“Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs”: 17th decision approving evaluation results for the action following objections

The sixteenth (17) Evaluation Results Approval Decision for the Action “Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs” of the Program has been published href=”https://21-27.antagonistikotita.gr/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>”Competitiveness 2021-2027″, regarding the approval of the results of the examination of the following in order of submission to OPSKE, sixty one (61) objections, which were submitted to the Action.
The total approved projects in the Action amount to one thousand nine hundred and eighty eight one (1,988), with a total eligible public expenditure of 28,670,791.44 euros and the total of applications for which evaluation results have been issued in the Action amount to 2,497 funding applications, requested public expenditure 36,586,481.69 euros and total requested subsidized budget 70,740,853.78 euros.
The beneficiaries are informed electronically, at the electronic address of communication (email) stated in the submission form, via the Integrated Information System of State Aids (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 ofSMEs by implementing basic digital transformation actions with modern information and communication technologies (ICT) so that supported businesses to be able to respond to 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.