Liikanen attends SME forum
19 March 2001 - 19 March 2001
European Commissioner for Information society and Enterprise, Erkki Liikanen, will be attending a small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) forum in Växjö, Sweden on 19 and 20 March. The conference has been arranged by the European Commission in conjunction with the Swedish Ministry of Industry, Employment and communications.
Joining Mr Liikanen will be Sweden's Minister for Industry, Employment and Communications, Björn Rosengren, State Secretary Lars Rekke and Lorimer Mackenzie, a director from the Enterprise DG.
The aim of the conference is to exchange experiences and examples of good practice in SME policies. A benchmarking study highlighting how ten different countries have shaped their entrepreneurship policies, and the areas to which they award priority will be presented by researchers from the Forum for research on SMEs.
Workshops on subjects such as new entrepreneurship demands, entrepreneurs in the new economy, non-material assets, design in the knowledge-based society and customer-adapted products and services will also take place.
Joining Mr Liikanen will be Sweden's Minister for Industry, Employment and Communications, Björn Rosengren, State Secretary Lars Rekke and Lorimer Mackenzie, a director from the Enterprise DG.
The aim of the conference is to exchange experiences and examples of good practice in SME policies. A benchmarking study highlighting how ten different countries have shaped their entrepreneurship policies, and the areas to which they award priority will be presented by researchers from the Forum for research on SMEs.
Workshops on subjects such as new entrepreneurship demands, entrepreneurs in the new economy, non-material assets, design in the knowledge-based society and customer-adapted products and services will also take place.