Collaboration between SMEs and External Designers in Product.pdf (application/pdf Object) WHAT. IDEAS-Navigator Executive Advisors, Inc. WHY. Innovation Voucher. Invaluable Knowledge: Securing Your Company's Technical Expertise > Why Knowledge Transfer Is Important > Why Knowledge Transfer Is Important - Pg. 119. HOW. Acess to Specialist Expertise - Acumen. As more and more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) become sophisticated users of ICT, this opens up new opportunities for universities and colleges to engage using web-based technologies.
By simply using a web browser, small businesses can access resources and expertise from institutions from across the UK and beyond. This is especially valuable when businesses need highly technical or specialist support. On this page are examples of specialist advice for the creative industries, the manufacturing sector and land-based industries, and access to the British library's databases. In our recent focus group with small businessesf at the Manchester Metropolitan University, participants clearly valued and were excited by the opportunity to access resources from universities and colleges. The businesses, quite rightly, felt that colleges and universities has a huge amount to offer them and could be trusted to give reliable and impartial expert advice.