Helping businesses close the digital divide

KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses in this region cannot afford to be caught in the technology gap if they want to prosper in a technology-driven economy, and software giant Microsoft Corp wants to help narrow the divide.

John Galligan, regional director for government relations at Microsoft’s legal and corporate affairs division, said many small and medium businesses (SMBs) do not have proper access to technology, which puts them at a disadvantage against their larger rivals.