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The scale of digitization is a pervasive story across all industries in the developed and developing world (Figure 3.1). Digital information through devices and networks span local, regional, and global economies. As technology adoption spreads, information become digitized, and products and service barriers are transformed.
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Skilton, M. (2015). The Business Impact of Digital Technologies. In: Building the Digital Enterprise. Business in the Digital Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137477729_3
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