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This week, we participated in the European Development Days in Brussels, Belgium to continue the conversation about how technology-enabled commerce can help spark more inclusive economic growth, particularly in developing countries.

eBay has partnered with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure that small businesses are protected from online bad actors.

If you missed Politico’s excellent Vice Presidential Debate coverage on October 11th, you can still check it out.  With the 2012 election cycle coming to a close, Politico’s reporters and campaign experts hosted an insightful and in-depth discussion about the Biden vs. Ryan debate and how it will affect Election Day.

How does a 21st century policy framework look that allows us to efficiently, collaborate for future-proof problem solving? This question is at the heart of eBay’s Think 3.0 initiative where we challenge traditional lawmaking applied to innovative markets and services such as the new commerce and payments.

eBay launched an important campaign earlier this year based on economic research and a policy roadmap. Why? Because we see how the Internet and new technologies combined with commerce can bridge the online and physical worlds and connect the local and global opportunities. We call this transformation Commerce 3.0, and it is a powerful force for long-term, inclusive economic growth.

Last week, Steven Liew, eBay Inc. Associate General Counsel,  addressed the Communication Literacy Seminar in Singapore on the topic of “Encouraging Responsible Behaviour in the Digital World”.

According to a nationwide survey of small business owners by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance and Small Business Majority, many small business owners think big corporations and wealthy individuals do not pay their fair share of taxes.

The Internet Association — the new group focused on protecting Internet freedom, whose members include Amazon, AOL, eBay, Expedia, Facebook and Google, among others, has joined up with Reddit on “Internet 2012."