| › INSME - International
Network for SMEs
 The
International
Network for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises - INSME
is a non profit Association open to international membership.
Its mission is to stimulate transnational cooperation
and public and private partnership in the field of innovation
and technology transfer to SMEs.
» Contacts
› Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade
The Ministry
of Industry, Tourism and Trade is responsible for
the proposal and execution of the politics of the Government
in matter of industrial development, energy, commercial
politics, of the small and medium enterprises, of tourism
and of telecommunications.
› Centre for Innovation and Business
Development - CIDEM
 The
Centre
for Innovation and Business Development (CIDEM) was
created 20 years ago by the Catalan Government’s Ministry
of Employment and Industry, with the aim of improving
the competitiveness of Catalonia’s industrial community,
made up chiefly of small and medium-sized companies.
Now it is concentrating on innovation, the backbone of future industrial policy.
» Contacts
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IPI - Italian Institute for Industrial Promotion
 IPI
(Italian Institute for Industrial Promotion) is a
governmental agency working under the auspices and following
the guidelines of the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities.
It is specialised in the promotion of growth and competitiveness
of production systems. To this end, IPI provides technical
assistance and training to the central and local public
administration and to partner Countries' Governments in
arranging, planning, implementing and managing
sectoral and factoral policies, aid policies and measures,
EU programmes and initiatives, technology transfer networks
and bilateral and multilateral international cooperation
processes.
» Contacts
› MAP
- Italian Ministry of Productive Activities
 The
Italian Ministry of Productive Activities is responsible
for handling Italian government policies in the following
areas: business development, general condition for enterprise
growth, innovation, tourism, commerce, energy and information
technology.
› OECD - Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development
 The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation.
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