Official Euroclusters kick-off meeting

In October 2025, the new generation of Euroclusters officially took off in Brussels during the kick-off meeting hosted by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and European Commission DG GROW. 

As one of the 16 selected initiatives under the call SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTERS-01, ECDI represents the strategic European response to the rapidly growing drone market, projected to reach EUR 14.5 billion by 2030. 

With over 300 EU-funded drone projects totalling €900 million in 20 years, Europe is a leader in this sector. European SMEs are driving innovation, while ECDI aims to enhance the sector's innovation capacity, resilience, and sustainability.

What’s Next for ECDI?
Over the next 30 months, ECDI will:
- Increase the network and generate new partnership opportunities
- Enhance the visibility and accelerate drone innovations
- Disseminate expertise and knowledge within a European audience of stakeholders and end-users, to foster upskilling and reskilling
- Accelerate advanced technologies adoption for strategic autonomy, resilience and sustainability

This project has received funding from the European Union's Single Market Programme (call: SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTER-01) under Grant Agreement no. 101236201.

GDPR compliance:

This project is implemented under the Euroclusters programme and complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR). Any personal data collected within the framework of the project are processed solely for the purposes of project implementation, communication, dissemination activities and reporting to the European Commission. The project coordinator acts as the data controller. Personal data are processed lawfully, fairly and transparently, and are protected by appropriate technical and organisational measures. Personal data will not be shared with third parties outside the project consortium, unless required by law or by the funding authority. Data subjects have the right to access, rectify or erase their personal data in accordance with GDPR.

Disclaimer:

Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EISMEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.