Made Smarter South East (Surrey)

Made Smarter South East, as presented by Business Surrey, is open to SME manufacturers and makers based across the South East, covering Berkshire, Brighton & Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Solent and Surrey. The programme supports adoption of industrial digital technologies including additive manufacturing/3D printing, artificial intelligence/machine learning, robotics and automation, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and connectivity (such as 5G and LPWAN), and virtual and augmented reality, among other technologies not limited to this list. It is designed to help eligible manufacturers plan and implement digital transformation with tailored support and access to match funding for eligible technology purchases, consistent with the wider Made Smarter South East offer described by delivery partners across the region.

Open to SME manufacturers and makers based in the South East (Berkshire, Brighton & Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Solent, Surrey) with fewer than 250 employees, not part of a wider group or funded by private equity, turnover below £44 million, and having received no more than £315,000 of state aid over the last three years.