lisbon, 13 th november 2007
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Lisbon, 13 th November 2007. Conference “ICT Uptake for SMEs Competitiveness”. Panel 1 – Transnational Cooperation in e-Business Initiatives. Action ENT/MAP/06/1.3 “Reinforcing synergies between public policies in support of e-business for SMEs”. “Service Network to support SMEs”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Lisbon, 13th November 2007
Panel 1 – Transnational Cooperation in e-Business Initiatives
Conference “ICT Uptake for SMEs Competitiveness”
Action ENT/MAP/06/1.3
“Reinforcing synergies between public policies in support of e-business for SMEs”
Speakers: • Ms Claudia Poles
• Mr Maurizio Mancini
From Confartigianato – The Association of Crafts and SMEs of San Donà di Piave, Venice, ITALY
EU co-financed project
“Service Network to support SMEs”
“Service Network to support SMEs”
Coordinator:
Partner:
The Association of Crafts and SMEs of San Donà di Piave (ITALY)
The Chamber of Crafts and Trades of the Istrian Region in Pula (CROATIA)
“Service Network to support SMEs”DURATIONDURATION
6 6 monthsmonths
“Service Network to support SMEs”OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
The project aims at carrying out a study to transfer the System of Integrated Services of the Confartigianato Association of the Eastern Veneto to the Istrian Region, analyzing its adaptability to its territory
through benchmarking actions. The final goal is to network the Croatian and the Italian
enterprises as well as the professional associations through the realization of a Web portal.
15.000 companies in Veneto, associate
members of Confartigianato
9.000 companies in Istria, associate members of the Istrian Chamber
“Service Network to support SMEs”TARGETTARGET
The project is in support of enterprises since there is the
need to assist in particular the SMEs to identify e-Business
opportunities and to implement successfully their
transformation towards e-Business
“Service Network to support SMEs”EXPECTED RESULTSEXPECTED RESULTS
THE REALIZATION OF A NETWORK
will draw enterprises closer to e-business
will allow them to expand their company limits, thus broadening the traditional market and allowing them to explore new markets at low cost and in real time
will permit them to have new marketing and communication chances, new customers and suppliers
“Service Network to support SMEs” PROJECT ACTIVITIESPROJECT ACTIVITIES
1. Best practices exchange from Confartigianato’s system of integrated services to the Chamber of Crafts and Trades of the Istrian region
“Service Network to support SMEs”PROJECT ACTIVITIESPROJECT ACTIVITIES
2. Study and analysis of the “territorial economic systems” of the Eastern Veneto and the Istrian Region through direct contacts, telephone surveys and questionnaires addressed to enterprises
“Service Network to support SMEs”PROJECT ACTIVITIESPROJECT ACTIVITIES
3. Realization of a communication portal for enterprises, so that they are enabled to receive integrated services (www.partenariato.itwww.partenariato.it)
“Service Network to support SMEs”PROJECT ACTIVITIESPROJECT ACTIVITIES
4. Vocational and information courses to draw the companies closer to the use of the computer network and to the state of the art ICT by best adapting the use of the technology to their needs and development requirements
“Service Network to support SMEs”PROJECT ACTIVITIESPROJECT ACTIVITIES
5. Dissemination activities for the whole project, in order to diffuse and promote results both in Italy and in the beneficiary country, as well as to transfer it in other geographical areas
International International Partnership Partnership AgreementAgreement
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE REALIZATIONPARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE REALIZATIONOF A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCEOF A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
FOR RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGFOR RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGTO SUPPORT SMALL ENTERPRISES, TO SUPPORT SMALL ENTERPRISES,
COMPETITIVENESS, INNOVATION AND LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS, INNOVATION AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
FOR THE REALIZATION OF A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
TO SUPPORT SMALL ENTERPRISES, COMPETITIVENESS, INNOVATION AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
ART. 1 - PURPOSE, INTENTIONS AND OBJECT OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
What we intend to pursue with the present Partnership Agreement is a punctual application of the principles in the "European Paper for Small Enterprises". The purpose is the realization of a Centre of Excellence for research and high quality training to support the territorial social-economic system and particularly small enterprises. The Centre would represent an authoritative reference specialized in the analysis, the study and the research on the themes of local development, considered as strategic resources aimed at promoting scientific and technological innovation and competitiveness. Objectives to be realized through this Partnership Agreement are specifically the following ones:
a) to make the public and private sectors aware of the systemic competition and innovation in the productive process of the different economic sectors;
b) to define the strategic directions and the mid to long term operative objectives of material and immaterial investments in the European regions;
c) to put at researchers disposal the logistic structures in order to enable them to develop projects from advanced research and superior specialist training;
d) to facilitate and sustain every initiative for the raising of public and private financial resources necessary for the realization of different system projects.
