EMedTexNet EUMEDIS Start: 01.06.2002   Finish: 30.11.2004 Number of Partners: 20 Total Budget in kEuro: 1600
Project site  Role of IT Consult: Subcontractor  Exploitation Manager 
Cluster for the Development of a Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Network in the Textile-Clothing Sector  Summary:

The textile/clothing (T/C) sector is an important sector in most South Mediterranean Countries, contributing substantially to local economies, as well as to the overall North-South commercial co-operation. In the Western World this industry has undergone considerable changes over the recent years, moving from the "classical manufacturing" business to a "high tech" one. Business Processes have been completely revised, introducing networked supply-chain management. Web – based B2B e-commerce is rapidly prevailing over traditional "rigid" EDI. IT deployment can significantly improve competitiveness, however the first and most important step is the ability of SMEs to correctly assess their competitive positioning, in terms of subjective and reliable Benchmarking, and whenever necessary to train their teams appropriately and continuously.
Not many of these new developments have found their way into the TC industries of the Mediterranean area.
E-MED-TEX-NET aims at assisting this innovation transfer process through training, networking and on-line benchmarking procedures.

The project is divided into three distinct inter-related sub-projects:

  • SP1: Inter-enterprise Knowledge Base
  • SP2: Evaluation and Benchmarking System
  • SP3: Training on Information Systems and Tools

See the "Communique de Presse" issued at the end of the project.

 
   
SMITE EUMEDIS Start: 01.04.2002   Finish: 31.03.2005 Number of Partners: 18 Total Budget in kEuro: 1600
Project site  Role of IT Consult: Subcontractor  Dissemination 
Improving competitiveness of SMEs through IT-based Environmental business planning  Summary:

The scope of the project was the creation of a Mediterranean web-information node for the SMEs in the food, textile and hotel sectors. An interactive and multilingual informational system was developed to support SMEs in improving their competitiveness by the adoption of the prevailing environmental policies and practices. The principal objective was to provide SMEs with up-to-date tools and access to environmental information customised for their specific needs.

The web-based system aims at supporting SMEs in:

  • assessing their legislative and technological performance,
  • benchmarking their environmental performance,
  • introducing technological measures and interventions,
  • adopting "good practice" guidelines for improving environmental performance, and estimating the potential cost or benefit of the suggested interventions.

The project resulted in the development of two independent service applications for Environmental Performance Benchmarking for the two sectors: