EASME/COSME/2014/025 TENDER FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONTENT PROVISION FOR ICT AND TOURISM BUSINESS SUPPORT PORTAL

The tender has as objetct for the signature of a service contract, aimed at stimulating digital entrepreneurship by raising awareness on ICT potentialities and enhancing digital skills of European businesses, in particular of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) which are starting up or already operating in the tourism sector. The proposal submitted by IRISS has not been accepted for funding. The survey proposed aims at assessing and evaluating the degree of digitalization of tourism SMEs in EU Member States, their digital "literacy" and ICT training gaps that need to be filled. The object of study, ie, the "target population" will consist primarly of tourism SMEs operating in the most relevant European tourism markets. At the same time, the investigation will take into consideration also all the other institutional and social actors able to influence the offer side of the market or able to express their vision and opinion about ICT competence and trianing needs in the tourism sector. More specifically, the target population will cover: 1) Small and medium interprises operating in the following sectors. 2) Institutional stakeholders.