4th PG Meeting and Workshop
April 23, 2003

 

WORKSHOP
SMES' ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE: DEMAND, MARKET SUPPLY, RESEARCH AND POLICIES
December 16 - 17, 2002
Renaissance Brussels Hotel
19, Rue Du Parnasse
1050 Brussels

Based on the following experts' contributions, the workshop aims to stimulate discussion on the research and policy implications of an innovative vision of the access of small businesses to the digital - knowledge economy.

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1. SMEs' demand

2. Pioneering solutions & tools for access & management of information and knowledge for SMEs

3. Access & management of information and knowledge in the value chain and in inter-organisational Intranets

4. New businesses in the access to knowledge: the online information market

5. Knowledge creation process in knowledge and in non-knowledge services

6. Reconfiguration of the firm (the resource-capability-competence approach)

7. Technology prospective and policy intelligence supporting policy innovation


4TH POLICY GROUP MEETING

December 17, 2002
Renaissance Brussels Hotel
19, Rue Du Parnasse
1050 Brussels

PROGRAMME

Chair: Thanassis Chrissafis, CEC, DG INFSO

9:30
Bridging the Workshop to the 4th PG meeting: processing conclusions into public policy issues,

Patrizia Fariselli (Nomisma)

10:00
Policies for the access to digital/knowledge economy: a DEEDS-based methodology exercise

Olana Bojic, Julia Culver Hopper (Nomisma) - <presentation ppt> - <paper pdf>

10:30
UK e-Business Surveys and the Development of an International Benchmarking Framework

Neill Irwin (DTI -UK) <presentation ppt>
International Benchmarking Study 2002 http://www.ukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk/benchmarking2002/index.html
E-Commerce Impacts: A Review of Sector Studies
http://www.ukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk/cms/template/general-content.jsp?id=42718
UK online report 2002
http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/oee/oee.nsf/sections/esummit-ukoannrep-pdf/$file/annualreport02.pdf
International e-Economy Benchmarking
http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/oee/oee.nsf/sections/esummit-benchmarking/$file/whole_report.pdf
e-Business Prospects (expert panel)
http://www.ukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk/cms/resource/file/e-Business_Prospects.pdf

11:00 - Discussion

13:00 Lunch

14.30
DEEDS in 2003: planning the last phase - looking forward

Patrizia Fariselli (Nomisma) <presentation ppt>

15:00 Discussion

16:30 Conclusions
Thanassis Chrissafis, CEC - DG INFSO

17:00 End of the meeting

Other Documents

Beep Brochure 2002

Attendees