“Digital Transformation of Leading SMEs”: 4th amendment of the Action’s call for funding applications

Digital Edge Transformation of SME

The fourth (4th) Amendment of the call for submitting funding applications to the Action “Digital Transformation of Leading SMEs” of the Program has been announced href=”https://21-27.antagonistikotita.gr/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>”Competitiveness” NSRF 2021/27″, according to which the Invitation will remain open until the exhaustion of the available budget per Region Category and in any case until 22.03.2024 at 15:00. Changes are also included in ANNEX VIII “SPECIMEN OF ACCUMULATION STATEMENT AND TABLE OF DE MINIMIS GRANTS”.

See the 4th amendment to the Invitation here.

Action “Digital Transformation of SMEs”

Priority of the Action “Digital Transformation of Leading SMEs” is the upgrading of SMEs with edge technologies or with esophisticated 4th generation digital systems industrial revolution and additionally the coverage of particular needs in information and communication technologies (ICT) that expand their productivity and competitiveness.

The Action encourages, as a matter of priority, the implementation of targeted digital transformation investment projects that contribute to an outgoing, innovative, competitive and sustainable critical production of products and services of higher added value.

Boost Rate

From 25% to 60% depending on the aid regime, the Region of the country and the size of the business.

Action Budget

The budget of the Action amounts to 60,000,000 euro.

The Public Expenditure is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union and by National Participation.

Budget Allocation by Region category

  • 13,200,000 euros for the Regions in Transition: Attica and South Aegean
    46,800,000 euros for the Less Developed Regions: Northern Aegean, Eastern Macedonia – Thrace, Central Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, Western Greece, Crete, Western Macedonia, Ionian Islands, Peloponnese, Central Greece.

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries are small and medium enterprises, which among others should:

  • To have closed at least one (1) full administrative use
  • To be active in one of the eligible KAD of the investment plan for at least one (1) year
  • To have at least one (1) eligible KAD activity, when submitting the application for financing the investment project, included in Appendix IV – ELIGIBLE
    ACTIVITIES (KAD)
  • The investment plan should concern exclusively the eligible KAD of Annex IV – ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES (KAD)
  • To have at least nine (9) EMEs of dependent work during the calendar year preceding the submission of the funding application.
  • Works on the investment project have not started before the submission of the aid application.
  • Gain a minimum score of 70 on the invitation’s digital maturity questionnaire.

It should be noted that co-location of companies is not allowed, so that it is not possible to use the equipment and/or software of the supported investment by another company. The term co-location means the installation of the aided enterprise in the same, non-distinct space with another enterprise. In the event that co-location of companies is found where it is possible to use the equipment and/or software of the supported investment by another company, the Inclusion Decision will be revoked.

Eligible Expenses

  • Equipment Expenses (indicative): Supply of sophisticated systems for remote operation of facilities, automation of the various stages of the value chain (production – transport – storage), production / storage / transport with robotic systems, upgrading of internal data transfer networks, etc.
  • Software Expenses (indicative): Supply of applications of increased intelligence of administrative and financial planning, digital security, customer and supply chain management, data analysis with artificial intelligence tools, optimization of production, upgrading of services provided, etc.
  • Expenses for the provision of services related to the digital upgrade (indicative): Consulting and technical support for the configuration and integration of the new systems in the operation of SMEs, system certification, etc.

The date of submission of the funding application is defined as the start date of expenditure eligibility.

Maximum duration of completion of physical and financial object: Eighteen (18) months, from the date of issuance of the Decision Approving Evaluation Results.

See more information about the action here.