“Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs”: Sixth decision approving evaluation results for the action
The sixth (6th) Evaluation Results Approval Decision has been published for the Action “Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs” of the “Competitiveness 2021-2027” Program, the which includes the evaluation results for the following -in order of submission- three hundred thirty six (336) applications, according to the date and time of their final electronic submission to OPSKE.
In particular, two hundred and twenty-eight (228) funding applications with a subsidized public expenditure of 3,305,320.58 euros are deemed eligible and one hundred and eight (108) applications, with a total requested subsidized budget of 3,044,105.82 euros are rejected.
Hereby, the total approved projects in the Action amount to seven hundred and four (704) with a total eligible public expenditure of 10,172,999.81 euros and the total number of applications for which Evaluation results have been issued amount to 980 applications for financing requested public expenditure 14,475,658.81 euros and total requested subsidized budget 27,927,560.61 euros.
The beneficiaries are informed electronically, at the electronic contact address (email) stated in the submission form, through the Integrated Information System of State Aids (OPSKE).
The interested parties may, within an exclusive period of seven (7) working days from the day after the notification of the final evaluation result, in accordance with the Decision on the Approval of Evaluation Results, submit an administrative objection (an open appeal within the meaning of Article 25 of Law 2690/1999) exclusively through OPSKE.
See the relevant Decision here.
Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs
TheActionrefers to businesses that have not yet integrated significant information and telecommunications technologies (ICT) into their operations and aims to cover basic deficiencies in applications and equipment.
The main objective of the Action is the digital upgrade of SMEs by implementing basic digital transformation actions with modern information and communication technologies (ICT) so that the supported businesses can are able to meet the increased digital demands of the modern market.
The Action encourages, as a matter of priority, the implementation of targeted digital transformation actions that contribute to an outward-looking, innovative, competitive and sustainable critical production of products and services of higher added value.
Subsidized expenses
The basic costs covered by the Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs action concern:
- Equipment Expenses with indicative expenses: Supply of digital office equipment, upgrade of internal data transfer networks, interaction with employees, customers or suppliers, etc.
- Software costs with indicative costs: Supply of modern business resource & process management applications (eg ERP, WMS, KPIs, EDI, BMPS, etc.), image processing, 3D models and CAD, digital security, customer and supply chain management, production optimization, etc.
- Expenses for the provision of services related to the digital upgrade with indicative costs: Advisory support for monitoring the implementation of the investment plan, technical support for the implementation of the investment plan, installation or configuration of applications included in the financing application.
- Indirect costs: This category of cost does not require the presentation of documents, it is paid proportionally with each payment and its proportional amount is finalized during the stage of final certification of the investment plan.