01093nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000200003624501290005626000280018530000100021352007290022358300190095220260716043440.0  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