{"id":59241,"date":"2026-03-09T15:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/?p=55195"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:10:34","slug":"2026-03-09-55195","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/events\/2026-03-09-55195\/","title":{"rendered":"GraSPP Research Seminar: Digital Capability, Global Value Chains, and Resilience: Evidence on the MSME Digital Divide in Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mar_20_Oikawa_GraSPP_poster_horizontal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"595\" class=\"wp-image-55200  aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>This presentation examines the determinants and consequences of digital capability among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asia. Using original firm-level survey data from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Viet Nam covering 24 digital tools, the analysis distinguishes between two stages: the adoption stage\u2014why some firms become more digitally capable than others\u2014and the performance stage\u2014whether digital capability enhances resilience during the COVID-19 shock.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Drawing on technology diffusion theory, the study evaluates the roles of managerial capability, business linkages, peer environments, and external support. The results show that digital capability is strongly associated with managerial human capital and participation in global value chains, while younger firms are significantly less likely to adopt digital tools. Peer effects and policy support exhibit selective, tool-specific relationships rather than broad aggregate impacts.<\/span><br \/>\n<span>During the pandemic, firms with stronger digital capability were more likely to sustain sales. However, this resilience advantage is concentrated in customer-facing and operational tools and diminishes in more digitally intensive environments, suggesting that digitalization operates as a relative advantage that erodes as diffusion progresses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The findings imply that the digital divide among MSMEs is fundamentally a capability divide. Effective policy should therefore prioritize managerial capability formation and business network integration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span>Date &amp; Time: <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span>Friday, March 20, 2026, 10:00-11:00\u3000<\/span><br \/>\n<span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span>Venue: <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span>TAISEI Conference room, 14th floor, International Academic Research Building *In person only<\/span><br \/>\n<span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span>Language: <\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span>English<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Speaker:<\/h5>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">OIKAWA Keita, Research Fellow, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Registration:<\/h5>\n<p><span>Please register from <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/nY9HWELq8q9NmupK9\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">*This is a closed event for UTokyo members only.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This presentation examines the determinants and consequences of digital capability among micro, small,  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[308],"coauthors":[243],"class_list":["post-59241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-graspp-research-seminar"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59241\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59241"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graspp.neopa.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=59241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}