Promotion of ICTs usage by SMEs as an enabler of Value Networks
All around Europe regions have implemented different strategies to promote Information Society in SME’s convinced about the ICTs usage benefits to favour business sector. Those actions have contributed to the widely use of e-business as an opportunity for SME’s growth. 
 
ICT-VN want to go one step further and introduce a new challenge on information society promotion policies for SMEs. Today’s business environment tend toward more networked forms of organization and ICT’s development is one of the main drivers to facilitate interactions and value networks creation.

The project relies on the cooperation among 10 partners, from 9 countries willing to increase the impact of regional strategies for the Information Society and ICT promotion and development in SMEs in order to promote networking and contribute to the improvement of their regional economic competitiveness. New strategies will focus on three key sectors: agrifood, commerce/services and tourism.

Partnership is composed by
public bodies mandated by their regional authorities complementary in the field of information society, regional development and business and innovation sector:  
LP: (Spain) Navarra Fundación Dedalo para la Sociedad de la Información. P2: (Greece) Regional Development Sector, R.A. Computer Technology Institute. P3  (Italy) Emilia Romagna ERVET Economic Development Agency L.t.d. P4: Malta Communications Authority.
P5: (Denmark) Agro Business Park. P6: (Belgium) TeleRegions Network. P7: (Slovenia) RDA of Northern Primorska Ltd Nova Gorica
P8: (Hungary) West-Transdanubian Regional Development Agency.
P9-P10: (Ireland) West business and Innovation Center and Border Regional Authority

The activities will develop in 36 months structured in 3 components:
Two transversal components C1:Management and coordination and C2: Communication and Dissemination.
C3 represents the core element of the project including seven phases:1. Identification of good Practices and experiences (10 per region)
on IS promotion in SME’s 2. Exchange of experiences among regions. 3.Selection and Description of Transferrable Good Practices ( 5 per region) 4. Best Practices selection, study and Evaluation (1 per region) following a common methodology. 5. Training sessions and study visits to the selected good practices 6. Development of 1 Regional Transfer Plan per region. 7. Development of practical guides: "Guide of good Practices" and "Transfer Handbook of Good Practices".The main expected results are 20 interregional events, 243 participants, 80 good practices identified, 8 ICT regional policies adressed and 20 staff members with increased capacity.