Digital Economy Seminar for SMEs – 1st European SME Week 09

The Digital Economy Seminar for SMEs was held on 8th May 2009 at the Customs House in Porto. It was part of the 1st European SME Week 09 and was organised by the DGAE – Directorate-General for Economic Activities in collaboration with IAPMEI – Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Innovation Support Institute, IP, of the Ministry for the Economy and Innovation.

The Digital Economy Seminar for SMEs programme (in Portuguese) involved an opening intervention by the Director General for Economic Activities, Mário Lobo, followed by an intervention by the President of the Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC), Luis Magalhães, entitled The Information Society in Portugal (text in Portuguese), a presentation the Digital SMEs and SIED – System of Incentives for the Digital Economy actions by the DGAE’s Director of Service for Entrepreneurial Innovation and Competitiveness, José António Feu, a presentation of best practices for SIED projects by 5 enterprises, and a presentation of the actions supporting the Digital Economy at QREN.