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OECD has been assisting the Western Balkan economies (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia), in embracing the digital transition for governments, businesses and the broader society under the Competitiveness Outlook and SME Policy Index assessments and the related policy dialogue and peer exchanges. The digital transition is at the forefront of these assessments and is captured through several chapters both thematically and horizontally. The OECD South East Europe Regional programme is also engaged in supporting the implementation of the EU4DigitalSME, a multi-donor action jointly co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, and implemented as part of the “Strengthening Innovation and Digitalisation of SMEs in Bosnia and Herzegovina” project. The project aims to help create a policy environment that is supportive of the technological and digital transformation of businesses, as well as their internationalisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It also focuses on strengthening the ecosystem of business support services and providing policy support for their monitoring and evaluation.