The Regional Consequences of New Digital Infrastructure: Can Welsh Smes Gain an Edge From Access and Adoption of Superfast Broadband?

Henderson, Dylan; Munday, Max; Roberts, Annette

doi:10.1017/nie.2020.48

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“…The Digital Maturity Survey for Wales 2019, as discussed by Henderson et al (2020), provides evidence on how Welsh SMEs are adopting digital technologies and the associated cybersecurity implications. The survey highlights the adoption of superfast broadband and cloud computing services among SMEs, pointing to a positive trend in digital infrastructure utilization.…”

Section: Analysis Of Vulnerability Points In Sme Digital Infrastructurementioning

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Digital transformation in SMEs: Identifying cybersecurity risks and developing effective mitigation strategies

Lucky Bamidele Benjamin,

Ayodeji Enoch Adegbola,

Prisca Amajuoyi

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Global J. Eng. Technol. Adv.

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This study delves into the cybersecurity landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), focusing on identifying prevalent cybersecurity risks, evaluating existing mitigation strategies, and exploring the role of innovation and technology in bolstering cyber resilience. Employing a systematic literature review and content analysis, the research scrutinizes academic journals, industry reports, and government publications from 2015 to 2024, to gather insights into the cybersecurity challenges and strategies pertinent to SMEs. Key findings reveal that SMEs are particularly vulnerable to a range of cyber threats, including phishing, malware, data breaches, and ransomware, primarily due to resource constraints, lack of awareness, and inadequate cybersecurity measures. Effective mitigation strategies highlighted include the adoption of comprehensive cybersecurity policies, regular employee training, and the implementation of advanced technological solutions. The study predicts an increasing reliance on artificial intelligence and machine learning for threat detection, alongside a growing trend of collaboration between SMEs and cybersecurity firms. The research underscores the necessity for supportive policies and frameworks that encourage SMEs to strengthen their cybersecurity posture, recommending financial incentives and the development of SME-specific cybersecurity standards. Building a cyber-secure culture within SMEs, characterized by organizational commitment and regular awareness programs, is identified as crucial for enhancing cyber resilience. Finally, the study emphasizes the importance of cybersecurity for SMEs, offering strategic recommendations for navigating digital threats and suggesting avenues for future research, including the exploration of behavioral aspects of cybersecurity and the impact of emerging technologies.

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Section: Analysis Of Vulnerability Points In Sme Digital Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

Digital transformation in SMEs: Identifying cybersecurity risks and developing effective mitigation strategies

Lucky Bamidele Benjamin,

Ayodeji Enoch Adegbola,

Prisca Amajuoyi

et al. 2024

Global J. Eng. Technol. Adv.

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“…SMEs play an important role in job creation, for example, in the EU, SMEs are credited with 85% of all new jobs [49]. Most SMEs that adopt digital also have had to invest in upskilling employees for digital skills [19], [20]. However, there is a likelihood of increase in unemployed labor force due to change in labor demand [50].…”

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Diffusion and Adoption of Technology amongst Small and Medium enterprises during COVID-19 with a focus on Internet of Things.

Pandey¹

2022

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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The paper is a conceptual study of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) technology adoption and diffusion with a focus on impact on IoT adoption during COVID-19. The paper proposes that the pandemic has acted as a legitimizing force for technology adoption and diffusion amongst SMEs. SME's have adopted response strategies to cope with the pandemic that have an impact on their propensity to adopt new technology. This has resulted in increased uncertainty, which can be reduced through the strategies identified in this paper. Through literature review on SME IoT adoption during the pandemic, a gap is identified in current studies. This gap is addressed through the inclusion of case-studies and use-cases. The paper can be used as a reference by SMEs for strategy making to reduce information uncertainty, policy makers to support SMEs as well as academicians for further research.

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“…Однако, как показал 2020 год, реально воспользоваться налоговыми и кредитными отсрочками смогла только небольшая часть предпринимателей [10]. По разным оценкам, их доля составила от 20% до 30% 16 Руководствуясь тем, что значительная часть субъектов МСП в конце 2020 года продолжала рассчитывать на продолжение государственной поддержки [7] и не имела возможности погасить свою задолженность по налоговым платежам в текущем году, Правительством РФ было принято решение сохранить большинство налоговых послаблений для субъектов МСП, введенных в период локдаунов. Так, например, предложено продлить мораторий на плановые налоговые проверки, введенный в прошлом году 19 .…”

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“…), нацеленных на формирование инфраструктуры предпринимательства [8]. Важным условием перехода от прямых мер поддержки может также стать распространение цифровых платформ, позволяющих расширить рамки выхода малых и средних компаний на новые рынки сбыта их продукции [16]. Отдавая предпочтение развитию инновационного малого предпринимательства, акцент следует делать на такие институты предпринимательства, как повышение роли бизнес-ангелов, более активную роль венчурных инвестиций, привлечение частного капитала в процесс создания цифровых платформ для МСП [5,15].…”

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Transformation of the Support Strategy for Small and Medium Businesses in the Regions of Russia During the Post-Pandemic Period

Домнина¹,

Maevskaya²

2021

I.I.I

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The administrative closure of a business caused by the coronavirus epidemic has postponed the issues of the quantitative and qualitative development of small businesses for an indefinite period. In these conditions, the tasks of preserving and surviving SMEs in the post-pandemic period, making new strategic decisions at both the federal and regional levels of government, which differ from the «firefighting» measures of anti-crisis support in 2020, are of particular relevance in these conditions. The aim of the study is to identify problems in the system of state support for small and medium-sized businesses at the regional level based on the analysis and assessment of its dynamics in the pre-quarantine and post-pandemic periods, as well as to determine the directions of its transformation. To achieve this goal, legislative innovations in the field of small economy were considered, regional programs for anti-crisis support for small and medium-sized businesses were analyzed; assessed the possible prospects for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the post-crisis economy of our country, as well as strategic changes in the system of its state support. The following general scientific and special methods were chosen as scientific tools: systemic, retrospective analysis, as well as statistical survey methods. The paper concludes that there was no significant effect from those legislative innovations that were designed to reverse the negative trends in the small business sector that had developed over the three years preceding the introduction of restrictive measures in the economy. The formulation of the question of whether the use of an anti-crisis (costly) model of support for SMEs in the post-pandemic period will become a strategy for its development in the future differs in scientific novelty. The results of the study are aimed at identifying the problems that the system of state support for regional small and medium-sized businesses may face as it emerges from the pandemic, in particular, on the aggravation of the contradiction between the preservation of anti-crisis measures to support SMEs and the possibilities of financing them from regional budgets. In this regard, the question of the need to change the configuration of the existing support system for small businesses, based on methods of direct allocation of budget funds, is of particular importance. The results of the study can be applied in the formation of a strategy for the development of medium-sized entrepreneurship in the constituent entities of the Federation. As practical recommendations, proposals are presented to abandon traditional measures to support SMEs in favor of a transition to the formation of a new model, in which modern business institutions of the ecosystem of medium-sized entrepreneurship occupy a central place.

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The Regional Consequences of New Digital Infrastructure: Can Welsh Smes Gain an Edge From Access and Adoption of Superfast Broadband?

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

Digital transformation in SMEs: Identifying cybersecurity risks and developing effective mitigation strategies

Digital transformation in SMEs: Identifying cybersecurity risks and developing effective mitigation strategies

Diffusion and Adoption of Technology amongst Small and Medium enterprises during COVID-19 with a focus on Internet of Things.

Transformation of the Support Strategy for Small and Medium Businesses in the Regions of Russia During the Post-Pandemic Period

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