Digital transformation and SMEs

This paper is an introduction to the policy field of digitalisation and digital transformation. It is intended to give a brief overview on facts and trends, to discuss challenges and chances for SMEs, to describe the European Union’s (EU) policy in this field and introduce to the role that cities and regions can play to support SMEs in this process. Several Interreg Europe projects deal with the topic: they are briefly summarised at the end of this paper.