APDIP e-Note 4 on ICTs and SME Policy
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Despite obvious and concrete benefits that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can bring to small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs), SMEs in most developing countries have been slow to adopt it. At the same time, most governments have not embedded ICTs into SME policy. This APDIP e-Note illustrates the benefits that ICTs can have for SMEs; discusses why countries should be proactive in embedding ICTs into SME policy; and gives examples of how Asian governments have encouraged and enabled SMEs to use ICTs.
APDIP e-Notes are brief snapshots that present analyses of specific issues related to ICTs for sustainable human development in the Asia-Pacific region. This online series introduces readers to the who, what, where, why and how of a wide range of current issues related to ICTs such as Internet governance, ICTs and poverty alleviation, e-governance, free and open source software, and many others.
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APDIP e-Note 4 - Why Should Countries Embed ICT into SME Policy? Carol Chyau, 2005 [PDF, 143kB]
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