On October 5, the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain awarded Smart Engineering the seal of Innovative SME. An SME is considered innovative when one of the following circumstances exists:
a) When it has received public funding in the last three years, in calls for R+D+i,
b) When it has demonstrated its innovative character through its own activity,
c) When it has demonstrated its ability to innovate,
The Innovative SME label is granted for a period of 3 years, during which Smart Engineering will be able to access advantageous sources of financing, such as the ICO Innovation Technological Fund, will have the opportunity to participate in the Innovative Public Purchase and make compatible the bonus in the quotation To the social security of the research staff with the application of R+D+i bonuses in Corporate Income Tax.
In this way, Smart Engineering sees explicitly its commitment to R+D+i and further strengthens its position as a reference company in innovation and development in the Civil Engineering sector.