Enrica Chiozza
Dir. Gen. Information Society and Media EU
Abstract of the presentation
The presentation will address the issue of collaboration concerning software and ICT among small and medium sized enterprises. It will cover the experience and pitfalls over the last five years of European developments, the difference between organising Industry and SME’s and the issue of trust and continuity . The Term “digital ecosystems” refers to the added value, the strengths and weaknesses of collaborative efforts in ICT. The presentation will also address some of the issues in New Member States and the lack of scientific data on the uptake of Open Source.
Bio:
Enrica Chiozza is working in the Software Technologies Unit at Directorate General for Information Society and Media, European Commission. Enrica is currently following issues related to the economic impact of open source software and standardization in software services. Since she joined the Commission she has followed research and development projects aimed at boosting information communication technologies in small organisations and their impact on the local growth. Currently, she is performing a research work on “economic ecosystems for local growth: the role of the ICT” in the framework of her PhD work for the University Autonomous of Madrid, Faculty of Economics, Department of Structural Economy. She joined the Commission in 2000, working as Project Officer in the area of e-business. Before joining the European Commission she worked for more than nine years as research and development project manager for a Spanish private research institute specialised in knowledge-based engineering. Enrica has been editor of several volumes describing European best practices and research results like: E-work and E-commerce; “Novel solutions and practices for a global networked economy”, “eBusiness Showcase”. She has been speaker in several seminars, workshops and summer courses and member of international conferences organisation comittees.
Events: EU Projects, (local) Policies & SME's