Research Study of the Main Benefits of Investing in the use of ICT in Selected Economies

This research study has been carried out in the selected APEC economies of Indonesia, Mexico, Korea, Chile, the United States and Peru, about the main benefits of investing in the use of ICT and the opportunities that SMEs have to increase access to international markets. These economies have been selected due to the diversity of their levels of technological and business development advances and investment in ICT. Additionally, the use of ICT in rural areas and cluster development has been analyzed in the developing economies of Mexico, Indonesia, Peru and Chile.