Small and Medium Enterprises and ICT/List of Acronyms

Small and Medium Enterprises and ICT

List of Acronyms — Forword — Overview — Concepts and Definitions — SME Adoption of ICT — General Policy Framework for ICT Adoption by SMEs — Specific Policy Recommendations for Governments — Suggestions for Further Reading — Works Cited — Notes — About the Author

APCICT Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development
APCTT Asian and Pacific Centre for the Transfer of Technology
APDIP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASP Application Service Provider
B2B Business-to-Business
B2C Business-to-Customer
BTM Business Technology Management
CRM Customer Relationship Management
EAI Enterprise Application Integration
EBPM Enterprise-wide Business Process Management
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
GDP Gross Domestic Product
ICT Information and Communications Technology
IDC International Data Corporation
INSME International Network for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
IT Information Technology
KCCI Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
KM Knowledge Management
NEDA National Economic and Development Authority
NPO National Productivity Council
OBIS Online Business Information Service
PC Personal Computer
POS Point-of-Sale
RPM Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
SAAS Software as a Service
SCM Supply Chain Management
SME Small and Medium Enterprise
TIME IS Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship Information Service
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol