This symposium was organised jointly by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) and the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE).
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is an Executive Agency of the European Commission. EASME is responsible for managing several EU funding programmes in the fields of SME support & innovation, environment, climate action, energy and maritime affairs.
EASME’s vison aims to help create a more competitive and resource-efficient European economy based on knowledge and innovation. Its goal is to promote sustainable development while improving the competitiveness of European industries.
EASME’s mission is to provide high quality support to their beneficiaries, turning EU policy into action. As an executive agency of the European Commission, it ensures that actions funded by these programmes deliver results and provide the Commission with valuable input for its policy tasks.