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To improve the competitiveness of SMEs required steps together to raise the ability of technology and power inovasinnya. In this innovation means something new for the recipient of SME communities concerned. Economic progress associated with the level of development of ‘technical change’, which means the stage of technological mastery. “Technical change” the greatest part is “tacit” or not codified and built on experience. Also be cumulative (formed by ‘incremental’ and within certain time). When mastery of this technology depends on its industrial sector (‘sector specific’) and the accumulation process to follow a particular trajectory that is typical.

In order for the introduction of technology to produce ‘technical change’ and innovation in the business world take a few conditions:

- The ability of SMEs to absorb, adopt and implement new technology in business.

- The compatibility of technologies (specifications, prices, the level of complexity) to the needs and capabilities of existing SMEs.

- Availability of relevant technical support and quality to the learning process in using the new technology.

For the commercialization of research technologies (especially new discoveries) face many obstacles: sources of technology: technology is capital intensive and does not have economic value, take a long time in the adjustment to market needs, many types of technologies tested in the levels of business, technology commercialization weak incentive system ; mainstream industrial system

Communities generally have a small group of SMEs who are creative and able to take the role of ‘risk takers’. This group tends to be ‘early adopter’ for new technologies. Most tend to wait because they need real proof (‘tangible’) that the new technology can bring benefits. Two aspects of the ongoing inherent in this process is to innovate (‘Innovating’) and learning