“Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs”: 5th amendment to the Call for Action

Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs

The fifth (5th) amendment to the Call for Action “Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs” of the Program “NSRF Competitiveness 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 APPENDIX V “SAMPLE ACCUMULATION STATEMENT AND TABLE OF DE MINIMIS GRANTS”.

See the 5th amendment to the Invitation 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.