01064nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100002000019245012900039260002800168300001000196520072900206583001900935  a09.05.06 K9751  aKuwayama, Mikio  aE-commerce and export promotion policies for small- and medium-sized enterprises : East Asian and Latin American experiences  bECLACaSantiagoCLc2001  a83 p.  aCompares the export-orientation of SMEs between Latin America and East Asia and calls for a new approach to SME policy making for Latin America.  Contrasts the E-readiness of Latin American countries with that of East Asia.  Describes the use of information and communication technology (ICT) by SMEs.  Identifies the inhibiting factors for use, and delineates E-commerce potential for SME  export promotion.  Examines how a range of ICT-enabled business transformations including intranets, extranets, closed and open electronic data interchange (EDI), and other business applications are changing the modes of inter-firm relations of SMEs with transnational companies, large national enterprises and among SMEs themselves.  c2/22/02kJOY_D