The aim of the project is to carry out targeted studies around the digital agenda of the EU institutions, with a particular focus on SMEs and the skills of citizens and workers. The areas of artificial intelligence, internet of things, big data, industry 4.0 and the impact on current and future employment are already affecting business and economic activities across Europe. These challenges require coordination of national and international policies. The thematic studies aim to create a platform for the exchange of ideas and actions that will highlight the main driving forces and obstacles that need to be addressed.

PromethEUs is an independent research network consisting of four think tanks from Southern European countries, active both in their own countries and at European Union level, specializing in the fields of economic, business, and geopolitical research. Specifically, it consists of the following think tanks: I–Com –Institute for Competitiveness (Italy), EsadeGeo – Center for Global Economy andGeopolitics (Spain), LIEE-NTUA (Greeec) and FundaçãoFrancisco Manuel dos Santos (Portugal).

The mission of the PromethEUs network is to contribute constructively to the current European policy debate on the digital revolution, offering a perspective from Southern Europe. PromethEUs aims to participate in the debate on the digital agenda of the EU institutions, with a particular focus on SMEs and the skills of citizens and workers. The fields of AI, IoT, the use of Big Data, elements of Industry 4.0, and their impact on current and future employment are already affecting business and economic activities across Europe.