Digitalization of SMEs and their perceptions regarding public interventions and supports of digitalization: Evidence from mining and iron industries

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.46544/AMS.v27i1.08" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.46544/AMS.v27i1.08</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.46544/AMS.v27i1.08" target="_blank" >10.46544/AMS.v27i1.08</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Digitalization of SMEs and their perceptions regarding public interventions and supports of digitalization: Evidence from mining and iron industries

Original language description

The developments in information technologies have stimulated the digitalization processes of enterprises. Since firms in the iron and mining industries also apply these technologies and IT (Information Technology)-based practices for their operations, their digitalization process is very crucial for their competitiveness against their rivals. In this regard, this paper investigates the differences in digitalization processes of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises SMEs operating in the iron and mining industries but in various age and size groups and their perceptions regarding digitalization policies, support of the governments, and the European Union (EU) Digital Europe Programme. 290 SMEs from the Czech Republic are analyzed in line with the research aim. An online questionnaire survey and semi-structured expert interviews were used to collect the research data. Moreover, the researcher used secondary data from the statistical office. The researcher also runs the Chi-square test and correlation analyses when analyzing the data. The comments of the interviewees were also used for analysis purposes. According to the results, the digitalization of SMEs does not differ depending on their size and age. Moreover, the perceptions of SMEs regarding public interventions and subsidies do not differ depending on their size, and SMEs negatively evaluate the digitalization policies of the government. To change SMEs' mind, policymakers need to reduce bureaucratic procedures regarding digitalization and provide education, including Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and digitalization. The governments also need to support SMEs in creating effective systems and generating standards for those systems. Governments also need to make collaborations with trade associations and the chamber of commerce to stimulate the digitalization process of SMEs.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

ACTA MONTANISTICA SLOVACA

ISSN

1335-1788

e-ISSN

1335-1788

Volume of the periodical

27

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

SK - SLOVAKIA

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

100-116

UT code for WoS article

000807388000008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85132560082