- SMEi -- SMEi -SME MATCH EU SME MATCH EU

InitiativeInitiativeAntonio CaamañoAntonio Caamaño

AproTECHAproTECH

ANIELANIEL

What is ANIEL?What is ANIEL?

• ANIEL is the Spanish Association of ANIEL is the Spanish Association of Telecommunication IndustriesTelecommunication Industries

• Groups more than 200 SMEs in the Groups more than 200 SMEs in the telecommunications sectortelecommunications sector

• Has direct feedback of the needs and Has direct feedback of the needs and possibilities of IST Spanish SMEspossibilities of IST Spanish SMEs

What is AproTECH? What is AproTECH?

• AproTECH is an ANIEL initiative to AproTECH is an ANIEL initiative to – Encourage Spanish IST SMEs to get involved in FP6.Encourage Spanish IST SMEs to get involved in FP6.– Support SMEs that have no time or resources to get into Support SMEs that have no time or resources to get into

FP6 single-handed (not even to search IDEAL-IST).FP6 single-handed (not even to search IDEAL-IST).– Propose and Manage new initatives that are interesting Propose and Manage new initatives that are interesting

to the affiliated industries. to the affiliated industries. – And furthermore, match the different affiliated industries And furthermore, match the different affiliated industries

with new or existing initiatives.with new or existing initiatives.

• We can do it because of the existing extensive We can do it because of the existing extensive database of our affiliates and continous feedback.database of our affiliates and continous feedback.– The initiative is 1 month old and more than 40 Spanish The initiative is 1 month old and more than 40 Spanish

SMEs are already involved in AproTECH (and more SMEs are already involved in AproTECH (and more coming...)coming...)

What is SMEi?What is SMEi?

• SME MATCH EU Initiative is aimed to SME MATCH EU Initiative is aimed to replicate the AproTECH initiative at a replicate the AproTECH initiative at a European level.European level.

• More than 10 sister associations to More than 10 sister associations to ANIEL in different countries of the EU ANIEL in different countries of the EU have been already contacted for have been already contacted for possible partnership.possible partnership.

• Looking for more potential partners.Looking for more potential partners.

Key points of SMEiKey points of SMEi

• 3 year span initiative.3 year span initiative.• Building a dynamic database of EU IST Building a dynamic database of EU IST

SMEs SMEs – To enable accurate information of both To enable accurate information of both

industries and existing and possible industries and existing and possible initiatives.initiatives.

• Provide support form simple assessing Provide support form simple assessing to management of proposals.to management of proposals.

• Quick response to SMEs demands.Quick response to SMEs demands.

Thank youThank you

• Meeting in Madrid, ANIEL Building Meeting in Madrid, ANIEL Building – March, 17 , 9:00 a.m. (confirmation March, 17 , 9:00 a.m. (confirmation

pending)pending)

• Contact: Contact: – Antonio CaamañoAntonio Caamaño– aprotech@aniel.esaprotech@aniel.es