The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) is adapting its organisational structure to help Europe’s industrial ecosystems recover more effectively from the COVID-crisis and to achieve the EU's digital and green goals.
Over 40 participating cities and 400 key stakeholders from policy, business and academia came together in Brussels on 5 June for the high-level conference: A Strategy for EU cities in the 21st century.
The Commission is setting up a group on artificial intelligence to gather expert input and rally a broad alliance of diverse stakeholders.
This call for applications is for individuals and organisations wanting to take part in the European Commission's Strategic Forum for Important Projects of Common European Interest.
This European Week of Regions and Cities workshop will discuss ways of making inter-regional and strategic cluster collaboration work for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), based on the example of advanced manufacturing.
Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) are key to industrial competitiveness, growth and job creation in Europe. This study identifies the main reasons for their adoption by companies and shows that the uptake of these technologies creates benefits to SMEs from, not only a technological but also an economic perspective.
Business Planet goes to the SME Assembly 2016 in Bratislava, where they learn about one of the drivers of innovation and competitiveness in Europe - Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). These technologies include nanotechnologies, nanoelectronics and advanced materials.
Policy preparation at the European Commission is supported by both retrospective evaluations and forward-looking impact assessments.
The new Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) Observatory website is now live. The improved site provides visitors with easier access to data on the deployment of KETs in Europe and worldwide.
The aim of this workshop is to show the main attributes which characterise digital transformation and the steps needed to facilitate this transformation.
This report aims to detect missing capabilities in European regions regarding current and upcoming 3D-printing applications. This will lay the ground for closer cooperation between actors across EU regions to accelerate the market uptake of 3D-printed solutions.
The European Commission has released the 2016 results of the European Innovation Scoreboard, the Regional Innovation Scoreboard and the Innobarometer.
The Smart Specialisation Platform is a new tool to facilitate cross-regional cooperation for industrial renewal and growth.
For European industry to compete and flourish we must ensure that we have a workforce with the right skills. This report provides a summary of the state-of-play of KETs in Europe and their skills requirements.
Join us on March 16 in The Hague to discuss the key actions needed to develop the digital and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) skills required to fuel the economy, jobs and growth in Europe.
Business Planet visits the University of Warwick in Coventry which has been helping industrial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) develop new products and processes through KETs – Key Enabling Technologies.
This workshop served to provide Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and Digital Transformation projects with information on financing possibilities through the European Fund For Strategic Investments. The workshop took place on 10 December 2015.
With the launch of a new web tool, the European Commission is making it easier for for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access state-of-the-art technological services across Europe.
The final meeting of the High Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) took place today. The Group presented its recommendations on how to boost the uptake of KETs in Europe at the meeting that was chaired by the Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Elżbieta Bieńkowska.
