A flexible and efficient management scheme was put in place and proved to be one of the most important assets of the project. An intensive effort of information dissemination took place to inform SMEs of the planned objectives and of the mechanisms for its operation. The project has already financed a total of nine demonstrators and is analysing further proposals. It is believed that these examples will contribute to an increasing success in a continuation of the project. In the future, the whole issue of technology transfer needs to be addressed in a broader and more comprehensive way.
Additional difficulties exist, both upstream and downstream, that require an adequate response.
System integration, industrial prototyping, product definition, and even market studies are considered as items for which technical solutions and financial support is needed.