Press Release: Commission calls on Member States to adapt e-business policies to Europe’s changing environment

The European Commission has adopted a communication calling upon Member States and regions to review their e-business strategies in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to help them adapt to a continuously changing e-business environment. As part of the method of policy adopted at the Lisbon summit in March 2000, the Commission invites Member States to adopt voluntary e-business policy targets to accelerate the shift from e-commerce (buying and selling) to e-business (using e-tools to integrate all business processes). Voluntary targets should also help Member States to assess progress and impact of their e-business strategies. The Communication emphasises the importance of the take-up and diffusion of ICT among SMEs for enhancing the competitiveness of European enterprises and raising productivity and growth.

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/enterprise/ict/policy/e-bus-snfsme.htm http://ec.europa.eu/comm/enterprise/ict/policy/e-bus-snfsme.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/enterprise/ict/policy/godigital.htm http://ec.europa.eu/comm/enterprise/ict/policy/godigital.htm

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