THE — SMART COMPANIES’ PROJECT IN THE MECHANICAL SECTOR: SMART TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE HOW MUCH THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH SMART TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES WOULD HELP TO HARNESS THE ‘MODELS FOR SMART WORKING TO TEST THE ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES THAT CAN MAKE WORK MORE FLEXIBLE TO A GREATER DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY’, SO AS TO RESPOND TO THE NEED TO HARMONISE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLACES AND PERIODS OF WORK AND WORK. THIS AIM OF RECONCILING THESE RELATIONSHIPS IS NOW MORE ACHIEVABLE THANKS TO DIGITAL INNOVATIONS, ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN THAT THIS IS NOT SIMPLE TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGNS, BUT SOCIAL HABITS AND CULTURAL DESIGNS ARE INVOLVED. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE 10 COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR.