The purpose of this document is to present the scope of measurement and methodology underpinning the indicator framework and data calculations of the ‘Advanced Technologies for Industry’ (ATI) project. The ATI has been initiated by the European Commission, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and the European Innovation Council and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency. The project and the methodological framework aligns two previous European Commission initiatives notably the Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) Observatory and the Digital Transformation Monitor (DTM). The conceptual design of the project follows the role of advanced technologies in industrial modernisation and aims at providing policymakers, industry representatives, researchers and other relevant stakeholders with a set of monitoring tools that can be used to capture opportunities of industrial transformation facilitated by technological advancements.

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