The Knowledge Economy Programme aimed to measurably improve the business performance of SMEs in the Craigavon and Ardee areas and to foster business-to-business linkages on a

cross-border basis through the uptake and exploitation of modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

The funded programme was targeted to meet a very genuine need that existed amongst SME businesses in Craigavon and Louth with the aim of increasing their ICT awareness and usage, improving their capacity to integrate ICT into their current and future business activities and to develop their understanding of knowledge as a competitive driver. In particular, the programme targeted SMEs with export potential, raising their awareness of the potential benefits of new technologies with regard to integration into national and international markets, with the concrete aim of increasing their export sales and subsequently generating employment.

Programme activities were divided into the following three categories

            •           Training

            •           Mentoring

            •           Website Development.

Contact:

Mr Jim Smith

Tel: NI 028 3833 3393 / ROI 048 3833 3393

Email: info@cido.co.uk