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In May 2017, European DIGITAL SME Alliance launched the #digitalSME4skills campaign that was initiated in the framework of
Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition. The campaign calls European SMEs to train young professionals and help them gaining digital skills through Apprenticeship schemes. In addition,
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SABINA is an EU funded
Horizon 2020 project that aims at developing new technology and financial models to exploit synergies between electrical flexibility and the thermal inertia of buildings . DIGITAL SME is in charge of all standardisation related activities of the SABINA project . These include
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Horizon 2020 project which seeks to create and maintain an Observatory of the European and national research and innovation projects in the field of cybersecurity . DIGITAL SME is responsible for stakeholders’ (especially SMEs’) engagement, early validation and animation of
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TC CYBER expert, Massimo
Vanetti – OneM2M expert, Fabio Guasconi – ISO/IEC JCT 1 SC 27 expert, George Babinov – ETSI ATTM expert, Emil Dimitrov – ETSI TCCE expert. In addition, DIGITAL SME and SBS representative prof. Vladimir Poulkov was elected as a vice chairman of the ETSI general assembly in
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and neighboring countries, all together it associates more than 45,000 SMEs. DIGITAL SME was established in 2007 (back then it was named Pan
European ICT & eBusiness Network for SME) to represent the voice of ICT SMEs and their interests in the European institutions and other international
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ICT Sectoral approach in SBS Digital SME is responsible for the implementation and coordination of all the ICT sectoral activities within the
Working Programme of the Small Business Standards . This includes, but is not limited to, representation of ICT SMEs’ interests in the standardisation
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In 2013, the Pan
European ICT & eBusiness Network for SMEs was among the founding members of SBS (Small Business Standards). Since then, DIGITAL SME representatives have always been appointed to SBS Board, and its experts have been taking part in the technical committees of European
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monitors EU policies and regulations on ICT, gets involved into their creation processes, and informs its members about these policies (e.g. promotion of 10 policy ideas to enhance the EU digital SME Economy ; lobbying against the tax breaks for the multinational companies,
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project that aims at developing ICT vocational education training programmes and certifications based on eCF framework and the ESCO IT occupations . Main DIGITAL SME responsibility in the project – project governance, and management of the
Stakeholders’ Committee.
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In the period of 2015-2016, DIGITAL SME was campaigning for the creation of an open market for data usage, where both manufacturers and users of data-producing machines are entitled to use the data. DIGITAL SME's recommendations were taken up by the
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European level, dealing with variety of topics that are relevant to ICT SMEs. Such actions or initiatives might include: participation in or organization of training programmes, conferences, seminars, research
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European ICT & eBusiness Network for SMEs has changed its name to European DIGITAL SME Alliance. The same year, it became a founding member of another important body – European Cyber Security Organisation
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The same year (2016), DIGITAL SME also became a member and a pledger of the newly created Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition - an initiative created by the European Commission to tackle e-skills gap in Europe.
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processes at European and international standardization bodies, awareness raising activities among the SMEs (but also among the policy makers, other organisations, etc.) about the benefits of standards.
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In July 2017, reacting to the upcoming review of European Cybersecurity Strategy, European DIGITAL SME Alliance has published its position paper on cybersecurity, developed in a cooperation with ECSO.
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project that aims at simplifying the design, deployment and management of multi-cloud services. DIGITAL SME acts as a project communications coordinator, and is reaching out to SMEs’ community.
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that announced the Communication on Building a European Data Economy and accompanying Staff Working document. The reference was made to DIGITAL SME's position paper (published earlier in 2015).
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Following a prominent public discussion on patentability of software, the Pan European ICT & eBusiness Network for SMEs was founded in 2007. Its establishment was initiated by
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to promote SMEs’ interests in the standardisation process, to raise SMEs’ awareness about standardization, to motivate SMEs to become involved in the standardisation process.
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Members of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance are national associations of ICT SMEs in European Union and neighboring countries. The member organisations are:
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analysis of standards landscape in the scope of SABINA and provision of recommendations on the elevation of SABINA project items to formal standards.
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CNA - Comunicazione e Terziario Avanzato, Confederazione Nazionale dell’Artigianato e della Piccola e Media impresa (
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STIKK - Kosovo Association of Information and Communication Technology (
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467:Official website SMEunited, formerly UAPME
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396:European DIGITAL SME Alliance is:
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349:produces newsletters and studies;
844:Lobbying organizations in Europe
824:Organisations based in Belgium
360:DIGITAL SME Project activities
246:It-forum midtjylland (Denmark)
188:2012–2013: Charles Huthwaite (
181:2013–2015: Bo Sejer Frandsen (
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174:from June 2015: Oliver Grün (
119:History and main achievements
96:European DIGITAL SME Alliance
17:European DIGITAL SME Alliance
202:2007–2010: Johann Steszgal (
295:, Serbia, North Macedonia,
243:DIGITAL SME France (France)
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252:Skillnet Ireland (Ireland)
195:2010–2012: Bruno Robine (
135:bodies: George Sharkov –
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814:Employers' organizations
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258:Vojvodina ICT Cluster (
281:Bosnia and Herzegovina
307:Goals and activities
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375:eCF Alliance is an
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34:DIGITAL SME
808:Categories
601:New Europa
436:Hola Cloud
411:References
293:Montenegro
291:, Latvia,
100:community
72:President
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604:Archived
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224:Bulgaria
46:Brussels
39:Location
297:Ukraine
285:Romania
277:Albania
211:Members
204:Austria
183:Denmark
176:Germany
83:Website
50:Belgium
337:etc.);
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270:Kosovo
260:Serbia
197:France
140:2016.
125:UEAPME
238:Spain
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527:ESCO
491:ETSI
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