ART. 2 - SEAT AND LOGISTIC STRUCTURES
The Parties agree that the Lead Institution is the Confartigianato, the Association of Artisans and Small Enterprises of the district of San Donà di Piave, in the province of Venice, and the seat of the Centre of Excellence is established in the registered office of the Confartigianato Via Perugia 2, San Donà di Piave (VE). The subjects that join in this Partnership Agreement commit themselves to supply structures and places complete with relative furniture and equipment where conventions and courses of superior specialised training, programmed by the Centre of Excellence, will be held.
ART. 3 - ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES For an effective and efficient management of the project at issue, the Parties agree to avail themselves, when required, of the activity of other organisations and companies that will be from time to time individualized on the basis of their professional competence.
ART. 4 - DUTIES OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES Parties that agree to the present Partnership Agreement undertake to participate in the community, national and local programmes that aim to the affirmation of small enterprises as part of the social and cultural fabric in Europe and to cooperate in supporting the European social-economic system. Moreover they commit themselves to create a network of connections between the Centre of Excellence, the local productive fabric, territorial bodies, public and private firms and scientific and cultural Institutions for the promotion of synergies, partnership projects, formative stages, experimentations and applications of the results of the activities carried-out by the partners of this agreement. They also undertake to publicise the results achieved by the Centre of Excellence with adequate communication campaigns.
ART. 5 - DURATION The present Partnership Agreement has a duration of 7 (seven) years from the date of signature.
At At the moment there are 45 partners from 10 European the moment there are 45 partners from 10 European Countries: universities, technologic parks, public Countries: universities, technologic parks, public authorities, development agencies, chambers of authorities, development agencies, chambers of commerce, professional associationscommerce, professional associations and credit and credit
institutionsinstitutions
Open to other organisations!Open to other organisations!
International International Partnership Partnership AgreementAgreement
OBJECTIVE: OBJECTIVE:
THE CREATION OF CONNECTIONS THE CREATION OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE “WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE ” BETWEEN THE “WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE ”
AND THE “WORLD OF ECONOMY”AND THE “WORLD OF ECONOMY”
Knowledge is the heart of the Lisbon Strategy: economic activities Knowledge is the heart of the Lisbon Strategy: economic activities operate and expand through the creation, the dissemination and the operate and expand through the creation, the dissemination and the use of knowledgeuse of knowledge
CZECH REPUBLICUniversity of Pardubice
CZECH REPUBLICUniversity of Pardubice
CROATIAUniversity of Split
Entrepreneurs Association of RovinjChamber of Crafts and Trades of Istrian
Region in Pula City of Rovinj
University of Rijeka
CROATIAUniversity of Split
Entrepreneurs Association of RovinjChamber of Crafts and Trades of Istrian
Region in Pula City of Rovinj
University of Rijeka
SLOVENIARegional Development Agency of Nova
GoricaTechnological Park of Nova Gorica
University of Nova GoricaUniversity Incubator of Koper
Koper Bank
SLOVENIARegional Development Agency of Nova
GoricaTechnological Park of Nova Gorica
University of Nova GoricaUniversity Incubator of Koper
Koper Bank
SERBIAAssociation of Entrepreneurs
and Industrialist of Serbia International Entrepreneurship
Academy of Belgrade
SERBIAAssociation of Entrepreneurs
