Why SMEs should take full advantage of the benefits and opportunities offered by European Standards?

The European Conference "SMEs and Standardisation" will be held in the Square Business Center in Brussels on the 28th May 2013. It will provide a unique opportunity to discuss how to promote the successful participation of SMEs in standardisation activities, and make it easier for them to access the results.

What are the benefits that European Standards can offer to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?  

• To improve their efficiency and competitiveness, minimize waste and reduce costs. 
• To ensure the quality and safety of products and services, and to make it easier to sell them throughout Europe and around the world  
• To help to create a level playing field, allowing SMEs to access more markets and to attract new customers.  

SMEs can take full advantage of the benefits and opportunities offered by European Standards, but often don't know how.

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European e-Skills Conference, 13 December 2011, Brussels

The European e-Skills 2011 Conference will be a kick-off for the preparation of the European e-Skills Week, which will be held on 26-30 March 2012. As an initiative of the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, the European e-Skills Week Conference will feature the presentation of the roadmap for the European e-Skills Week campaign in 2012, together with presentations from industry leaders, policy makers and key note speakers from universities and an overview of different national activities.

The conference is organised by the European Commission Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry, in partnership with DIGITALEUROPE, EUN Schoolnet and other leading stakeholders.

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Internet of Things high level conference,16 May 2011, Budapest

On May 16, 2011 the European Commission and the Hungarian Innovation Office are jointly organizing a high level Internet of Things conference in Budapest, as part of the program of the Hungarian EU Presidency. The conference is joining a series of other events of the Future Internet Week between 16-20 May, 2011.

The conference will cover topics which presently are high on the agenda of policy makers, technology providers and potential users. The will include presentations about the aims and objectives of the EU in respect of the technology, the new research roadmap, privacy and data protection issues, as well as panel discussions about the societal challenges of IoT, major application areas, and governance aspects.

Representatives of the Commission and the Hungarian government, as well as renown speakers of industry and academia from around the World will introduce the newest results and challenges of the new technology.

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