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Digitalisation is crucial for industries since it improves the efficiency of operations. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises face additional hurdles in their operations due to limited resources and weaker networks which necessitate digitalisation more to stay competitive. This study aids the digital transformation of SMEs through A matchmakIng tool for pairing SMEs with suitabLE digital solutions and their providers (AISLE). AISLE conducts a systematic mapping and matching of non-technical and technical requirements/functionalities needed by an SME for a digital solution. It involves a list of non-technical characteristics desired for each digital solution which is identified through semi-structured interviews with industry experts, and matching rules adopted from the literature. The AISLE tool was tested by an SME which demonstrated AISLE's effectiveness in identifying digital solutions in a practical and easy-to-use manner.
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SoftwareX aims to acknowledge the impact of software on today''s research practice, and on new scientific discoveries in almost all research domains. SoftwareX also aims to stress the importance of the software developers who are, in part, responsible for this impact. To this end, SoftwareX aims to support publication of research software in such a way that: The software is given a stamp of scientific relevance, and provided with a peer-reviewed recognition of scientific impact; The software developers are given the credits they deserve; The software is citable, allowing traditional metrics of scientific excellence to apply; The academic career paths of software developers are supported rather than hindered; The software is publicly available for inspection, validation, and re-use. Above all, SoftwareX aims to inform researchers about software applications, tools and libraries with a (proven) potential to impact the process of scientific discovery in various domains. The journal is multidisciplinary and accepts submissions from within and across subject domains such as those represented within the broad thematic areas below: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Medical and Biological Sciences; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Originating from these broad thematic areas, the journal also welcomes submissions of software that works in cross cutting thematic areas, such as citizen science, cybersecurity, digital economy, energy, global resource stewardship, health and wellbeing, etcetera. SoftwareX specifically aims to accept submissions representing domain-independent software that may impact more than one research domain.
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