PIN-SME

Brussels, 5 November, 2008 - PIN-SME has elaborated a response to the European Commission’s consultation on “A Strategy for ICT R&D and Innovation in Europe”. PIN-SME considers that Europe’s ICT R&D and innovation agenda is skewed too heavily towards research. A rebalancing is needed. While Europe must continue to develop new technologies, it should devote greater efforts to innovation to ensure research results find a market.

Brussels, 10 October, 2008 - Johann Steszgall, PIN-SME President, will presented the ICT SMEs‘ perspectives at the European Conference on e-Skills in Thessaloniki on 9-10 October 2008.

Brussels, 9 October, 2008 – At the 11th Summit Economic Forum of Central European Initiative (CEI) hosted by Moldova, PIN-SME participated on a conference session together with the European Commission. The session is entitled “SMEs and ICT in the CEI Region: Entrepreneurial associations’ role in fostering growth and competitiveness” and PIN-SME was represented by the Secretary General Mr Sebastiano Toffaletti. Moreover, Martin Prager and George Brashnarov - Austrian and Bulgarian PIN-SME members - intervened on behalf of their national organizations.

Brussels, 23 September, 2008 - Prof. Alexander Wurzer, Director of the Institute for Intellectual Property Management at the Steinbeis University in Berlin, will presents the views of NORMAPME and PIN-SME at the Workshop of the European Commission on IPR and ICT Standardisation on 19 November in Brussels.

Brussels, 15 September, 2008 - PIN-SME President, Johann Steszgal, and Vice- President Italy,Gianfranco Granara,were iinvited as speakers at the 20th WCC (World Computer Conference). The event organized under the advocacy of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) took place for the first time in Italy, in Milan from 7th to 10th September 2008, at the MIC - Milano Convention Centre.