THE OECD BOLOGNA PROCESS

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THE OECD BOLOGNA PROCESS
WORKSHOP on SME STATISTICS 17-19 SEPTEMBER 2003
Marie-Florence Estimé Head SME Unit
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THE OECD BOLOGNA PROCESSImplementing the Bologna
Charter on SME Policies

• TWO DIMENSIONS
• GLOBALISATION
• GLOBAL PARTICIPATION
• (45 non-member economies)

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THE OECD BOLOGNA PROCESS

• OBJECTIVES
• Fostering entrepreneurial agenda SME
  competitiveness at the global level
• Guidance to governments to help SMEs reap the
  benefits of globalisation
• Improve dialogue and co-operation on SME issues
  and policies among stakeholders (policy makers,
  business community, international
  organisations/institutions NGOs).

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THE OECD BOLOGNA PROCESS In addition to the
OECD member countries, a large number of
non-member economies participate

• Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaidjan, Brazil,
  Brunei Darusalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile,
  China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia,
  Ghana, Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia, Israel,
  Kazakstan, Kenya, Kirghizistan, Latvia,
  Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan,
  Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Romania,
  Russian Federation, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia,
  South Africa, Tadjiskistan, Chinese Taipei,
  Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United
  Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

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The Bologna ProcessList of Directorates
Services involved

• Coordinating Directorate Directorate for
  Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI)
• Other Directorates participating in the work
  carried out
• Directorate for Employment, Labour Social
  Affairs (DELSA) Local Economic Employment
  Development Programme (LEED)
• Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD)
• Development Centre (DEV)
• Sahel West Africa Club (SWAC)
• Statistics Directorate (STD)
• Directorate for Financial, Fiscal Enterprise
  Affairs (DAFFE)
• Public Government Territorial Development (GOV)
• Centre for Co-operation with non-members (CCNM)

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The 2nd OECD Ministerial Conference on
SMEsIstanbul, Turkey, 3-5 June 2004PROMOTING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATIVE SMEs IN A GLOBAL
ECONOMY
4 themes ? Fostering entrepreneurship and
firm creation as a driver of growth in a global
economy ? Fostering SMEs access to innovation
and technology through access to financing and
through clusters, networks and partnerships ?
Promoting ICT use and e-commerce adoption by
SMEs ? Promoting SMEs for Development


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The 2nd OECD Ministerial Conference on
SMEsIstanbul, Turkey, 3-5 June 2004PROMOTING
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATIVE SMEs IN A GLOBAL
ECONOMY

• And 2 cross-cutting Issues
• ? SME Statistics
• ? Evaluation of SME policies

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IN SEARCH OF BETTER SME STATISTICS RELEVANT
INDICATORS FOR SME POLICYMAKERS

• WHY ?
• Existing data are insufficient for
  policymakers needs
• More international comparability is required
  for better policy analysis
• Clarification harmonisation of conceptual
  measurement issues is a prerequisite

• HOW ?
• Putting Forward PROPOSALS for
• Making better use of existing resources to
  deliver better, more useful statistics at lower
  costs
• Practical projects which have a realistic time
  frame for successful implementation.
• The Istanbul Ministerial Conference could provide
  a possible breakthrough -- if these proposals
  would be endorsed by Ministers

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Calendar of events for the 2nd OECD Ministerial
Conference on SMEs, Istanbul, Turkey, 2-6 June
2004
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THE OECD BOLOGNA PROCESSThe 2nd OECD
Ministerial Conference on SMEsIstanbul, Turkey,
3-5 June 2004PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
INNOVATIVE SMEs IN A GLOBAL ECONOMYwww.oecd-ist
anbul.sme2004.org