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Establishment of Sustainable Collabotrative SME Networks

The present market situation, flexibility and efficiency necessary to acquire and maintain competitiveness in the international arena exceeds capacities of individual companies. In the case of individual SMEs, the task seems impossible.The aim of this Project is to establish collaborative networks between the SMEs in OSTİM Industrial Zone, namely; to develop the the SMEs in OSTİM Industrial Zone to enterprise networks: networks that act like enterprises to produce high value added products. The rationale behind enterprise networks lie in concentration of each SME into its key competences, inter-firm collaboration, introduction of new ways of connecting with each other and forming knowledge networks as well. First task of the project is to identify the obstacles that prevent the collaboration of SMEs, then to train the SME managers and employers where they will acquire skills and abilities to collaborate and form inter-firm networks. Our main partner in this project is FUNDACYT. FUNDACYT was the coordinator of MENS Project which was completed in 2006. The aim of MENS was also to establish enterprise networks among SMEs within an industrial region to increase their worldwide competitiveness. The result will be provision of a web-based distance learning/training system, which will help managers acquire skills to collaborate. Later, the system will also be developed into a platform which will enable managers to communicate and also form and manage inter-firm networks in a fast and efficient way. This last process of collaboration using electronic media is often addressed as e-collaboration. The project will help develop the sector and gain international competitiveness and innovation, help the industry to connect with funds and research (i.e research centers, universities) efficiently, create jobs and increase exports which is expected to benefit OSTİM industrial region, Ankara and Turkey in general.

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