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Support of e-Business for SMEs
The German Federal Governments Approach
Dr. Peter BleeckGerman Federal Ministryof
Economics and Technology
DEEDSDüsseldorf, 4 December 2001
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Support of e-Business for SMEs
Main action lines of Information Society Policy
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1999 German Action Program on Innovation and Jobs
in the Information Society of the 21st Century
2000 European Action Plan e-Europe 2002 - an
Information Society for All
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2000 Program of Chancellor Schröder Internet
for All - 10 steps on the way to Information
Society
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Support of e-Business for SMEs
Central elements of IS-Policy
promotion of internet economy
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creation of an appropriate framework (law,
security, selfregulation)
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integration of the whole society (Internet for
All)
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innovative private-public partnerships (D 21
Alliance for Jobs Training and Competitiveness)
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collaboration in international fora (EU, OECD,
WTO, Global Business Dialogue)
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Support of e-Business for SMEs
Present Priorities

• Legal Framework
• Law Governing Framework Conditions for
  Electronic Signatures and Amending other
  Regulations - 22 May 2001
• Draft Law governing Legal Framework Conditions
  for Electronic Commerce - in preparation
• Laws abolishing the rebates act and the
  ordinance on premiums
• Self-regulation (D 21-Initiative)

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Support of e-Business for SMEs
Present Priorities

• IT-security
• still of major concern
• various publicity campaigns and initiatives
  (Internet for All) aiming also at SMEs
• CERT (Computer Emergency Responce Team) for SMEs
• Task Force Secure Internet

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Support of e-Business for SMEs
Present Priorities

• e-Government
• All public services online by 2005
• Pilot project for e-Procurement
• Media_at_Komm electronic public services in three
  pilot projects, including regional market
  places
• Electronic tax declaration

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Support of e-Business for SMEs
Present Priorities

• Public Support
• network of 24 regional and 3 sector-related
  competence centres
• need for more qualified information and
  training, less for plain awareness measures
• strengthening and opening of EC-network as well
  as regional networks
• internet prizes for demonstration of Best
  Practice in industry and crafts
• role of market places and procurement platforms

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