--- title: "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies as Drivers of MSME Growth: The Mediating Role of Digital Transformation Capability in India's MSME Sector · AI Fault Line" url: https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-5281-zenodo-23757218/ description: "AI Fault Line is a neutral, evidence-cited field guide to why experts looking at the same developments disagree about AI's effect on productivity, jobs, inequality, regulation and the pace of change." --- [Research](https://aifaultline.com/research/) # Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies as Drivers of MSME Growth: The Mediating Role of Digital Transformation Capability in India's MSME Sector Dr.Haritha.K.B, G.K.Karthika, .Priyadarshini.M, Saranya.N, Rifa Mariam.N · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 29 Oct 2026 [Read original source](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23757218) Open access Where this sits in the debate - [Will AI actually boost productivity and growth?](https://aifaultline.com/debate/productivity/) · its finding supports the claim ([why studies differ](https://aifaultline.com/debate/productivity/#why)) Direction of the finding as read from the abstract by an AI model ([AI-written](https://aifaultline.com/about/)). ## Abstract Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are widely recognized as the backbone of India's economy due to their substantial contribution to employment generation, industrial production, exports, and regional development. In recent years, rapid advancements in digital technologies have fundamentally transformed the operational landscape of MSMEs. Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), and Digital Payment Systems have enabled enterprises to improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, enhance customer engagement, and strengthen competitiveness. The integration of computer science innovations into business operations has provided MSMEs with opportunities to overcome traditional limitations related to finance, market access, productivity, and information asymmetry. ## About this publication **Preprint.** A preprint — posted publicly before or without journal peer review; findings may still be revised. Published 2026 (recently) Citations 0 (OpenAlex) 0 citations recorded by OpenAlex — too few 2026 papers in this collection for a fair comparison. [Chart: published 2026] ## More on this topic Related by theme, not necessarily by method or conclusion. - [Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality](https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-2139-ssrn-4573321/) SSRN · 2023 - [Generative AI at Work](https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-1093-qje-qjae044/) The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2025 - [The Impact of AI on Developer Productivity: Evidence from GitHub Copilot](https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-48550-arxiv-2302-06590/) arXiv · 2023 - [The Productivity J-Curve: How Intangibles Complement General Purpose Technologies](https://aifaultline.com/research/p/doi-10-1257-mac-20180386/) American Economic Journal Macroeconomics · 2020 Overview assembled automatically from collected metadata. [How this site is built](https://aifaultline.com/about/).