About the Edispuut

The name "Edispuut" is built around the word "EDI" and the Dutch word "dispuut". The closest English translation of the latter is "dispute" or "debate", which reflects one of the basic principles of Edispuut: to discuss and coordinate research interests relating to Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Electronic Commerce (EC) and interorganizational information systems.

All Edispuut members are PhD students or academic researchers from several Dutch universities or research institutes, i.e., Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Free University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Twente University, University of Groningen, Telematica Instituut, and Tilburg University. They stem from different disciplines: information technology, organization theory, marketing, logistics, sociology, systems development, work organization, economics, information management, computer science and business administration.

Objectives of Edispuut
The objectives of Edispuut are: to exchange expertise and research insights from various disciplines by organizing regular meetings and conferences to establish a network of EDI and EC-researchers, both national and international; to communicate research results through participation in international conferences and lectures; to disclose research results to the science and business community. Through reaching these objectives we try to contribute to the (inter-)national discussion about E-commerce.