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Are enterprises from lagging regions digitally connected?

dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Joana
dc.contributor.authorPires, Luís
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, Sónia P.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-23T11:14:39Z
dc.date.available2023-10-23T11:14:39Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on how enterprises located on lagging regions are using online resources and how can they enhance their usage. Most companies have transitioned to the “online world”, however, in rural and more deprived regions, it is perceived that companies still have difficulties accessing some online resources or accessing qualified workers in ICT areas. As such, this paper focus on 29 enterprises from the northeast of Portugal, a recognized lagging region. In the context of an international project, CRECEER creation of business cooperation networks in rural cross-border regions between companies in the gourmet agri-food and tourism sectors, the use of ICT was analysed, what online tools were used and what could be done to improve their ICT use in their business.As a result, it was found that the majority of the companies only had a minimal investment in business online tools, they are not aware of the majority of cloud computing software, and they do not use it in their business. Even though the studied companies were willing to evolve digitally, they recognized the severe restrictions they had, namely the requirement of specific currently unavailable knowledge, the necessity of qualified workers that they couldn’t afford, and even the hardware necessity they couldn’t supress.It is clear that for these companies had it not been the CRECEER project, even the smallest changes and improvements, would not be achieved in a short period. It is rather crucial to have European funds dedicated to enhance the ICT competencies of these businesses.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe present work was developed under the CRECEER project that receives financial support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal program (POCTEP) 2014-2020.
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dc.identifier.citationFernandes, Joana; Pires, Luís; Nogueira, Sónia P. (2023). Are enterprises from lagging regions digitally connected?. In 18th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2023. Aveiro: IEEE. p. 1-5. ISBN 978-989-33-4792-8pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.23919/CISTI58278.2023.10212005pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-989-33-4792-8
dc.identifier.issn2166-0727
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/28817
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherIEEEpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCloud computing softwarept_PT
dc.subjectDigital transitionpt_PT
dc.subjectICT knowledgept_PT
dc.subjectRural regionspt_PT
dc.titleAre enterprises from lagging regions digitally connected?pt_PT
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