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unequal. Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), some regions and social groups have lagged behind. Poland …-intensive products that incorporate little domestic value added. The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has put additional pressures on SMEs …. A broad range of well-coordinated policies is required to boost SMEs’ internationalisation and their productivity, while …
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becoming increasingly important. The adoption of analytics and DDD has been slower in small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs … increases, without increases in average prices. Our results suggest that analytics and DDD help SMEs establish a competitive … supporting the adoption of analytics tools by SMEs. Furthermore, policies supporting small businesses' transition to the data era …
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The Prosperity pillar of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for an integrated approach based on boosting productivity through diversification, upgrading technology and innovation, and increasing employment and entrepreneurship. Thailand needs to address all these challenges to...
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While an increasing number of conceptual studies postulate that vocational education and training (VET) activities have … (SMEs). We conclude that companies' participation in the VET system facilitates organizational learning in training …
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policies; ii) education and skills; to ensure adequate skills for accessing good quality jobs; and iii) urban environments …
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medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could significantly contribute to strengthening Greece’s export performance, thereby helping … SMEs in export activity. The paper also discusses the potential role of a development bank and stresses the importance of …
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inclusive growth. Given the chronic labour shortages facing SMEs, reforming the education system to reduce labour market …Making SMEs and start-ups a driver of growth and job creation requires a number of policies to improve the performance … of SMEs, whose labour productivity in the manufacturing sector has fallen to less than a third of that in large companies …
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Danish productivity has grown only weakly over the past two decades, both historically and in relation to other countries, despite sound policies and institutions. At the same time, the country has lost export market shares. Denmark needs to continue its efforts to reap the benefits of...
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productivity gaps between large firms and SMEs and between manufacturing and services weigh on economy-wide productivity, which is … in quality ICT education and training for students, teachers, SME workers and older people is key to address the lack of … networks between SMEs, academia and large firms through vouchers or platforms can support SMEs’ R&D and commercialisation of …
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performance, including for enhancing SME productivity. It presents evidence on the use of data analytics in SMEs, discusses main … internal and external barriers to the use of data analytics by SMEs, and illustrates policy approaches to foster data …-driven decision-making in SMEs. …
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