利用数字技术将中小微企业融入区域价值链和供应链（英）

The cases of Ethiopia, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania and UgandaLeveraging digital technologies for MSMEs’ integration into regional value and supply chains Technical and statistical reportU NI T E D NAT I O NS CO NFE R E N C E ON T R A D E A N D D E VE L OP M E N TGeneva, 2025© 2025, United Nations All rights reserved worldwideRequests to reproduce excerpts or to photocopy should be addressed to the Copyright Clearance Center at copyright.com.All other queries on rights and licences, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to: United Nations Publications405 East 42nd StreetNew York, New York 10017United States of AmericaEmail: publications@un.orgWebsite: https://shop.un.org/The designations employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.Mention of any firm or licensed process does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations.This publication has not been formally edited. United Nations publication issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD/ALDC/2025/2ISBN: 978-92-1-159561-1eISBN: 978-92-1-154577-7Sales No. E.25.II.D.40Leveraging digital technologies for MSMEs’ integration into regional value and supply chainsThe cases of Ethiopia, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania and UgandaiiiAcknowledgementsThis report was prepared by Habiba Ben Barka (team leader), Christine Awiti, Benjamin Mattondo Banda, Jiyuan Chen, Cherry Kang and Anja Slany, under the overall supervision of Junior Davis of the Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes of UNCTAD. UNCTAD extends its warm appreciation to the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) for its collaboration, in particular Richard Ndahiro, and the financial as well as administrative support in the organization of consultation meetings. UNCTAD gratefully acknowledges the insights and cooperation received during the field missions from government counterparts, private sector representatives and development partners. UNCTAD also gratefully acknowledges the contributions to the report by Grace Gondwe, Sven Jaggi, Ben-Vieira Kouassi, Georgia Koutsoura and Lin Shi. Overall layout, graphics and desktop publishing were undertaken by the Division of Conference Management of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Elena Stroganova (UNCTAD) and Ivana Damjanov, Seifu Teshome, Aster Zewdie, Helen Gebregiorgis and Mussie Yohannes (UNCDF) provided administrative support.Leveraging digital technologies for MSMEs’ integration into regional value and supply chainsThe cases of Ethiopia, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania and UgandaivList of acronymsAfCFTAAfrican Continental Free Trade AreaAIArtificial Intelligence AMFAlphaMundi Foundation BDSBusiness Development Services CBECommercial Bank of