Secartys

Who we are?

The 3 clusters inside Secartys are:

• Domotys (http://www.domotys.org/es)
• Solartys (http://www.solartys.org/es)
• Cicat (http://www.clusteriluminacion.es/)

Mission SECARTYS is a Spanish business association founded in 1968. It represents more than 1.200 companies, including integrated direct partners and other associations. Currently works with more than 400 companies from all over Spain and it acts as a cluster network in the field of electronics since it embeds 3 cluster organisations (Domotys, Solartys and Cicat).

Our main challenging goal is to improve competitiveness on several high-tech sectors: electronics, ICT, telecommunications, professional audio and lighting, electronic leisure, solar, home automation and building automation solutions and smart cities.

Secartys works through four fundamental pillars:

• Internationalization
• Promotion of R & D
• Training
• Funding search

Secartys has 4 main purposes:

• Encourage and help the internationalisation of the Industry
• Develop an industry based on technology and innovation
• Promote sustainable strategies in order to improve energy efficiency and to minimize the environmental impact
• Promote networking and cooperation among Spanish companies, international companies and institutions

Secartys has the pleasure to collaborate with its members and other organisations in both national and international projects, by providing it expertise and dissemination skills.

What we do

• Internationalization:

• More than 45 shared trade delegations
• Organization of worldwide shows
• Trade missions
• Search of distributors
• Sourcing center in China
• Foreign establishment center
• International Advisory Service

• Funding

• Funding Search
• Financial grants & subsidies proceeding
• Negotiation with public bodies
• Loans and guarantees
• Legal advice
• Company discounts
• Office rental

• Network and Training

• Workshops
• Seminars
• Matchmaking & brokerages events
• Sectorial meetings
• Customized training

• Innovation

• Search of technology and partners
• Technology transfer
• Technological Surveillance
• Design management
• European Projects
• Corporate entrepreneurship

Achievements and Recognitions

• 400 members
• Inside the Catalonia cluster Program: 

• AEI:
• Bronze level:

Webpage: http://www.secartys.org/es/ Contact details: Sandra del Cerro, International Projects Coordinator (sdelcerro [at] secartys.org)