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The Communication Initiative
After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Information and Telecommunication Technologies - The Impact of Their Adoption on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

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This report seeks to provide policymakers with information that helps define guidelines for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of the study is to identify current literature (1985 to date) that measures the impact of Information Technologies (ITs) on the productivity and competitiveness of SMEs in Latin America, the Caribbean region, and Canada.

The report's main goals are to:
  • identify and analyse factors affecting the adoption of ITs
  • determine the characteristics of the decision-making process (that is, the way in which the decision to adopt ITs is made) that promote or hamper IT adoption
  • evaluate the impacts of IT adoption
ITs help determine international competitiveness from country to country and within a country (business to business.) The use of ITs is considered a "crucial strategic issue" according to the authors.

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