NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN • Among the Macedonian enterprises, there is a great number of partners to big international ICT-companies; • Several Macedonian enterprises are developing business-software solutions for national and foreign markets; • Large part of the enterprises did not reorganise and digitalise their business processes, according to the world trends and e-business standards; • Enterprises did not define the ways for linking with their own business partners in procurement and sale; • As regards the e-business implementation possibilities and methods, there are no information for the enterprises on the market situation; • The coordination between banks, enterprises and the Government is at a low level in respect to which directions and activities for e-business implementation in enterprises shall be considered. 2.2.2 Objectives The National e-business Strategy should provide guidelines for introduction of e-business that would improve the economic development by providing better economic efficiency, competitiveness and profitability through the following: • Significantly reorganized and improved business-processes with appropriate models for ebusiness implementation in enterprises; and • Electronic linking among business entities, citizens, public administration and the nonGovernmental sector. The targets to be achieved are as follow s: O2.01 - Established mechanism for electronic connection, electronic payment and e-business implementation between the enterprises and other participants in the business processes. By achieving this objective the enterprises in Macedonia would be enabled for the following: mutual electronic exchange of information, offers, orders, invoices; cost reduction, improved mutual cooperation and improved possibilities for electronic co-operation with its foreign associates. O2.02 - Established centres in Macedonia which will assist the enterprises during the ebusiness implementation. By achieving this objective the enterprises in Macedonia would be enabled for the following: obtaining information, advices and guidelines for initiating the enterprise preparation for ebusiness; reorganisation and restructuring of processes; e-business implementation; continuous improvement; linking with other enterprises and institutions. O2.03 - Established continuous information system for enterprises in Macedonia about the possibilities offered by the e-business. By achieving this objective the enterprises in Macedonia would be enabled for the following: access to e-business information, case studies of successful e-business implementation, publishing information about successes and employed possibilities. O2.04 - E-business implementation in several enterprises in Macedonia through reorganisation and digitalisation of the internal business-processes. By achieving this objective the enterprises in Macedonia would be enabled for the following: illustration of e-business implementation through practical examples, reduced costs, increased market competition, as well as creating a basis for continuous process improvement and market needs adjustment. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN 23