January 25, 2023 / Papanastasiou Pantelis

Basic Digital Transformation

The Basic Digital Transformation of SMEs aims at 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 Basic Digital Transformation belongs to the "Competitiveness 2021-2027" Program with the co-financing of the European Union.

     

 

📌The basic conditions for participating in the program are:

 


✔ To be active in the Greek territory and to invest exclusively in a single category of Region / Regional unit that has the same aid intensity.

✔To keep Aplographic or Diplographic books and have closed at least one (1) full administrative use.

✔ To be active in the eligible KAD of the investment plan for at least one (1) year.

✔ Do not have at least five (5) full-time or part-time dependent employment in the calendar year preceding the submission of the funding application                

✔Ensure private participation of at least 25%. Private participation must not involve any element of government support.                                               

✔The physical object of the investment has not been completed or has not been fully implemented before submitting the financing application.                       

✔To operate exclusively as businesses of a corporate/commercial nature.

 

The minimum and maximum total supported budget (P/Y) of the funding application is set from €18,000 to €30,000.

 

  📌Eligible Expenses

 

Equipment Costs (indicative costs):

  1. Supply of digital office equipment
  2. Upgrade of internal data transfer networks
  3.  Interaction with employees, customers or suppliers etc.

 

Software Costs (indicative costs):

  1. Supply of basic business resource & process management applications (e.g. ERP, WMS, KPIs, EDI, BMPS, etc.),
  2.  Image processing, 3D models and CAD
  3.  Digital security
  4.  Customer and supply chain management
  5.  Optimization of production etc.

 

Costs for the provision of services connected to the digital upgrade (indicative costs):

  1. Advisory support for monitoring the implementation of the investment plan
  2. Technical support for the implementation of the investment plan
  3.  Installation or configuration of applications included in the funding application.

 

🎯 Beneficiaries of the program are existing medium, small and very small businesses.

           Amplification intensity 

  •  Medium enterprises: 50%
  • Small and micro enterprises: 50%

✔ Medium enterprises: 50%
✔Small and micro enterprises: 50%

The maximum duration of completion of physical and financial object will be defined in the Detailed Call for the Action, however it is not expected to exceed nine (9) months from the date of issuance of the Approval Decision.

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