Dear SMEs and stakeholders,
With the emergence of new technologies, firms across the world have focused their efforts in harnessing the digital transition, a trend that has accelerated since the COVID-19 outbreak three years ago. While SMEs are an integral part of this trend of business digitalization, they also consistently lag behind their larger peers. This means that the ability of smaller companies to harness the benefits of digitalization – be it in terms of productivity, cost reduction or overall competitiveness – is impaired, while at the same time SMEs are left more vulnerable to the risks associated carrying out the digital transition, such as cyber attacks. In China, policymakers have incorporated measures to support the digital transition of SMEs both in major policy documents like the 14th Five-Year Plan for SMEs and in more practical guidelines like the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s Digital Tranformation Guide for SMEs.
The EU SME Centre and the European Chamber are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Working Group meeting, where Ms Barbara Li, Partner at ReedSmith, will provide an overview of some of the key trends in digitalisation in China. Following Ms Li’s presentation, a panel composed by company representatives will discuss challenges and best practices when developing and implementing digitalization strategies. The Working Group meeting will take place on Thursday, 24th November from 15:30-17:00 online and offline at the Beijing offices. Ms Li will attend the meeting in person. If you are interested in joining, please contact Ms Ester Canada Amela at intern011@europeanchamber.com.cn before Wednesday, 23rd November COB.
Agenda
- 15:00-15:30 – Registration and networking (Offline Beijing)
- 15:30-15:35 – Opening remarks
- 15:35-16:00 – Presentation by Ms Barbara Li
- 16:00-16:35 – Panel Discussion with industry representatives
- 16:35-17:00 – Discussion and Q&A