A total of 16 FPPs were received for SMART’s 6th Call

After the deadline of May 3rd, a total of 16 FPPs were received for SMART’s 6th Call. These proposals involve the participation of 113 partners from 15 different countries, with a combined budget of €33.585 million. The projects primarily involve countries such as Sweden, which accounts for 19% of the total budget, followed by Germany […]

SMART brings together the directors of the different Eureka clusters

The SMART Eureka Cluster hosted a meeting at their premises, gathering the directors of the different clusters participating in the Eureka programme: CELTIC (next-generation communications), EUROGIA (low-carbon energy), ITEA (software innovation), SMART (advanced manufacturing and production) and Xecs (electronic components and systems). The objective of the meeting was to optimize their relationship and jointly manage […]

EUREKA has launched its 2022 annual report

The report provides an overview of last year’s activities and successes for each of our programmes and services (Eurostars, Innowwide, Clusters, Network projects, Globalstars, investment readiness, the expert database and PRO-Ethics). Key statistics for 2022 are given and potential developments in 2023 are described. DOWNLOAD HERE Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international […]

Eureka Community Meeting Held in Riga (Latvia) with Active Participation from Clusters

From March 28 to 30, a meeting of the entire Eureka community was held in the city of Riga, Latvia, with active participation from various clusters. The clusters included SMART (Advanced and Digital Manufacturing), Eurogia (Sustainability), Xecs (Electronic Components and Systems), Celtic (Communications), and ITEA (Software). High-level representatives from more than 28 countries that support […]

17 PROJECTS HAVE PASSED TO THE FPP PHASE IN THE SMART 6TH CALL

The SMART program has announced the successful closure of its 6th Call for Project PO (Project Outline) phase. With a total of 17 outstanding projects received from 105 partners across 15 different EUREKA countries. Following the submission deadline of January 30th, the SMART Technical Committee and Public Authorities Board met on March 8th to review […]

Projects are looking for partners after celebrating SMART 6th Call Proposers Day

On the 1st of December in Brussels, SMART celebrated it’s PO Proposers Day related to the 6th call that is ongoing at the moment. The event was held physically with people from 9 different countries attending. Innovate UK (Mr. Ben Morris) and BPI France (Mr. Ronan Bourgeois), as new countries participating in SMART in this […]

UK will support SMART 6th Call with £5 million

It was announced in September 2022 by Innovate UK, that the United Kingdom will support the 6th SMART Cluster Call with £5 million therefore all registered businesses in the United Kingdom are eligible for funding. If you are an organization from UK, from now until 30th of January you can send us your Project Outlines. This […]

EUREKA Clusters at Global Tech Korea 2022

SMART, together with all the other EUREKA Clusters, attended to Global Tech Korea 2022 forum on 25 & 26 October. The event was held in Seoul and hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea and Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT). The programme consisted of four […]

Germany will support SMART Cluster through ZIM Programme

Germany has announced that hereinafter they will support EUREKA Cluster Calls through the ZIM Programme. “ZIM” stands for “Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand”, which means “Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)”. It is a funding programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action that aims to foster the innovative capacity of SMEs. It […]

2022 SMART PO Proposers’ Day – 6th Call

The 2022 SMART Proposers’ Day within the 6th call for projects, will be held at the Delegation of the Basque Government in Brussels (Rue des Deux Églises / Tweekerkenstraat, 27 B-1000) on December 1st SMART Proposers’ Day is a networking forum for organisations interested in participating in SMART projects and want to benefit from performing […]

New projects section in SMART Cluster’s website

We are proud to announce that we have recently launched a new section in our website to publish the projects that have been labelled in previous SMART Calls. The new Projects section offers an easy and clear way to search and visualize the projects that have been awarded with SMART label in previous calls. You […]

WEBINAR FOR AUSTRIAN APPLICANTS IN XECS AND SMART CLUSTERS BY THE FFG

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is organising a webinar on 29 September 2022, 12:00 – 12:45, to inform Austrian applicants about the calls for projects of the Eureka clusters SMART (Advanced Manufacturing) and Xecs (Electronic Components and Systems) where the applicants can submit their transnational R&D projects. This webinar will take place shortly after […]

SMART 6TH CALL FOR PROJECTS IS OPEN!

We are pleased to announce that the SMART 6th Call for Projects is open. From now until 30th of January you can send us your Project Outlines. This year, for the first time, SMART will be using the Cluster Projects Tool that will enable the participants to enter the key project data into the system […]

SMART 5th Call PO results

SMART 5th Call PO (Project Outline) phase closed on 24th January with 12 projects received, involving 57 partners from 15 different EUREKA Countries. The average budget of the received POs is 1.88M€ and 33-month-duration. The main countries participating in the projects are Finland (22% of total budget), Sweden (19%), South Korea (10%), Turkey (9%), Portugal […]