The EUROSMART Association was created to achieve the following missions:

Promote Smart Secure Devices and Smart Secure Devices systems by:

	encouraging open system design ;
	encouraging interoperability of components and systems ;
	promoting high security image around Smart Secure Devices applications;
	defending the reputation and ethics of the Smart Security Industry including by fighting counterfeiting or violations of intellectual property rights;

Standardise Smart Secure Devices and Smart Secure Devices systems by:

	orienting the content of standards and promoting European standards world-wide;
	launching initiatives for building common specifications for future applications;

Provide a forum for the exchange of marketing and technical data by:

	generating statistics and market surveys;
	studying specification of common interest;

Define a consistent range of quality and security levels by:

	defining test standards for component integrity and quality;
	approving access to laboratories for testing;

Lobby international and national bodies, such as inter alia:

	working on trade issues (GATT, taxes, dumping, ...) ;
	initiating European R & D projects;

Inform and educate customers and end-users;

Develop a network of expertise.