council resolut novemb small medium size industri enterpris sme technolog innov council european union note treati establish european commun set object achiev competit commun industri promot scientif technolog base special refer sme stress hand relationship competit enterpris research technolog develop innov hand major role plai sme process technolog innov recogn capit import sme european union economi case smaller enterpris creation job great capac sme adapt structur market recal initi growth white paper growth competit employ recogn measur promot intern dimens sme strengthen technolog potenti adapt intern market recal european council meet cann june stress fundament role plai sme factor social stabil econom dynam ask commiss submit report polici develop subject present measur improv effect fiscal measur encourag creation measur reduc administr burden encourag particip train research programm note council resolut octob give full scope dynam innovatori potenti small medium size enterpris includ craft sector micro enterpris competit economi note commiss commun septemb amp polici sme note report european parliament industri research develop advisori committe describ disadvantag situat sme insist involv intern amp system propos measur encourag note proceed progress commiss definit sme recogn internation global econom relat increas competit world market make facilit access technolog sme recogn necess acquir technolog access innov industri servic enterpris tradit note technolog point view group industri sme technolog produc sme intang factor great import develop amp activ particip activ sme consum technolog translat result research technolog develop applic group crucial relev achiev commerci result sme limit research develop capac incorpor product process product advanc made notabl preced group surviv competit depend note sme tradit sector aforement group european union favour region involv process technolog innov point conclus adopt meet april high technolog industri enterpris stress sme plai import role measur enterpris note creat strengthen technolog base sme europ consid sme technolog limit amp capac import european union scienc technolog system benefit result achiev ii invit commiss account present work definit sme problem face technolog base sme provid statist studi particip sme commun programm establish criteria distinguish independ sme subsidiari larg enterpris assess report progress exist commun measur intend facilit access technolog innov sme collabor member state develop measur devis measur contribut achiev end access inform advic improv system dissemin technolog inform commun programm result aim sme take advantag exist commun nation region local network promot technolog inform servic order sme identifi technolog encourag sme high qualiti suppli consult servic field strateg manag qualiti financ amp innov increas effici partner search instrument improv coordin cooper facilit industri cooper enterpris technolog advanc tradit enterpris aim appli technic success marketplac quickli extens result improv competit commun industri gener facilit cooper larg enterpris sme includ subcontractor technolog develop facilit inclus sme commun amp project facilit cooper higher educ institut research technolog centr sme technolog increas real effect particip sme amp programm make commiss consult sme associ rule encourag high qualiti leadership effect particip sme framework programm share cost project continu process start harmon manag procedur simplifi formal improv speed payment contract continu effort make select procedur composit select bodi transpar take account complementar framework amp programm eureka strengthen relat exchang inform project greater fluiditi institut contact facilit train technolog sme staff entrepreneur framework exist instrument strengthen measur dissemin transfer technolog close collabor member state take advantag exist network structur measur intend cover sme technolog requir technolog infrastructur intermedi bodi identifi requir give advic carri technolog exchang sme cooper research sme amp capac incorpor adapt technolog sme network work network carri collabor member state consolid optim exist network industri sme associ particip social econom entiti involv servic enterpris encourag develop network requir exist financi measur examin altern financi arrang facilit develop particip sme activ connect amp technolog innov risk capit soft loan provid possibl case amp programm target financ sme smaller studi detail wai coordin relev commun polici develop framework exist programm action favour sme iii undertak debat half analyz review basi commiss report result progress implement measur resolut oj