17:00 - 19:00

Networking cocktail

The networking cocktail will be held at the Hotel Mercure Brussels Airport (2' walking distance from the venue).

08:45 - 09:10

Registration and welcome coffee

09:10 - 09:30

Welcome and Introduction

Objectives of the day

Welcoming words from the Interreg Europe joint secretariat

Digitalisation of SMEs support in Interreg Europe projects

09:30 - 10:30

Digitalisation of SME support services: international state of the art

The EU perspective: the EC eGovernment Action Plan – focus on interaction with businesses

Alma Joy Ridderhof, DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT)

Good Practice from Trentino, Italy

Marco Combetto, Trentino Digitale Spa - Provincia autonoma di Trento

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30

Interactive introduction for participants

11:30 - 12:30

Digital transformation of the business support system: useful practical examples

Good practice pitching

Efficient business administration
One Stop Shop for Productive Activities (SUAP) - Veronica Nenci, Florence, Italy, PURE COSMOS 

Online management of funding applications and grants/loans
On-line grant schemes - Liguria Region, Italy, PURE COSMOS

Efficient access to business support
Digital tool for Start-ups 'My Business' - Malene Aaram Vike, Møre and Romsdal County Council, Norway, OSS 

Efficient business support delivery
Online portal for SMEs, checklist for SMEs on internationalization readiness - Amna Potocnik, Maribor Development Agency, Slovenia, INTRA

12:30 - 13:30

Networking lunch

13:30 - 15:30

Digital transformation of the business support system: interaction with peers

The aim of this session is to provide participants with an opportunity for concrete exchange on their challenges, approaches and practices by fostering interaction. 

Group discussions will be moderated in a world café style.

Selected topics:

  • Efficient business administration
  • Online management of funding applications
  • Efficient access to business support
  • Efficient business support delivery
  • Efficient sensitization

Rene Tõnnisson, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform

Luc Schmerber, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 - 16:30

Wrap-up and end of the workshop

  • Reporting back from the interactive session
  • Thematic conclusions
  • Next steps: learning bag, possible follow-up

Rene Tõnnisson, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform

Luc Schmerber, Thematic Expert - SME Competitiveness, Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform

Research and innovation SME competitiveness Low-carbon economy Environment and resource efficiency