1. Launch event CeBIT, 15 March 2016

2.  Founded in 2007 as PIN-SME, now European Digital SME Alliance  Statutory objective: represent ICT SMEs in the EU  The largest European network of digital SMEs: more than 10.000 digital SMEs  National associations from 28 countries both EU members and neighbors  Membership of the Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters Network Facts and figures

3. 1. European Digital SME Hub to connect SMEs as an answer to the dominance of large IT business groups 2. Unified European contract law 3. Introduction of a European capital company 4. Tax: reduction of VAT cross-border obstacles, retention of profits and fight multinational tax avoidance 5. Enabling a modern and data-driven economy 6. Modernization of access to finance, especially initial and growth capital 7. Unified regulation of the digital infrastructure 8. SME friendly standardization policy 9. Unified European framework on copyright and improvement of the European patent law 10. Digital skills for SMEs 10 ideas to boost EU digital economy To be delivered to Commissioner Oettinger on 15 March at Cebit

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