This document provides an overview of the SME 2.0 project, which aims to help small and medium enterprises in Europe utilize web 2.0 technologies and social networking tools in their business management. The project involves 10 partners from 4 countries and will create an online learning platform with 4 e-learning modules on topics like information management, project management, online marketing and human resources. It will also develop a networking platform for European SMEs to collaborate and share knowledge. The project runs from 2011-2013 and is funded by the European Commission.

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SME 2.0 – PROACTIVE NETWORKING IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT OF EUROPEAN SMES
LLP-LDV-TOI-2011-HU-012
Welcome
Welcome everybody in our first electronic
newsletter which aim is to inform about the SME
CONTENT
2.0 project activities.
This 24 months long project is a collaboration of 10 WELCOME ......................................................................... 1
partners from four countries. The “transfer of
KICK-OFF MEETING IN BUDAPEST.................... 1
innovation” will ‘valorize’ the results of two earlier
successful LdV projects: SMELearning and TENEGEN PROJECT AS A BEST PRACTISE ..... 2
TENEGEN. COSME PROGRAMME FOR THE
Small and Medium Enterprises are acknowledged all COMPETITIVENESS OF ENTERPRISES AND SMES
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over the world as the drivers of economic growth.
The economic importance of SMEs is declared in the PROJECT BASICS ......................................................... 3
European initiatives, but their limitations regarding
the innovations are reported in the related studies.
In spite of this fact even the new generation of SME 2.0 project will transplant the methodology
entrepreneurs (Net Generation) is not fully aware of into living and sustainable e-learning practice by
the business potential of social networks, online generating online, knowledge sharing community.
collaboration, and communication tools. SME2 Team
The aim of the project is to transform the http://sme2.prompt.hu
comprehensive methodology, the innovation of the
LdV project SMELearning into a proactive
networking of European SMEs, in which they will
able to utilize the business potential of the newest This issue were published by:
Prompt, Hungary
web 2.0 and networking technology offered by the
Editor: Mária Hartyányi
digital age. Copyright © SME2 Consortium
Kick-off meeting in Budapest
The Kick-off meeting of the project was arranged in Hungary, organized by
the project coordinator (P0-Prompt) in Budapest at 18-20. November 2011.
Key issues were as follows:
• Partners introduction, and their interest in the project
• Introduction of the donor projects SMELearning (DEIS), TENEGEN
(Prompt)
• WP-s general overview, presentations of the WP leaders
•IPR issues – consultation and decisions on IPR (IPR issues have not been
agreed yet, the next partnership meeting will clarify these issues)
• Introduction of the project management methods, the rules of financial
reports and the usage of the project portal
• Discussion of WP2 activities (needs-analysis) and prepare for WP3
• Agreement of the survey target groups, purpose, number of questions,
translations, participant countries and planned number of participant SMEs.
• Determination the deadline for the following tasks: needs-analysis draft
version, final version, translations, survey development on the portal,
survey carry out among the SMEs, Needs-Analysis report.
Following tasks:
• Next meeting: 17-18 May 2012.
• WP3: development of curriculum content
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Tenegen project as a Best Practise
TENEGEN, one of the donor projects for SME 2.0 was selected among the
BEST PRACTICEs in the LLL Programme in the category of "Skills and
competences of VET teachers, trainers and tutors"
"These projects are helping Europe along the path to meeting its 2020
targets for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. They are fostering new
ideas and innovations that are vital as Europe faces up to the challenges of a
competitive global environment. As Victor Hugo once wrote, "An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea
whose time has come."
To learn more, please visit the "Education & training" website of the European Commission.
The list of the selected projects in this category is available here.
The project leader, Prompt is very proud of this result and thank for all members of the consortium who put the
maximum of their professionality into the very heavy, two years long collaboration. TENEGEN community will continue
this collaboration in order to "... connect the teachers to reach and teach the Net Generation" all over Europe.
COSME
Programme for the Competitiveness of
Enterprises and SMEs
The new Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) will run from 2014 to 2020, with a planned
budget of €2.5bn (current prices).
Objectives
• facilitating access to finance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
• creating an environment favourable to business creation and growth
• encouraging an entrepreneurial culture in Europe
• increasing the sustainable competitiveness of EU companies
• helping small businesses operate outside their home countries and improving their access to markets
COSME will:
• ensure continuity with initiatives and actions already undertaken under the Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Programme (EIP), such as the Enterprise Europe Network, building on results and lessons learnt.
• continue the many successful features of the EIP, while simplifying management of the programme to make it
easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to benefit.
• support, complement and help coordinate actions by EU member countries. COSME will specifically tackle
transnational issues that – thanks to economies of scale and the demonstration effect – can be more
effectively addressed at European level.
Expected results
• easier access to finance for entrepreneurs and small businesses
• more prominent role for self-employment and business development as important sources of growth and job
creation
• in individual EU countries: a more competitive industry, more entrepreneurs and higher employment rates.
read more…
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Project basics
Acronym: SME 2.0
Title: SME 2.0 – Proactive Networking in Business Management of European SMEs
Duration: 1.October 2011 – 30. September 2013
Action type: Transfer of Innovation
Programme: Leonardo da Vinci – LLL Subprogramme
Participating countries: Hungary, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom
Website: http://sme2.prompt.hu
Contact: Mária Hartyányi, Prompt-G Educational Centre for Informatics, Hungary
E-mail: maria.hartyanyi@prompt.hu, skype: hmaria718
Partnership
PROMPT PROMPT-G Education and Training Centre for Information Technology HU www.prompt.hu
DEIS Cork Institute Of Technology in Ireland IE www.cit.ie
NYME University of West Hungary (Faculty of Economics) HU www.nyme.hu
CAPDM CAPDM Ltd. EN www.capdm.com
AICA Assotiation of Italian Information Technologie IT www.aicanet.it
SZIGSZ Széchenyi István Secondary Grammar and Comprehensive School HU www.szechenyi.hu
TREBAG TREBAG Ltd. HU www.trebag.hu
LIBETRA Libetra Service Ltd. HU
VART VisionArt Europe Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft HU
WireSpider WireSpider Ltd. HU
Target groups
⇒ managers, employees, owners of European SMEs.,
⇒ teachers and trainers of vocational education;
⇒ policy makers
⇒ European e-learning providers.
Objectives
⇒ SME 2.0 Multilingual Open Learning Platform with constructivist approach, with project based ìlearning
by doing methods.
⇒ e-learning course for SMEs that enables them to utilize the open source web 2.0 applications in their
business management
⇒ four e-learning modules (Information and knowledge management, Project management, Online
marketing Human resource management) for developing their advanced digital competencies in
practice oriented approach.
⇒ proactive Networking Platform of European SMEs which supports a heavy collaboration and knowledge
sharing among
⇒ disseminate the results all over Europe.
Work-packages
WP1 Project management
WP2 Systems Analysis and Design of the Transfer of Innovation, needs-analysis
WP3 SME 2.0 Course design by adapting the donor products
WP4 Implementation of SME 2.0 course content and the SME 2.0 Proactive Networking Platform
WP5 Implementation of SME 2.0 modules
WP6 Pilots
WP7 Develop EU dimension of SME 2.0 PNP based on ECVET, EQF
WP8 Evaluation
WP9 Dissemination and valorisation
Impact
The project would contribute to the general and specific objectives of LLL programme, to the LdV priorities by creating
a sustainable community of practice of SMSs in order they should create successful business management motorized
always by the newest information and communication technology
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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