In general, enterprises should pay close attention to sustaining sufficient competitiveness in turbulent global business environments that focus on sustainable operations, especially environmental issues. It is obligated for enterprises to protect the environment, utilize sustainable resources and establish eco-industries. Many large enterprises have joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). However, the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) pay various degrees of attention to environmental issues and sustainable operations. This paper investigates the sustainable development and innovation of 233 SMEs in Taiwan to find out how to develop a business model that helps them operate in a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way. According to our results, a sustainable business model is a key factor for competitive advantages with straightforward connections to business success. Results also indicate that a sustainable business model is performed with the agreement of colleagues in an organization and it requires comprehensive strategic efforts. This study has limited findings to show the insights of Taiwanese SMEs and should not be generalized in other contexts.

E-government provides information and services by websites. Using the functions of e-government described by West (2000), we discuss government agricultural websites in China, Korea, Taiwan and the USA, and suggest improvement. The findings indicate that general functions, viz. online information, services, foreign language access, restricted area and information sharing, are established. Greater effort should be made for advanced functions, viz. disability access, privacy and security and advertisement and user pay system. The result of this research serves as reference for other countries in developing their agricultural e-government.

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