Elisa Gatti

INSME - The International Network for Small and Medium Enterprises

The International Network for Small and Medium Enterprises – INSME - is a non-profit Association, open to international membership. It aims at fostering transnational cooperation and public and private partnership among economic players and intermediaries worldwide to help bridge the innovation and knowledge gap for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Since 2004, INSME has been granted with the moral sponsorship from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It has been also designated as an NGO in Special Consultative Status within the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations and within the UNIDO Industrial Development Board. It has been granted a "sectorial dialogue partner" status by the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).