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SMART | Strategic Mentoring in AI for European SMEs
SMART is an Erasmus+ project aimed at empowering European SMEs through artificial intelligence integration, enhancing efficiency and competitiveness in the labor market.
Overview
What SMART | Strategic Mentoring in AI for European SMEs does
What SMART | Strategic Mentoring in AI for European SMEs is
SMART is an Erasmus+ project aimed at empowering European SMEs through artificial intelligence integration, enhancing efficiency and competitiveness in the labor market.
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Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2024
- Approximate age
- About 2 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 5, 2026
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SMART | Strategic Mentoring in AI for European SMEs as a community
Community overview
SMART (Strategic Mentoring in Artificial Intelligence for European SMEs) is an Erasmus+ project that began in December 2024 and is set to run for 36 months until November 2027. The organization is based in Europe and focuses on empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The project aims to enhance efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness within the European labor market.
Community focus
SMART provides training programs aimed at integrating AI into European SMEs. The initiative focuses on AI-enabling technologies, digital transformation, and future-ready business skills. The project targets vocational education and training (VET) professionals and students, as well as sector-specific stakeholders and public authorities, to facilitate the adoption of AI and support the transition to Industry 5.0.
Member value
Members benefit from access to training programs, workshops, and thematic events designed to enhance their skills in AI integration. The project also provides resources such as an e-learning platform and a curricular manual for training in AI.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- February 4, 2025
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Operators · Students · Researchers
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community and course
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Artificial Intelligence
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Events and activity
SMART organizes various events, including a Kick-off Meeting held on February 4-5, 2025, in Madrid to launch the project, as well as workshops and thematic events designed to disseminate results and engage with stakeholders.
Notable members
Key team members include Elena Tylko Ausias from SGS TECNOS (Spain), Martyna Špokauskaitė from Tech-Park Kaunas (Lithuania), Patrick Mikalef from NTNU (Norway), Maria Malliora from E-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL GROUP (Greece), and Martina Panzolato from SIAV Srl (Italy).
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Last reviewed
April 5, 2026
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