Transcript Diapositiva 1

EU REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR
SMEs ACCESS to PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT
Doing business with the UN
Århus, den 2.december 2009.
INTERREG IVC Programme.
www.interreg4c.net
INTERREG IVC Programme is part of the European Territorial
Cooperation Objective of the Structural Fund Policies for the
Period 2007-2013.
It aims, by means of interregional cooperation, to improve the
effectiveness of regional development policies and contribute to
economic modernisation and increased competitiveness of
Europe.
Priority 1 (Lisbon strategy):
-Innovation and Knowledge Economy Innovation, Research
and Technology Transfer.
-Entrepreneurship and SMEs.
-Information Society.
-Employment, Human Resources and Education
EuroProc General Framework
Spain
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czech Rep.
Poland
Portugal
Denmark
France
Italy
Catalan Innovation & Internationalisation Agency
Regional Development Agency of Bucharest
Hungarian Investment and Trade Development
Agency
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vratsa
Vratsa Regional Administration
Regional Council Moravia Silesia
The Upper Silesian Regional Development Agency
Institute fir Enterprise Development of Madeira
Business Link Central Denmark
Enterprise Rhône-Alpes International
Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Craft Trade and
Agriculture of Milan
Partnership
EuroProc Background
• Public Procurement represents a market estimated at over
16% of the GDP of EU-27. Yet SMEs are not taking full
advantage of the opportunities.
• Performance of SMEs is low and different among European
regions (studies by DG Enterprise, DG Internal Market).
• Procurement market is competitive, specialized and time
consuming for SMEs.
EuroProc objectives.
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GENERAL OBJECTIVE.
To increase the competitiveness of EU regions and SMEs through the
participation in EU tendering systems.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.
Improve the competitiveness and internationalisation of EU SMEs trough
public procurement. Create a new business line for SMEs.
Recognize and take advantage of the increasing business opportunities
existing in public procurement.
Change and adapt policy tools to facilitate SMEs participation in public
procurement.
Provide effective instruments of support in order to overcome the
obstacles SMEs face when participating in public procurement markets.
EuroProc Tool Kit.
• Joint Conferences.
• Regional Dissemination
Events.
• Newsletters.
• Brochures.
• Training Sessions.
• Thematic Seminars.
• Staff exchange.
• Site Visits
• Study Visits.
• Interregional Benchmarking
research.
• Best Practice Guides.
• Thematic surveys.
• Pilot actions.
• Website:
www.europroc.eu
Benchmarking Study.
Objective:
Identify and share best practices in Public Procurement amongst partners
in order to provide the best instruments to SMEs.
• INFORMATION:
Where SMEs can find funding opportunities?
• TRAINING:
How SME should apply for EU funding?
• COACHING:
How SME should work on the real application forms to
get EU co-financing?
• LOBBYING:
How regional institutions should represent SMEs to
financing authorities?
Facts
Kæmpesummer – 16% af BNP fra de 27 EU-lande
1.800 mia. € eller 1.800.000.000.000 €
Svært at gennemskue, hvor meget er reelt
42% af værdien af kontrakter går til SMV`er
64% af antallet af kontrakter går til SMV`er
99% af virksomhederne i EU er SMV`er
Bevågenhed fra udbydernes side – hvordan kan udbudene gøres lettere
tilgængelige for SMV`er
Fokus i fremtiden på sustainable public procurement – mål for fx. GPP
www.europroc.eu
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Contact details of EuroPROC partners.
Information on funding opportunities.
Newsletter.
Deliverables: Benchmarking studies & surveys;
Agenda of activities.