Reading Time: 4 minutesIn Israel in the past two years, the leading companies in the tech sector were SMEs. From early-stage startups to growth companies, Israeli tech SMEs showed record breaking figures since COVID started.
Category: Digitalisation
Is culture really good for you? Impacts on well-being
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Covid-19 pandemic created a new normal of consuming culture from the couch. Policy makers must take advantage of the great re-opening to expand participation and create equitable access to culture. Where do they start to improve well-being?
Wie kmu besser vor cyberangriffen geschützt werden können
Reading Time: 4 minutesAutobauer gezwungen, in Japan die Produktion von fast 13 000 Fahrzeugen auszusetzen. Jedes Jahr verursachen solche Cyberattacken weltweit Kosten von bis zu 6 Billionen US-Dollar, Tendenz steigend.
Is financial diversification the key to SME resilience?
Reading Time: 3 minutesSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs were hit extremely hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. To invest in growth and greening and play a full part in the recovery, we need to enable them to tap into alternative financial instruments.
Reaching digital deserts – extending access to broadband has never been so important
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2020, global Internet traffic was estimated to be more than 3 zettabytes – the equivalent of 325 million households watching Netflix simultaneously, at all times. By 2022, these flows will be 1,000 times greater than in 2002, 20 years earlier.
Empowering SMEs to drive a digital recovery
Reading Time: 3 minutesEs are the beating heart of the global economy. In Europe alone, there are 24 million small businesses, employing a total of 95 million people and generating €4 trillion a year. And yet, SMEs are still behind their larger counterparts in the integration of the digital tools that they need to increase productivity, scale-up and innovate.
Navigating the Crisis: Think small first to build back better
Reading Time: 4 minutesA year ago, entrepreneurs and small business owners found themselves in unchartered waters. Faced with unprecedented restrictions on their activity, the pandemic forced many to close their businesses and turn to governments for support for the first time. Early hopes of a swift recovery after lockdowns were lifted quickly proved to be a false dawn when the pandemic returned in second and third waves. Some small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs were able to adapt and seize new opportunities…
Pressing the digital accelerator: Small firms racing to upgrade
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs communities around the world once again retreat into confinement, for many it will no doubt feel like heading in reverse. However, if you peek beneath the bonnet – as the latest OECD report does – we can find much is changing. While the virus rages outside, our economic engine is being remade: with digital drive.