Smart Continent uses the following methodological approach for analytical studies: analysing if there are no physical, social or institutional binding constraints; exploring the demand for services in the future will be adequate (long-run forecasts); estimating if appropriate technology is available; analysing if the utilization rate of the infrastructure or the plant will not reveal excessive spare capacity; availability of personnel skills and management; project design (scale, location, etc.) justification against alternative scenarios (‘business as usual’, ‘do-minimum’, ‘do-something’ and ‘do-something else’).