South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

Impact of ICT on SMEs in the South East
September 2008

This research conducted by the BMG Consultancy supports SEEDA’s role of strategic leadership of economic development in the region. This allows us to advise business on the effects of ICT through understanding the:

• amount of ICT adoption and exploitation in comparison with other regions
• variation in ICT adoption and exploitation across the South East and industrial sectors and business sizes
• the impact of different ICTs on business activity and productivity
• the barriers faced by businesses in optimising their use of different ICTs
• current business intentions in relation to ICT

Webcast
Research Results (with audio)
Research Results (without audio)

Downloads:
Research Summary (Microsoft Power Point, 4.2MB)
Research Report (Microsoft Word, 9MB)
Research Report (Adobe PDF, 2.8MB)
Case Studies Word (Microsoft Word, .9MB)
Presentation of the preliminary data of Impact of ICT on SMEs (May 2008)
(Microsoft Power Point, 9MB)

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An advisory group from other organisations has been associated with this work, comprising: BT, Business Links, e-Skills UK, Federation of Small Businesses, IBM, Marine South East and ONS.

The work will be further disseminated by presentations of the report which will be added to by the above organisations and other businesses.

Further information help and advice can be found at www.businesslink.gov.uk/southeast/businessitguide or by email to info@businesslinksoutheast.co.uk and www.businessitguide.com