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Out Now: APDIP e-Note 4 - Why Should Countries Embed ICTs into SME Policy http://www.apdip.net/news/apdipenote4 =========================================================================== 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. APDIP e-Notes are produced by the UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme based at the Regional Centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Download APDIP e-Note 4 at http://www.apdip.net/apdipenote/4.pdf All APDIP e-Notes are available at http://www.apdip.net/apdipenote/ All APDIP Publications are available at http://www.apdip.net/publications/ Christine Apikul UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
