On Tuesday, June 18th the meeting “Which e-services for the company and business networks” was held at Malvezzi Palace, in Bologna, organized by the Province of Bologna within the ESSENCE European project, funded by the Central Europe Programme. The main objective of the project is the promotion of innovative services for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises using IT technologies aimed at delivering e-services and encouraging the creation and development of business networks. The event, organized in collaboration with ITL Institute for Transports and Logistics of the Emilia-Romagna Region, represented an opportunity to present the project to the territory also thanks to contributions from the world of the University, research and digital innovation.

Representatives of local authorities, businesses and professionals were present at the meeting.

The next project phase will involve the analysis of good practices and innovation needs of SMEs. Furthermore, an open source platform will be developed to provide online services, and pilot cases on business networks will be promoted.

The presentations of speakers’ interventions can be consulted on this webpage.