The program
Program 1 "Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs" - The program
The main objective of Action 1 – BASIC DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION of SMEs is the digital upgrade of SMEs by implementing basic digital transformation actions so that the supported companies are 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 extroverted, innovative, competitive and sustainable critical production of products and services of higher added value.
Who does it concern?
Beneficiaries
Existing medium-sized, small and micro-enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
The basic conditions for the participation of businesses applying for funding are the following:
1. To submit a single funding application per VAT number.
2. To be active in the Greek territory and to invest exclusively in a single Region Category (with the same aid intensity).
3. To keep Aplographic or Diplographic books and have at least one (1) complete closed administrative use.
4. To be active in the eligible NACE code of the investment plan for at least one (1) year.
5. The investment plan concerns exclusively eligible activities.
6. To have at least five (5) EMEs of full-time or part-time dependent work in the calendar year preceding the submission of the funding application.
7. To operate legally by having the appropriate, in accordance with current legislation, operating license.
8. Operate exclusively as corporate/commercial businesses.
9. Not be in bankruptcy, liquidation or receivership.
10. That the physical object of the investment has not been completed or has not been fully implemented before the submission of the financing application.
11. To meet the application requirements of EU Regulation 1407/2013 (De Minimis). The total amount of de minimis aid received by the single undertaking in the past, including aid from this Action, does not exceed the amount of €200,000 (or €100,000 for the road freight transport sector on behalf of third parties ) within three years (current financial year and the two (2) previous financial years) before the time of granting the legal right to the aid.
Program budget
Program budget
The minimum and maximum total supported budget (P/Y) of the funding application is set from €18,000 to €30,000.
The Action is co-financed by the European Union, in particular by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and by the Greek State.
For reasons of greater complementarity, financing is done using Joint Support (Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060) for the financing of interventions that fall within the scope of EKT+ aid.
Amount of subsidy
Amount of subsidy
The aid of this Action will be allocated within the framework of Commission Regulation (EU) no. 1407/2013 of December 18, 2013 regarding the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (De Minimis) .
The aid percentage is defined as follows:
*Fair Transition Areas
Regions: Western Macedonia, North Aegean, South Aegean, Crete
Municipalities: Megalopolis, Gortynia, Tripoli, Oichalia
Subsidized expenses
Subsidized expenses
The basic costs covered by Action 1 – Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs concern:
i. Equipment Expenses with indicative expenses: Supply of digital office equipment, upgrade of internal data transfer networks, interaction with employees, customers or suppliers, etc.
ii. Software Expenses with indicative costs: Supply of basic 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. .
iii. Costs for the provision of services related to the digital upgrade with indicative costs: Consulting 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.
Important dates
Important dates
IS EXPECTED
Useful files
Useful files
Pre-publication of Action 1 – Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs
