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title: "From access to impact: closing the gender gap in AI adoption and the digital transformation of SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
description: "A publication examines the gender gap in AI and digital adoption among SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe."
url: "https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch/from-access-to-impact-closing-the-gender-gap-in-ai-adoption-and-the-a40a25/"
lang: "en"
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Data study · 2 October 2026

# From access to impact: closing the gender gap in AI adoption and the digital transformation of SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe

**Publication**

GLOBSEC (Slovakia)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

2 October 2026 · read in the publisher's feed

## Summary

A GLOBSEC publication addresses the gender gap in access to and use of artificial intelligence and digital tools within SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on GLOBSEC →](https://www.globsec.org/publications/gender-gap-ai-digital-adoption-cee-smes)

## Classification

**Country**

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**Company size**

SMEs

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

gender gap, SMEs, Central and Eastern Europe, digital transformation, AI adoption

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to GLOBSEC. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.