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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Cyber Security and the cost of digital transition have been cited top among the challenges SMEs in Kenya face in their adoption of technology. A research by Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), shows that while SMEs form a significant percentage of the businesses in Kenya, they lag behind medium and large enterprises in adoption of digital technologies.<\/p>\n

The study titled Micro and Small Enterprises Participation in Kenya\u2019s Digital Economy sought to establish the challenges, opportunities and policy recommendations on Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs).<\/p>\n

\u201cMany factors constrain the participation in the digital economy, of the MSEs surveyed, but three key issues stood out in the study: digital skills training and development, internet and equipment access costs and cyber security,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n

The Digital Economy Research Findings were conducted among 1,280 MSMEs through face-to-face interview between 11th June and 10th October 2021. Twenty seven percent of the respondents cited cyber security as the main challenge when trying to digitise their operations.<\/p>\n

Competition at 17.40 percent was the second concern and costs including commission payments, transactions charges, delivery charges, internet costs came third at 10.90 percent.<\/p>\n

Cybersecurity risk has been predominant during the post-Covid period due to the increased uptake of digital tools for payment and procurement of goods. The cost implication and awareness creation about cybersecurity has made it difficult for Medium Small and Micro Enterprises to fight cyber threats.<\/p>\n

“In the next five years not being online will have a big challenge for businesses. Nairobi seems the destination but we can have digital economy in the rural areas,” said the second vice president of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Fatma Elmaawy.<\/p>\n

CIPE is proposing that the National Assembly introduces legislation that reduced taxes on equipment for MSEs to increase their opportunity to engage in the digital economy.<\/p>\n

They account for 24 per cent of the country\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), over 90 per cent of private sector enterprises and 93 per cent of the total labour force in the economy.<\/p>\n

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, there are, 7.41 million MSMEs in Kenya (of which only 1.56 million are officially licensed), who collectively employ over 14.1 million people.<\/p>\n

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