Small and medium sized enterprises in the defence sector

In December 2007 the Commission adopted the Defence Package which consists of a Communication and two legislative proposals. The whole Defence Package aims to strengthen the European defence industry and encourages a more European approach to business cooperation in the currently segmented national defence markets. It also contains numerous proposals for the support of SMEs.

Nevertheless, SMEs acting in the defence sector still face significant problems. They lack information on business and clustering/partnering opportunities and they experience difficulties to make primary defence companies and customers aware of their products and services.

In follow-up to the Defence Package, it was agreed to explore concrete ways to support these SMEs through an ongoing study and a series of seven conferences. The conferences shall make SMEs better aware of new opportunities in defence procurement as a result of the Defence Package and to discuss recommendations developed in the above study.

Conferences will take place in Berlin (October 2009), Stockholm, Madrid, Budapest, Athens, and Warsaw (between January and March 2010) with participation from industry and particularly SMEs, from Ministries of Defence, Ministries of Economics, European and national industrial associations and from EDA.

The final conference in Brussels end of March 2010 will summarise the results and conclusions on the measures to be undertaken.

Agenda on conferences “Strengthening European small and medium sized enterprises in the defence sector”
 

Place	Event date	Venue	Status	Practical information	Programme
Berlin	21/22 October 2009	Schöneberger Hotel	closed	EN [8 KB]	Berlin programme [108 KB]
Stockholm	12/13 January 2010	Scandic Hotel	closed	EN [8 KB]	Stockholm programme [109 KB]
Madrid	27/28 January 2010	Westin Hotel	closed	EN [8 KB]	Madrid programme [110 KB]
Budapest	17/18 February 2010	Marriott Hotel	closed	EN [8 KB]	Budapest programme [109 KB]
Athens	3/4 March 2010	Titania Hotel	closed	EN [8 KB]	Athens programme [109 KB]
Warsaw	16/17 March 2010	Meridien Hotel	closed	EN [8 KB]	Warsaw programme [110 KB]
Brussels	30/31 March 2010	Hilton Hotel	closed	EN	Brussels programme [110 KB]

 

Conference pictures and presentations

Berlin 21/22 october 2009

                    

          

Presentations

ASD support for SMEs and the Aeroportal project [4 MB]
Depth and diversity of a competitive EDTIB: SMEs in defence [2 MB]
Chancen und Risiken für die deutschen KMU [370 KB]
Findings and recommendations for supporting measures for SMEs [172 KB]

Stockholm 12/13 January 2010

                

                

                                

Presentations

ADS Support for SMEs in Defence [4 MB]
10 years of experience working with Government R&D funding and industry from an academic & entrepreneurial perspective [606 KB]
Depht and diversity of a competitive EDTIB [7 MB]
Marketing to the global defence market from point of view of a small manufacturer [26 KB]
Strengthening European SMEs in the defence sector [50 KB]
SMEs, Defence Contractors, EDA, and some ideas important for cross border trade [251 KB]

Madrid 27/28 January 2010

                

                

         

Presentations

Analysis of key factors to increase the SME participation in M.O.D. programmes [3 MB]
Depht and diversity of a competitive EDTIB: SMEs in defence [5 MB]
ASD support for SMEs and the Aeroportal project [4 MB]
Strengthening European SMEs in the defence sector [121 KB]
Main challenges and opportunities for SMEs in the current Defense & Security European scenario [2 MB]
MINISDEF industrial policy focused to SMEs [5 MB]

Budapest 17/18 February 2010

                           

                

Presentations

ASD support for SMEs and the Aeroportal project [273 KB] Depth and diversity of a competitive EDTIB: SMEs in defence [5 MB]
KKV Gamma Respirator 2010 publikus [3 MB]
Strengthening European SMEs in the defence sector [212 KB]

Athens 03/04 March 2010

                                 

                   

Presentations

ASD support for SMEs and the Aeroportal project [273 KB]
Depth and diversity of a competitive EDTIB: SMEs in defence [3 MB]
Strengthening European SMEs in the defence sector [170 KB]
Strengthening European SMEs in the defence sector The Epicos impact [2 MB]  

Warsaw 16/17 March 2010
 
               

              

Presentations

ASD support for SME's and the Aeroportal project [274 KB]
Doświadczenia ITTI [844 KB]
What UNICORN and SME UNION Do to Strenghten European SMEs? [2 MB]
Strengthening European Small and Medium sized Enterpises in the Defence Sector [96 KB]  (by Marek Borejko) 
Nowa strategia dla Przemystu Obronnego [4 MB]
Strengthening European SMEs in the defence sector [125 KB]

Brussels  30/31 March 2010

                

               

               

Presentations

Depht and diversity of competitive EDTIB: SME's in defence [2 MB]
ASD support for SME and the Aeroportal project [4 MB]
SBA: Policy and Practice Towards an action plan for strenghtening European SMEs in the Defence Sector [307 KB]