1、The Asian Productivity Organization(APO)is an intergovernmental organization that promotes productivity as a key enabler for socioeconomic development and organizational and enterprise growth.It promotes productivity improvement tools,techniques,and methodologies;supports the National Productivity O

2、rganizations of its members;conducts research on productivity trends;and disseminates productivity information,analyses,and data.The APO was established in 1961 and comprises 21 members.APO Members Bangladesh,Cambodia,Republic of China,Fiji,Hong Kong,India,Indonesia,Islamic Republic of Iran,Japan,Re

3、public of Korea,Lao PDR,Malaysia,Mongolia,Nepal,Pakistan,Philippines,Singapore,Sri Lanka,Thailand,Turkiye,and Vietnam.SMALL TECH,BIG IMPACTLOW-COST ICT AND SME PRODUCTIVITY MICRODATA EVIDENCE FROM NINE ECONOMIES IN ASIAJULY 2025|ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIZATIONSmall Tech,Big Impact:Low-Cost ICT and S

4、ME Productivity Microdata Evidence from Nine Economies in AsiaDr.Dainn Wie served as the chief expert and volume editor.First edition published in Japanby the Asian Productivity Organization1-24-1 Hongo,Bunkyo-kuTokyo 113-0033,Japanwww.apo-tokyo.org 2025 Asian Productivity OrganizationThe views expr

5、essed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Asian Productivity Organization(APO)or any APO member.All rights reserved.None of the contents of this publication may be used,reproduced,stored,or transferred in any form or by any means for commercial purposes without p

6、rior written permission from the APO.Designed by Samvac LLP.CONTENTSFOREWORD IXINTRODUCTION 1Outline of the Report 2Conceptual Framework of the Report 2Methodology Employed in Country Reports 2Key Findings from Country Reports 3Challenges Faced by Firms 3ICT Potential and Adoption Trends 4Insights f