{"id":1839,"date":"2024-09-04T10:27:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T07:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital4meproject.eu\/barriers-and-opportunities-for-msme-digital-connectivity\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:33:30","slug":"barriers-and-opportunities-for-msme-digital-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digital4meproject.eu\/it\/barriers-and-opportunities-for-msme-digital-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Barriers and opportunities for MSME digital connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1839\" data-postid=\"1839\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1839 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cfm5901 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_whhp901 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a298901   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">In September 2023, the Broadband Commission Working Group on Connectivity for MSMEs, co-chaired by the GSMA and the International Trade Centre (ITC), with Mastercard as an expert contributor, released the Making Digital Connectivity Work for MSMEs report.<br \/><br \/>\ud83d\udccc The report outlines barriers and opportunities to MSME connectivity with a five-part framework:<br \/><br \/>Digital connectivity has significant benefits for MSMEs, fostering access to markets and resilience, and promoting new entrepreneurial ventures. 85% of enterprises using digital technologies said they increased sales as a result and 81% said the digital technologies helped them cut costs.<br \/><br \/>\ud83d\udc49 These benefits also transcend to their economies. 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