and Industrialist of Serbia International Entrepreneurship
Academy of Belgrade
POLANDTechnical University of
Lodz
POLANDTechnical University of
Lodz
ITALYConfartigianato of San Donà di Piave
Chamber of Commerce of Venice“Ca’ Foscari” University of Venice
Veneto Innovazione S.p.A.CRACA - Regional Centre for the Crafts
Assistance and CooperationUPA - Provincial Crafts Union
CO.FIDI VenezianoCGIA - Jesolo
Confartigianato Services Centre of the Eastern Veneto
Cassa Risparmio di Venezia - Group Intesa/San Paolo
Banca Popolare Friuladria - Group Credit Agricole
Banca S. Biagio of the Eastern VenetoCISL - Italian Confederation of Workers
Union of the Eastern VenetoITIS “Volterra”, Technical High School of
San Donà di PiaveITIS “Luzzatto”, Technical High School of
PortogruaroConfartigianato of Portogruaro
Confartigianato of Riviera del BrentaFootwear Polytechnic Institute of Strà
ITALYConfartigianato of San Donà di Piave
Chamber of Commerce of Venice“Ca’ Foscari” University of Venice
Veneto Innovazione S.p.A.CRACA - Regional Centre for the Crafts
Assistance and CooperationUPA - Provincial Crafts Union
CO.FIDI VenezianoCGIA - Jesolo
Confartigianato Services Centre of the Eastern Veneto
Cassa Risparmio di Venezia - Group Intesa/San Paolo
Banca Popolare Friuladria - Group Credit Agricole
Banca S. Biagio of the Eastern VenetoCISL - Italian Confederation of Workers
Union of the Eastern VenetoITIS “Volterra”, Technical High School of
San Donà di PiaveITIS “Luzzatto”, Technical High School of
PortogruaroConfartigianato of Portogruaro
Confartigianato of Riviera del BrentaFootwear Polytechnic Institute of Strà
GERMANYInternational Graduate
School Zittau
GERMANYInternational Graduate
School Zittau
SLOVAKIAUniversity of Kosice
SLOVAKIAUniversity of Kosice
ROMANIAMehedinti County
CouncilUniversity “Transilvania”
of BrasovUniversity of Craiova
ROMANIAMehedinti County
CouncilUniversity “Transilvania”
of BrasovUniversity of Craiova
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAUniversity of Banja Luka
University of ZenicaZEDA - Regional
Development Agency of Zenica
City of Zenica
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAUniversity of Banja Luka
University of ZenicaZEDA - Regional
Development Agency of Zenica
City of Zenica
THE
NEW
WEBSITE
www.partenariato.itwww.partenariato.it
“Service Network to support SMEs”WEB PORTAL – WEB PORTAL – www.partenariato.itwww.partenariato.it
To search business partners and to internationalize the enterprises’ activity, to build stable business partnerships and to share e-business practices
Search engine for enterprises
“Service Network to support SMEs” WEB PORTAL – WEB PORTAL – www.partenariato.itwww.partenariato.it
To provide information concerning the EU Programmes, initiatives and instruments to face the process connected with the enterprises internationalization
Services and
information
“Service Network to support SMEs” WEB PORTAL – www.partenariato.itWEB PORTAL – www.partenariato.it
To carry out “Business audits” through direct contacts with entrepreneurs with the aim at understanding how the firms produce their competitive knowledge, at drawing enterprises closer to innovation and research, at favoring the interaction among different realities
Business audits
“Service Network to support SMEs”PROJECT RESULTSRESULTS
FROM THE PROJECT END ONWARDS
The use of the website
The request from enterprises for direct or on-line assistance
in the field of e-business or
internationalization
Cooperation with Croatian/Italian firms
Creation of synergies between enterprises of the 2
countries
The use of the information technologies and Internet by The use of the information technologies and Internet by enterprises for e-business and internationalization activitiesenterprises for e-business and internationalization activities
THANK YOU VERY MUCHTHANK YOU VERY MUCHFOR YOUR ATTENTIONFOR YOUR ATTENTION
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