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The role of information and communication technologies(ICT) has been growing in the economic and social liferecently. Information and communication technologies areone of the basic priorities of research and development(R&D) in the information society. In recent years,analyses on the impact of ICT on business and economicenvironment have been widely addressed by policymakers, technology developers, and science and businesssocieties more and more often. Studies of the socioeconomicimpact of ICT cover a wide spectrum ofquestions. The Institute for Prospective TechnologicalStudies (IPTS) defines five important thematic trends inICT research: macroeconomic and social conditions forICT-based innovations; ICT, organizational changes andtransformation of work processes; the social dimension ofICT; political instruments related to ICT development.In the case of ICT-related research, different visionsby information society of what ICT is and what role itshould play in directing research. Although variety ofpositions exists, ICT socio-economic impact remains one ofthe most often discussed issues. The spectrum of problemsdefined by IPTS shows that the impact of ICT is importantboth at macroeconomic and microeconomic levels as wellas on social and political processes affecting all economicsubjects' activities.Consumers and producers form private sector andgovernment – public. ICT development has conditioned thefact that ICT is used by all economic entities in theiractivity. ICT creates opportunities for an economic entityand transforms its methods and techniques of activitysimultaneously.Evaluating the impact of ICT on business, it isnecessary to indicate that the implementation of ICTenabledsolutions is related to both internal and externalfactors. The implementation of ICT does not only meanacquiring certain software; it also affects different processesof the enterprise. The enterprise has to be able to change,because the implementation of ICT requires primarilytransformations inside the enterprise.Changes conditioned ...

The evolution of e-business or the uptake of e-business practices has become popular to depict as a process involving transitions toward increasing use of ICT coupled to organizational change and sophistication which can impact business performance. This process should not be interpreted as a generic or deterministic process of adaptation that can be replicated across institutional contexts. Instead, there are many 'environmental' elements, ranging from policy frameworks, supporting public administrations, competitiveness/collaboration frameworks, levels and quality of education, entrepreneurial culture and ICT infrastructure, among others), that condition the evolution of e-business. The main policy directions derived from the analysis of EU and EU countries experience in eBusiness development are presented in the paper. The developed framework for e-business support policy parameterizes on following key areas - Business environment, Skills upgrading, Network infrastructure, Trust infrastructure, Digital products and information services, Intangible investments and assets, Information, Government on-line.

SMEs are slower than large firms to adopt new ICT unless effective use of ICT and performing operations electronically (eBusiness) across all sectors of the economy can act as a driver to increase competitiveness. Potential SME benefits and firm and sector-specific strategies drive the adoption and use of ICT. Furthermore, sectors are increasingly global and dominated by large firms and the structure of their values chains and operations shape opportunities for SMEs. Principal reasons for non-adoption are lack of applicability and little incentive to change business models when returns are unclear. SMEs also face generic barriers to adoption including trust and transaction security and IPR concerns, and challenges in areas of management skills, technological capabilities, productivity and competitiveness. The issues for governments throughout the European Union (EU) are to foster appropriate business environments for eBusiness and ICT uptake, and target programs to overcome market failures to the extent that they are needed in particular areas (e.g. skill formation, specialized information). Governments have a range of SME eBusiness and internet use programs. However, commercial considerations and potential returns are the principal drivers of SME adoption and profitable use. The key drivers for enabling eBusiness development are commitment and support of industry associations, in particular in sectoral initiatives, synergies by having access to resources from other initiatives or organizations, competitive pressure and ease of participation. The key barriers slowing ICT adoption are competition among companies in the target group, Lack of awareness, often combined with mistrust regarding ICT and ICT service providers, costs, lack of internal ICT and management knowledge, Network infrastructure issues: access and interoperability, Legal uncertainties. The European Commission has identified 3 factors that make it difficult for SMEs, in particular, to engage more fully with ICT and develop sustainable business ...

Interoperability issues are widely discussed not only within business community, but more constantly between public administration representatives. An eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF) is one way to achieve eGovernment interoperability. An eGIF is a set of standards and guidelines that a government uses to specify the preferred way that its agencies, citizens and partners interact with each other. eGIF includes: ". the basic technical specifications that all agencies relevant to the eGovernment strategy implementation should adopt". eGovernment Interoperability Frameworks appear as the governmental policy cornerstones for deploying joined-up information systems and providing one-stop services to citizens and businesses. Lack of interoperability is due to a number of factors. It may be due to policy reasons. Privacy, particularly as it relates to personal health information and national security, are good examples.

Interoperability issues are widely discussed not only within business community, but more constantly between public administration representatives. An eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF) is one way to achieve eGovernment interoperability. An eGIF is a set of standards and guidelines that a government uses to specify the preferred way that its agencies, citizens and partners interact with each other. eGIF includes: ". the basic technical specifications that all agencies relevant to the eGovernment strategy implementation should adopt". eGovernment Interoperability Frameworks appear as the governmental policy cornerstones for deploying joined-up information systems and providing one-stop services to citizens and businesses. Lack of interoperability is due to a number of factors. It may be due to policy reasons. Privacy, particularly as it relates to personal health information and national security, are good examples.

