Small businesses need to digitize more – Aftonbladet

Economy. Swedish small businesses are after when it comes to digitisation. With 78 million kronor to the Swedish government wants to change that.

– It is the achilles ‘heel,” says minister for enterprise, Mikael Damberg (S).

the Digitisation of Swedish industrial companies are moving too slowly. Only 11 per cent of Swedish companies are at an advanced level with respect to digital technology, according to statistics from Eurostat. The figure is lower than in any other north european country and can be compared with the european average of 17 percent.

Common concerns

With a focus on the 78 million the government wants to stimulate the transition to digital of small to medium sized companies.

– When we have had conversations with the industry so that is the common concern is that it is small and medium-sized enterprises that may not have the time and knowledge enough to understand what digitization means for the competition and opportunities in the business models. It is the achilles ‘heel,” says nutrition – and the minister for innovation were appointed Mikael Damberg (S).

the Money goes to the Growth board with a mandate to develop methods and create projects that will help Swedish companies to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technology.

Marketing and robots

It can be about everything from digitizing records with customers to automate production.

– There is a very good example of how small businesses have been completely new customers digitize their business. Secondly, through the customer contact and marketing, and partly to a little more advanced by digitizing its operations with, for example, robots that can be more efficient, ” says Mikael Damberg.

the Reason why Sweden has fallen behind, however, he is more cautious with that opinion.

– I think that we in Sweden have had a picture of that we are so far way in terms of the digitisation, we believe that small and medium-sized companies automatically keep up with. I think that is a dangerous attitude because it goes fast now.

the FACTS

Bet on the digitisation of small businesses

Growth may be tasked to collect the efforts of the state to promote the digitisation of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Tillväxtverket shall cooperate with the agency for innovation systems (Vinnova), the Swedish companies registration office, Almi, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) to reach a large number of companies.

in Total, the government 78 million: 5 million in 2016, sek 20 million for 2017, 28 million for 2018, and 25 million in 2019.

Source: the Government.

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October 20, 201604:00