Fees (pdf). Prepared for the Council of State Governments Financial Services Working Group.
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI)
Master Card Program
CardCops
VISA
Visa's Fraud Control Basics
E-Commerce Glossary
E-Terms (pdf)
Statistics
Texas Internet
US State Pop
State/Fed E-Gov Stats
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