1. Promoting Ecosystems and Regional Development in support of Regional Operational Programming Digital Business Ecosystem Deployment Plan Regional DBE SWOT Analysis

2. Promoting Ecosystems and Regional Development in support of Regional Operational Programming Digital Business Ecosystem Deployment Plan GENERAL DBE MODEL STRENGTHS macro-economic issues RELEVANCE FOR (REGION NAME) Are such elements already a strength in your region? Is it important to reinforce them? HOW MUCH? 1 to 5* High competitiveness for SMEs Development of new advanced services (online) Higher knowledge sharing High cooperation Incentives to entrepreneurship Higher flexibility and specialisation *1= absolutely not important; 2=relatively not important; 3= indifferent; 4= important; 5=very important

3. Promoting Ecosystems and Regional Development in support of Regional Operational Programming Digital Business Ecosystem Deployment Plan GENERAL DBE MODEL WEAKNESSES macro-economic issues RELEVANCE IN (REGION NAME) Is your region able to face such issues? There are some elements (such as the regional culture, previous regional activities, firms networks already established … ) that can help managing such aspects? HOW MUCH? 1 to 5* Relatively high costs for training human resources Uncertain investment in the initial coordination; Uncertain investment in networking to reach the critical mass Potentially high conflicts and long decision-making processes Uncertain governance *1= absolutely not important; 2=relatively not important; 3= indifferent; 4= important; 5=very important

4. Promoting Ecosystems and Regional Development in support of Regional Operational Programming Digital Business Ecosystem Deployment Plan GENERAL DBE MODEL OPPORTUNITIES macro-economic issues RELEVANCE IN (REGION NAME) Are such issue relevant opportunities for your region? Are they a priorities for your region? HOW MUCH? 1 to 5* High ICT adoption and diffusion rates Globalisation and multinational firms Integration between markets Increasing growth rates in the service sectors An ICT sector boosted by an high adoption of Open Source Software platforms both in business and government organizations Development of opportunities related to system integration between firms, academia and public sector *1= absolutely not important; 2=relatively not important; 3= indifferent; 4= important; 5=very important

5. Promoting Ecosystems and Regional Development in support of Regional Operational Programming Digital Business Ecosystem Deployment Plan GENERAL DBE MODEL THREATS Macro-economic issues RELEVANCE IN (REGION NAME) Are such issues relevant in your region? There are some elements (such as the regional culture, previous regional activities, firms networks already established … ) that can manage such aspects? HOW MUCH? 1 to 5* Strong IPR management (versus creative commons or other “open” issues) both in business and academic environments Limited diffusion of Venture Capital Barriers to entrepreneurship *1= absolutely not important; 2=relatively not important; 3= indifferent; 4= important; 5=very important

6. Promoting Ecosystems and Regional Development in support of Regional Operational Programming Digital Business Ecosystem Deployment Plan STRENGTHS ( macro-economic issues)WEAKNESSES ( macro-economic issues) Final mark High competitiveness for SMEsRelatively high costs for training human resources Development of new advanced services (online)High initial coordination costs Higher knowledge sharingHigh costs to reach the critical mass High cooperationPotentially high conflicts and long decision making processes Incentives to entrepreneurshipUncertain governance Higher flexibility and specialisation OPPORTUNITIES ( macro-economic issues)THREATS (Macro-economic issues) Final mark Higher adoption and diffusion rates of ICTsStrong IPR management (versus creative commons or other “open” issues) Globalisation and multinational firmsLimited diffusion of Venture Capital Integration between marketsBarriers to entrepreneurship Increasing growth rates in the service sectors A boosted ICT sector Development of opportunities related to triple helix *1= absolutely not important; 2=relatively not important; 3= indifferent; 4= important; 5=very important