add that the onset of e-Commerce is generally considered as an opportunity rather than a threat to job creation. “Tele-working” is another area for potential job-creation in of the knowledge-based economy, bringing back into the market the less advantaged groups such as women, older workers and persons with special needs. The proliferation of e-Commerce will render Tele-working a more viable and attractive prospect than it has been to date. (ii) The advantages to the Consumer The consumer is seen to benefit in the new scenario. E-Commerce will bring about greater choice and price reductions due to increased competition and improved production and distribution processes. It should also result in a better quality of life by freeing up quality time that would otherwise be spent traveling and queuing up to obtain a service across the counter. Procurement of public and private sector goods can be made from the comfort of the home potentially on a 24-hour, sevendays-a-week (24x7) basis. The opening up of access to a host of goods is not to be viewed from the narrower viewpoint of tangible goods. The cultural and educational content that will be available on the Internet is another precious resource that will raise the level of knowledge of users. Distance learning has been a feature of education provision for some time but can now be supplied at a much higher quality. Interactivity will also be a very important feature of distance learning in an Internet environment. 57 A STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR GRENADA Anurag Sinha