Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises and ICT
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APDIP and APCICT Release e-Primer on SME and ICT
- This e-primer looks at how the knowledge-based economy has impacted small and medium enterprises (SMEs); explores why so few SMEs have adopted information and communications technology (ICT) and why SMEs should adopt ICT; and provides some policy recommendations for promoting SME adoption of ICT.
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Supporting Women's ICT-Based Enterprises - A Handbook for Agencies in Development
- This handbook provides practical guidance on how to advocate, initiate and improve women's IT sector micro-enterprises in developing countries. It includes case and story evidence, best practice advice sheets, and frameworks for analysis and evaluation. The handbook is written by Richard Duncombe, Richard Heeks and Sharon Morgan - IDPM, University of Manchester, UK. Shoba Arun - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
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APDIP e-Note 12
- The Role of Governments in Promoting ICT Access and Use by SMEs: Considerations for Public Policy
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Large Pan-Asian event opens in Indonesia to share knowledge on Free/Open Source Software
- Over 130 IT professionals of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from more than 27 countries gathered today at Sukabumi, Indonesia for a nine-day Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) conference and training camp called 'ASIA SOURCE II'. The key objective is to promote the use of FOSS for social and economic development and to build a network of FOSS practitioners and trainers with Asia.
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Asia Source II: Technology for NGOs and SMEs, Yawitra Resort, Sukabumi, Indonesia, 22-30 January 2007
- Asia Source II aims to build the skills and networks of those in the region who are working in the non-governmental organization (NGO) and small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sectors. The event will bring together about professionals from the more technical to the more content-oriented to share knowledge and skills among “those who know technology” and “those who need technology”.
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eCommerce for Development Handbooks and Reports
- These are practical guides to using e-commerce in micro- and small enterprises in developing countries. They provide background definitions and explanations; case studies; a "ladder" of progress in e-commerce; an analysis questionnaire for e-commerce selection; help with strategic planning; and a set of best practice guides on various aspects of e-commerce. One guide is aimed at entrepreneurs; the other is aimed at enterprise support agencies (organizations that help micro/small enterprises start up and survive/grow). The "eCommerce for Development" project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management. The project was initially funded and managed by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation as part of the UK Department for International Development's "Building Digital Opportunities" programme.
