Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs

In the developed world, the emergence of utility-based cloud computing is shifting focus from technical barriers to the business environment challenges facing digital entrepreneurs. This shift reinforces the growing importance of implementing effective policies that foster the best climate for di...

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Main Author: van Welsum, Desirée
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23646
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spelling okr-10986-236462021-05-26T09:05:20Z Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs van Welsum, Desirée ICT entrepreneursship digital transformation cloud computing digital skills digital divide In the developed world, the emergence of utility-based cloud computing is shifting focus from technical barriers to the business environment challenges facing digital entrepreneurs. This shift reinforces the growing importance of implementing effective policies that foster the best climate for digital service incubation, growth and successful development. However, in many rural areas and developing countries, even basic infrastructure remains a challenge, from the hardware, the network, the content, the ICT eco-system, to the skills on both consumer and business sides. 2016-01-14T17:36:55Z 2016-01-14T17:36:55Z 2016-01 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23646 en_US WDR 2016 Background Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ICT
entrepreneursship
digital transformation
cloud computing
digital skills
digital divide
spellingShingle ICT
entrepreneursship
digital transformation
cloud computing
digital skills
digital divide
van Welsum, Desirée
Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs
relation WDR 2016 Background Paper;
description In the developed world, the emergence of utility-based cloud computing is shifting focus from technical barriers to the business environment challenges facing digital entrepreneurs. This shift reinforces the growing importance of implementing effective policies that foster the best climate for digital service incubation, growth and successful development. However, in many rural areas and developing countries, even basic infrastructure remains a challenge, from the hardware, the network, the content, the ICT eco-system, to the skills on both consumer and business sides.
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author van Welsum, Desirée
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author_sort van Welsum, Desirée
title Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs
title_short Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs
title_full Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs
title_fullStr Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs
title_full_unstemmed Enabling Digital Entrepreneurs
title_sort enabling digital entrepreneurs
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23646
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