ECARE developed the ECARE Taxonomy, a comprehensive and user-friendly tool, providing a common framework for understanding and discussing about aeronautical technologies. The taxonomy is divided into 24 main topics and 214 subtopics (See Figure 1). The taxonomy is used as a reference measurement system throughout the different mappings of funded projects, funding opportunities and stakeholders’ competences.
The ECARE project successfully developed the EDP (See Figure 2), a publicly accessible online tool tailored to the needs of the European aviation community. The platform maps funding opportunities at European, national, and regional levels, ongoing, and upcoming projects, along with stakeholder competences. The EDP comprises databases, publicly accessible with over 839 funded projects, 323 funding opportunities, and 999 stakeholder profiles. Thanks to the work performed by ECARE partners, the platform includes features such as advanced search filters, dynamic mapping, workgroups, and messaging tools which enable seamless collaboration and information exchange.
Deliverable D4.1: Handbook for Synergies, provides a comprehensive framework to foster funding synergies in the European aeronautical sector. It introduces the ECARE Pathway to Synergies (See Figure 3), a structured six-phase approach designed to guide stakeholders such as funding bodies, clusters, and organizations in aligning regional, national, and European funding mechanisms. The handbook details 18 synergy mechanisms, offering practical recommendations, step-by-step implementation guides, and best practices examples.
The ECARE Final Event, co-organized with Clean Aviation JU and SESAR JU on December 10, 2024, in Brussels, served as a pivotal moment to disseminate the project’s key results, including the D4.1: Handbook for Synergies and the EDP, to the right stakeholders. Attended by over 50 participants, it showcased successful synergies from pilot regions, ensuring the sustainability and broader adoption of ECARE’s outcomes.
By the end of the project, the ECARE Stakeholders Group comprised 45 members from 18 different countries, these members are clusters, network organisations, funding bodies and research institutions. See Figure 4 for the final list and Figure 5 for the map of ESG members.
To ensure the sustainability of the project’s results, Memorandum of Synergies were signed with EACP (European Aerospace Cluster Partnership), EEN (Enterprise Europe Network), and the SESAR project ENGAGE 2. Notably, EACP has established a dedicated Working Group on Synergies to leverage ECARE results and ensure the continuity and growth of the EDP. ESG members will be invited to actively participate in its activities.
