| Project Detail |
Objectives That Region Gävleborgs SME companies receive increased growth through greater knowledge and insight, new networks and the opportunity to reach the public market and to improve the regions procurement strategy and procurement policy. Build and develop local and regional value chains that include the knowledge of the real needs of SMEs in the region and make the public procurement process understandable, and usefulness creation for the companies, and to develop the regional development strategy and the regions procurement policy and procurement process. Sub-goals 1 - 5 - New networks have been established, where the actors are companies, the public sector, the academy and non-profit organizations both regionally, nationally and internationally. - Having identified gaps and obstacles and responsibilities within and between all the different players different systems and structures. - Through pilot activities in the region gather knowledge of the whole and produce good examples for the benefit of the regions SME companies. - To increase SMEs knowledge of companies and other players knowledge of public procurement and to make visible, discover the opportunities of the public market for growth and to contribute to SMEs innovation power and product, service development. - That more SME companies want to participate and are equipped to participate in the public procurement process Working methods The assignment to carry out the project requires the active participation of the project group, which has its field of work close to the activities and the actors. The projects structure is based on running, maintaining and describing the processes in the project. The processes in a holistic perspective can be described as scientific loops (Grounded Theory), where reality governs the processes. It is intensive and time-consuming during certain periods and is based on the fact that the work takes place on the basis of the players everyday lives. Activities: Meetings, visits and dialogue with SMEs and other actors workshops, seminars, conferences regionally, nationally and internationally. Implementation of the research-driven process in some of the regions municipalities. Pilot operations in the selected pilot municipalities in Region Gävleborg. Knowledge-raising efforts against SMEs and other actors Regional involvement of the business sector: The focus of the project is on SME companies in Region Gävleborg. During the project Innovation Procurement X, there was a partial focus on the SMEs experience of the public procurement process. As a result, there is an established contact and a partly developed network that in this project is to be expanded, developed and strengthened. The business leaders in the region are committed and will, through their networks, cooperate in the project. The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Entrepreneurs in Region Gävleborg have expressed the need for the projects focus on SME companies and new opportunities for growth. Expected results and benefits ¿More SME companies get knowledge, willingness and ability to participate in procurement processes. ¿The growth potential that exists in the public market is made clear for both purchasers, purchasers and suppliers creating. ¿More companies in the region have started an innovation process in their companies. ¿Increased collaboration and collaboration between companies, the region, the municipalities, academia and non-profit organizations. ¿Innovative solutions, products and services have been developed in the region. ¿Increased growth, more companies have been established / grown this has led to rural development. ¿Increased quality of corporate services for end users but also for clients. ¿More companies in the region get in touch with national and international markets. ¿More SME business solutions have been added as a result of the project where access to the public market is a key factor. ¿There is an established platform in Gävleborg for innovation and development ¿Knowledge and insight into how companies can participate in public procurement processes has been established ¿New regional development strategies and procurement policies have been developed based on a real need that generates increased benefit. ¿More SME business solutions have been added as a result of the project where access to the public market is a key factor. ¿There is an established platform in Gävleborg for innovation and development ¿Knowledge and insight into how companies can participate in public procurement processes has been established ¿New regional development strategies and procurement policies have been developed based on a real need that generates increased benefit. ¿More SME business solutions have been added as a result of the project where access to the public market is a key factor. ¿There is an established platform in Gävleborg for innovation and development. |
