[1][2][3] Following a prominent public discussion on patentability of software, the Pan European ICT & eBusiness Network for SMEs was founded in 2007.

Its establishment was initiated by UEAPME (European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), now referred to as SMEunited,[4] whose member DIGITAL SME has been from then on.

In 2013, the Pan European ICT & eBusiness Network for SMEs was among the founding members of SBS (Small Business Standards).

In addition, DIGITAL SME and SBS representative prof. Vladimir Poulkov was elected as a vice chairman of the ETSI general assembly in 2016.

[8] The same year, it became a founding member of another important body – European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO).

The campaign calls European SMEs to train young professionals and help them gaining digital skills through Apprenticeship schemes.

SABINA[26] is an EU funded Horizon 2020 project that aims at developing new technology and financial models to exploit synergies between electrical flexibility and the thermal inertia of buildings .