This study examines the development of e-commerce within the framework of Industry 4.0, with a specific focus on its implications for developing countries. The paper synthesizes recent scholarly literature to conceptualize how technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, blockchain and big data analytics are transforming e-commerce from a transaction-based model to an intelligent and integrated digital ecosystem.

This study examines the development of e-commerce within the framework of Industry 4.0, with a specific focus on its implications for developing countries. The paper synthesizes recent scholarly literature to conceptualize how technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, blockchain and big data analytics are transforming e-commerce from a transaction-based model to an intelligent and integrated digital ecosystem.