Traditional, Web-based or Internet-enabled ERP systems adoption for SMEs in Developing Countries

SMEs are the growth engine of a developing country's economy. It is actively contributing to GDP and employment. In consequence, SMEs financing support, ICT adoption promotion and SME's favorable evolution environment creation by policy makers, help reduce the digital divide in this era of the knowledge economy. High penetration and lower costs of Internet connectivity, Web technologies standardization, more ERP systems offerings targeted to SMEs, commodity hardware and Free/Libre & Open Source Software (FLOSS) large adoption. Makes Web-based and Internet-enabled ERP systems to be taken into consideration by SMEs, international aid agencies and local policy makers, to increase the productivity of SMEs and ease their daily living and evolution.