• DocumentCode
    3771416
  • Title

    SMEs, new technologies & e-business: The ?Globeez project?

  • Author

    Elizabeth Filippouli

  • Author_Institution
    We Media UK, 404 Albany House, 324 Regent Street, W1B 3HH, London, UK
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    The Internet presents tremendous growth potential for enterprises and business. Based on disintermediation it reaches larger audience than any medium in history. There is a robust tide of SMEs and potential producers, consumers, seller, buyers representing a vast pool of target groups, setting new trends in consumerism and markets. Following extensive research the Globeez project was created as a social networking platform to serve as an important vehicle for these trends and to address the crying need for virtual and physical fora filling the gap between governments, corporations, universities, civil and social organizations and individuals. With the use of New Interactive Technologies, the Globeez project aims at addressing issues like: Productivity gap, relocation of low quality standardized jobs and high skilled work outside the EU, job losses, inclusion, SMEs encouragement/promotion, knowledge-based Economy and strengthen the European Research and Innovation Area by investing in human capital, emerging technologies, innovative systems and collaborative networking.
  • Keywords
    Technological innovation
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Technology Management Conference (ICE), 2009 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-85358-259-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ITMC.2009.7461439
  • Filename
    7461439