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SME Technology AdoptionintheUnited Kingdom OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship SME Technology Adoptionin the United Kingdom This work is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed andarguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Member countries of the OECD. This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty overany territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use ofsuch data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements inthe West Bank under the terms of international law. OECD (2026),SME Technology Adoption in the United Kingdom, OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship, OECDPublishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/5f25ce2a-en. ISBN 978-92-64-61565-6 (print)ISBN 978-92-64-54338-6 (PDF)ISBN 978-92-64-73308-4 (HTML) OECD Studies on SMEs and EntrepreneurshipISSN 2078-0982 (print)ISSN 2078-0990 (online) Photo credits:Cover © Bardhok Ndoji/iStock by Getty Images Plus. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to be bound by the terms of this licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Attribution– you must cite the work.Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of any discrepancy between the original work and thetranslation, only the text of the original work should be considered valid.Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed inthis adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its Member countries.Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the third party and forany claims of infringement.You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work.Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012. The seat of arbitration shallbe Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Foreword The United Kingdom (UK) has experienced weak productivity growth since the mid-2000s,a patternbroadly observed across OECD countries, whichhas been coupled with marked regional disparities ineconomic outcomes. Productivity growth depends not only onthe development of new technologies butalso on their effective adoption and diffusion across different types of firms and places. Strengtheningtechnology adoption, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and in laggingregions, is therefore key to meeting the growth ambitions of the UK government. While the United Kingdomperforms strongly in early-stage research and prototype development, the benefits of new technologies donot always translate into widespread business use, especially for more advanced and transformativetechnologies and among smaller firms. Addressing these gaps requires policies that help firms identifyrelevant technology solutions, build confidence and develop the necessary skills for implementation, andaccess support that is coherent and easy to navigate. This report, developed in collaboration with the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology(DSIT), aims to inform ongoing efforts to strengthen the policy environment for SME technology adoptionand diffusion in the United Kingdom. These effortsbuild on a number of government strategy documentswhich have recently been released, such as the Modern Industrial Strategy (DSIT), the TechnologyAdoption Review (DSIT), and the “SME Strategy, Backing Your Business” (UK Department of Businessand Trade). This report provides an overview of the factors shaping SME technology adoption and diffusionin the United Kingdom, drawing on survey findings, stakeholder perspectives, and international policyexperiences. Complementarily, it puts forward fifteen concrete policy suggestions that the UK governmentcan consider to further enhance technology adoption by SMEs and use this as a lever to reduce regionalinequalities. The project underlying this report also included the preparation of twelve international programme casestudies that are especially relevant to the UK context. These case studies are available through weblinksin the Annex of this report, as well as support materials on the webpage of the re