[...] SMEs related issues also have been highlighted in the workshop. They concentrate on two aspects. One is the need of support to SMEs in finding opportunities in the internationalization of their activities. SMEs are very concentrated, due to the dimension, on their core business and so don’t have resources and capabilities to engage in international markets. Another issue is related to the potential of innovative procurement (in particular Pre-Commercial Procurement) for SMEs. It is generally said that the PCP should provide a easier way for SMEs to participate in procurement for innovation from the public sector, because it provides mechanism for sharing risk in developing innovative solutions. But how this really happens and how SME can really benefit of PCP is not yet well investigated and understood.