www.i-coin.net - i-COIN, a project where the citizen gets the opportunity to influence the new e-government/e-services solutions. Part financed by EU (European Union) and BSR (Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B).
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Basic conditions
In Denmark, SME´s are faced with increasing competition on the global market. They are faced with the constraint to identify foreign trade partners, foreign sub-suppliers. Either because they otherwise would face outsourcing or closure or because the companies buying their products are pressuring the price so low that they need to find foreign sub-suppliers in stead of producing the product themselves. Furthermore, when a buyer in a company is looking for sub-suppliers, 80 % of the sub-suppliers are found via searching the internet. This means that for SMEs to continue to keep their market share, they need to be visible on the web and they need to be able to handle e-commerce. If not, they face loss of market shares and, in the end, closure.  
 
The user panel groups made a comprehensive action plan comprising of the following main activities:
 
  • Identify at least 20 private companies that will be ready to participate in this pilot project (around 30 was found)
  • Preparing a questionnaire for the companies
  • Interviews
  • Preparing new information flow system (new e-service)
  • Creation of a pilot e-platform
  • Testing phase
  • Implementing phase
  • Adjustment phase
  • Evaluation
Updated: 2008-04-10