Mission-Vision
SMART is a flexible, industry-driven EUREKA Cluster program in Advanced Manufacturing. Our aim is to promote collaborative, international & close-to-market R&D&I projects.
As a EUREKA Cluster, SMART is grounded in Europe and open to worldwide participants from the Eureka Network.
Manufacturing is a vital sector in Europe, fundamental to European development towards a competitive sustainable globalization. Advanced manufacturing is strongly addressed in most political agendas as a key enabler that will lead European society towards a higher industrial competitiveness, sustainable growth and job creation.
Mission
SMART mission is to boost the competitiveness, growth and attractiveness of the European discrete manufacturing industries through the promotion of R&D&I in an open community of industrial organisations: large industries, SMEs, associations; RTOs and academia.
VISION
SMART vision is to become the preferred program for international close-to-market R&D&I advanced manufacturing projects in the following sectors:
AERONAUTICS
AERONAUTICS
CAPITAL GOODS
RAILWAYS
CONSUMER DURABLES
OTHERS DISCRETE MANUFACTURING SECTORS
SMART will be permanently adapting to rapidly changing market needs and dynamic strategic movements that European manufacturing companies must address to remain competitive and stay at the cutting edge of technological development.
SMART APPROACH
Close-to-market:
R&D&I
Open Community
participation & Decision Making
Inclusive
European Industry, academia and RTOs
SME involvement
R&D&I
Bottom-up Projects
COUNTRIES SUPPORTING SMART
For additional information regarding the currently supporting countries and funding conditions see funding and countries
