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The Role Government Websites for Promoting the Growth and Development of SMEs:The Potray of Indonesian Local Government.

Abstract

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the engines of economic development especially in the Developing Countries. Collectively, The SMEs are able to absorb a lot of manpower and improve the overall economy. Economic conditions are getting turbulance with the presence of trade liberalization. It creates opportunities and threats for SMEs. Therefore, the role of local governments is needed to support the development of SMEs. One of the vehicles to support the development of SMEs is through government websites. For that reason, this study will observe government websites capacity to introduce and advertise products SMEs in each region. This study explores the local government website content from several counties or cities that have population with the 20 largest number of productive ages. Thus, the results of this study represent the image of local government in supporting the development of SMEs in Indonesia

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