NDLI: Economic context and the role of SMEs in the Eastern partner countries

Content Provider	OECD iLibrary
Organization	OECD
Abstract	The Eastern partner (EaP) region is composed of six countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine), which together cover 1.03 million km2 and contain 75.4 million people. The region is strategically located close to some very large markets (including the European Union, Russia and Turkey) and has a well-educated population (literacy is close to 99%). In 2014, the EaP countries generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of USD 315.7 billion. Ukraine is by far the largest EaP country, accounting for 40% of the region’s GDP in 2014, followed by Belarus and Azerbaijan, with 24% and 23.5% respectively in 2014 (IMF, 2015a).
Page Count	13
Starting Page	53
Ending Page	65
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2015-11-24
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Development
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Economic context and the role of SMEs in the Eastern partner countries