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Caiff menter £14\.7m a gefnogir gan yr UE i fanteisio i'r eithaf ar arbenigedd ymchwil o’r radd flaenaf ym mhrifysgolion Cymru i helpu i roi hwb i’r diwydiant gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru ei chyhoeddi heddiw gan yr Ysgrifennydd Cyllid Mark Drakeford. O dan gynllun ASTUTE 2020, sy’n cael cymorth gwerth £10m o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop a £4\.7m o brifysgolion sy'n cymryd rhan, bydd tîm o academyddion o’r radd flaenaf ac arbenigwyr technegol cymwysedig iawn yn cydweithio â byd diwydiant i fynd i'r afael â heriau gweithgynhyrchu i ddatblygu nwyddau cynaliadwy, gwerth uwch a gwasanaethau ar gyfer y farchnad fyd\-eang. 

Caiff y cynlluniau cydweithredu eu dylunio i ddiwallu anghenion diwydiant gydag arbenigwyr yn helpu busnesau i ddatblygu ymchwil arloesol a defnyddio technolegau peirianneg uwch i ysgogi cynhyrchiant a thwf. 

O dan arweiniad Prifysgol Abertawe ochr yn ochr â Chaerdydd, Aberystwyth a Phrifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant, bydd y prosiect yn cefnogi amrywiaeth eang o gwmnïau ledled y Gogledd, y Gorllewin a Chymoedd y De\- o'r sector modurol ac awyrofod i beirianneg feddygol.

Dywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd Cyllid : 


> "Rwyf wrth fy modd bod cronfeydd yr UE yn helpu busnesau Cymru i wella eu cynhyrchiant drwy fanteisio ar yr arbenigedd o fewn ein sefydliadau academaidd a mabwysiadu technolegau arloesol i gyflawni llwyddiant masnachol a thwf economaidd.


> "Dyma enghraifft arall o bwysigrwydd cronfeydd yr UE ar gyfer ein heconomi a’n blaenoriaeth yw cael y fargen orau i’r DU pan fydd yn ymadael â’r UE. Mae hyn yn cynnwys diogelu’r holl arian y mae gan Gymru fynediad iddo.


> "Rhaid inni sicrhau hefyd fod Cymru’n parhau i elwa o fuddsoddiad mewn datblygu economaidd rhanbarthol y tu hwnt i’n haelodaeth o’r UE, fel bod busnesau a chymunedau yn cael y cymorth y mae ei angen."

Disgwylir i waith cydweithredu drwy ASTUTE 2020 weld busnesau’n gwella eu dulliau gweithgynhyrchu a pherfformiad amrywiaeth o nwyddau megis pympiau gwaed meddygol, tyrbinau gwynt a chydrannau awyrofod.

Dywedodd Athro Johann Sienz, cyfarwyddwr y prosiect: 


> "Rydym yn hynod o falch o gael cronfeydd yr UE ar gyfer ASTUTE 2020 a fydd yn canolbwyntio ei adnoddau ar gydweithio â diwydiant i ddarparu cymorth mewn meysydd sy'n cynnig y cyfleoedd economaidd gorau ar gyfer y diwydiant gweithgynhyrchu i wella ffyniant economaidd."







Translation:


 
ASTUTE 2020, backed by £10m from the European Regional Development Fund and £4\.7m from participating universities, will see a team of world\-class academics and highly\-qualified technical experts collaborate with industry to tackle a series of manufacturing challenges to develop sustainable, higher\-value goods and services for the global market. These collaborations will be designed to meet industry needs with experts helping businesses develop cutting\-edge research and apply advanced engineering technologies to drive productivity and growth. 

Led by Swansea University alongside Cardiff, Aberystwyth and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the project will support a diverse range of companies across North and West Wales and the South Wales Valleys, from automotive and aerospace to medical engineering.

Professor Drakeford said: 


> “I’m delighted EU funds are helping Welsh businesses to improve their productivity by exploiting the expertise in our academic institutions and adopting leading\-edge technologies to achieve commercial success and economic growth.


> “This is yet another example of the importance of EU funds for our economy. Our priority is to get the best deal for Wales in the forthcoming negotiations over the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU. This includes safeguarding all the funding to which Wales has access.


> “We must also ensure Wales continues to benefit from investment in regional economic development beyond our EU membership so businesses and communities receive the support they need.”

Collaborations through ASTUTE 2020 are expected to see businesses improving their manufacturing methods and performance of a variety of goods, such as medical blood pumps, wind turbines and aerospace components.

Professor Johann Sienz, ASTUTE 2020 Project Director, said: 


> “We are delighted to receive EU funds for ASTUTE 2020, which will focus its resources on working collaboratively with industry to provide support in areas which offer the best economic opportunities for the manufacturing industry to improve economic prosperity.”