The general objectives of this activity are as follows:

1. Review the concepts, strategies, mechanisms and tools to support the process of effective promotion of innovation within enterprises.

2. Identify and disseminate successful experiences and provide working methodologies to drive innovation and knowledge management processes in the areas of productivity, quality and competitiveness, in order to outline activities, programmes and workshops focused on the areas identified.

3. Train officials and entrepreneurs in the development of innovation processes and improvement of competitiveness and productivity in SMEs.

4. Present successful cases in promoting innovation processes in enterprises.

5. Review public and private programmes to encourage and support innovation.

6. Disseminate information about successful experiences in promoting innovation.

The specific objectives of this regional meeting are as follows:

1. Training of participants in concepts, methods of work and design of strategies to stimulate innovation processes.

2. Identification of successful experiences of public and private institutions in the implementation of methodologies to incorporate innovation as a strategic factor to improve competitiveness and business productivity.

3. Publication of documents on successful experiences in innovation on the Web site of the SELA-SMEs Programme.