1. THE HANDWERKSKAMMER TRIER

Since 1989 the Handwerkskammer Trier, representing its 8.000 member companies, is hosting the Euro Info Centre Trier (EIC). Having specialised in a very early stage, the EIC Trier is one of the leading German EICs concerning the traning and consulting of SMEs in the field of ICT. It acts as Advisory Centre for public procurement in Rhineland -Palatinate registring enterprises as aplicants for public tenders, hosting an internet-portal for public and private tenders (www.transbau.com) and the official advisory website of Rhineland -Palatinate (www.abc-rlp.de). Furthermore, the Handwerkskammer Tier / Euro Info Center Trier hosts a Competence Center for eBusiness (KLICK) which has been established in 1998 within policy initiative of the German ministry of economics and labour in order to facilitate the acces of SMEs to eBusiness. The KLICK initiative hosted by the EIC Trier is a registered member of the European eBusiness Support Network (eBSN). EIC Trier also acts as a partner in the e-Commerce advisory network in Rhineland-Palastinate created by the regional ministry of economics (Connect).

2. THE TIMISOARA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE

The Timisoara Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (CCIAT) is the leading Business Support Organisation in the Western region of Romania with a demonstrated knowledge in the field of ICT in general and eBusiness in particular. The CCIAT has acted as a lead partner in a study regarding e-Commerce. This study was carried out in the frame work of the Leonardo da Vinci programme. Furthermore, the CCIAT has run a national campaign for promoting eBusiness solutions among SMEs including training sessions and publications on this topic.

3. CDIMM MARAMURES FOUNDATION

The Development Center for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures (CDIMM Maramures Foundation) is the leading Business Incubator Centre in the North-West region of Romania. As lead applicant, the CDIMM has implemented a major ICT- project with partners from Romania to US. The project was co financed by the IBRD - infoDev programme and has developed the ICT services in the Business incubator Centres in Romania.