Interoperability issues are widely discussed not only within business community, but more constantly between public administration representatives. An eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF) is one way to achieve eGovernment interoperability. An eGIF is a set of standards and guidelines that a government uses to specify the preferred way that its agencies, citizens and partners interact with each other. eGIF includes: ". the basic technical specifications that all agencies relevant to the eGovernment strategy implementation should adopt". eGovernment Interoperability Frameworks appear as the governmental policy cornerstones for deploying joined-up information systems and providing one-stop services to citizens and businesses. Lack of interoperability is due to a number of factors. It may be due to policy reasons. Privacy, particularly as it relates to personal health information and national security, are good examples.

Interoperability issues are widely discussed not only within business community, but more constantly between public administration representatives. An eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF) is one way to achieve eGovernment interoperability. An eGIF is a set of standards and guidelines that a government uses to specify the preferred way that its agencies, citizens and partners interact with each other. eGIF includes: ". the basic technical specifications that all agencies relevant to the eGovernment strategy implementation should adopt". eGovernment Interoperability Frameworks appear as the governmental policy cornerstones for deploying joined-up information systems and providing one-stop services to citizens and businesses.

Interoperability issues are widely discussed not only within business community, but more constantly between public administration representatives. An eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF) is one way to achieve eGovernment interoperability. An eGIF is a set of standards and guidelines that a government uses to specify the preferred way that its agencies, citizens and partners interact with each other. eGIF includes: ". the basic technical specifications that all agencies relevant to the eGovernment strategy implementation should adopt". eGovernment Interoperability Frameworks appear as the governmental policy cornerstones for deploying joined-up information systems and providing one-stop services to citizens and businesses. Lack of interoperability is due to a number of factors. It may be due to policy reasons. Privacy, particularly as it relates to personal health information and national security, are good examples.

The convergence of forces such as the deepening of the Single Market in the EU, the wider process of globalization and the growing embedded use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in economic and business practices, among others, have brought about a structural break in the theory and practice of regional innovation policy. The need of assessment of these structural breaks the concept of extended and dynamic clustering is designed. The concept refers to cluster arrangements that have the following characteristics: though embedded in, transcend geographical location, focus on global markets, operate as ad-hoc and/or long term business networks, are ICTenabled, and are based on dynamic aggregations of capabilities of different, often small and medium size enterprises (SME). It might be assumed that new organizational arrangements can help SMEs improve their global market access, their capacities for innovation and business performance. In the light of the structural changes underway the challenge for regional innovation policy is how to enable clusters to operate not as regional constellations nurtured by the regional economic base but

Europos Komisijos finansuojamo e-NVISION projekto tikslas – sukurti naujovišką e. verslo platformą smulkioms ir vidutinio dydžio įmonėms, sudarant joms sąlygas modeliuoti ir pritaikyti savo organizacijose konkrečius e. verslo scenarijus, kurie tenkintų vartotojų ir tiekėjų poreikius. Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas šių scenarijų įgyvendinimas, grindžiamas sprendimais, integruojančiais partnerių reikalavimus atitinkančias paslaugas. Laikomasi į paslaugas orientuotos sprendimų architektūros kūrimo principo, įvertinančio teisinius, ekonominius ir socialinius veiksnius, lemiančius tokio pobūdžio paslaugų įgyvendinimą. Kuriami technologiniai sprendimai siekti bendro tikslo – paskatinti smulkių ir vidutinių įmonių, ypač naujų šalių narių įmonių, dalyvavimą Europos Sąjungos ateities e. verslo scenarijuose.SMEs in construction sector: future business scenariosRenaldas Gudauskas, Rimantas Gatautis, Elena Vitkauskaitė
SummaryFuture business in Europe will be conducted through flexible networks of interdependent organizations. It will be global, open and collaborative, dynamic and adoptive, frictionless and consistent. Information communication technologies (ICT) will be one of the essential presuppositions for successful business development. All industries will be affected by such kind transformations and construction sector is not an exception.Problem: e-Business use in construction sector is very limited comparing with other industries analysed in e-Business W@tch (2005). Most of companies prefer reactive activities to active ones in terms of ICT use. Such situation might be explained by particularities of services provided and construction processes and by slow penetration of ICT in sector there dominates SMEs. The main objective of EU funded project e-NVISION is the development and validation of an innovative e-Business platform enabling Construction SMEs to model and adapt particular business scenarios; to integrate all their enterprise applications and to incorporate legal, economical, social and cultural services, with the final goal of facilitating their participation in the Future European e-Business Scenario.The aim: to identify most important internal processes of construction SMEs and to evaluate possibilities to use ICT to optimise those processes.