Innovation investments Strand 2a - DIGIT

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Grant Name

Funder

Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument (I3)

European Commission

Research Field

Competitor analysis

Computer and information sciences

Innovation systems

Medical engineering

Technology watch

Related to regional development

Related to SME and start-up support

Public sector innovation

Innovation Management Consulting

Experience economy

Security

Angel investment

Business strategies

Project preparation

Ecosystem building

Innovation Fund

Business environment (legal and administrative)

Aeronautics

Innovation and diversity (e.g. gender)

End-users

New business opportunities

Technology development

Strategic foresight analysis/defence analysis

Risk management

Technology implementation

New industrial value chains

Energy Efficiency

Strategic management

Open innovation

Foreign investment

Supply chain management

Company valuation

Investment readiness

Private investment

Business support services

Product innovation

Business development

Design innovation

Market intelligence

SME support

Cost estimation / analysis

Sales management

Creativity management

Cultural and creative economy

Market development

Business plan

Technology readiness assessment

Knowledge and Technology transfer

Project valuation

Venture capital

Patents

Organisational management / development

Regional development

Project management and coordination

Spin-off companies

Smart Specialisation strategies

International distribution

Business coaching and mentoring

Technology management

Cultural heritage - Culture

Virtual Reality

Renewable energy sources

Private equity

Design and applied arts - Culture

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

Emerging industries

Training and support

Marketing management

Prototyping

Industrial biotechnology

Incubator companies

Agriculture, Rural Development, Fisheries

Point of sales promotion

Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, In

Cluster

Seed capital

Field trial

Business model innovation

Crowdsourcing

Corporate Social responsibility

Corporate financing

Copyrights

Internationalisation - Market access

Social innovation

Communication

Forms of internationalisation

Intercultural business communication

Technology assessment

Demand driven innovation

Innovation methodologies

Distribution and logistics

Due diligence

Risk analysis

Valorisation and capacity building

Operators of critical infrastructure

Energy

Market-creating innovation

Knowledge transfer

Market studies

Business analysis

Business management

Technology commercialisation

Innovation policy

Innovation strategies

Fast moving consumer goods

Creative industries

Deployment

Incremental innovation

Quality management

Piloting

Process innovation

Innovation management

Industrial sectoral change

Cybersecurity Research Domains

Services in support of internationalisation

Banking

Business governance

Regulatory framework for innovation

International transfer

Mechanical engineering

Specific business types (mutual, cooperatives, fam

Licensing

Start-up companies

Disruptive innovation

Feasibility analysis

Brand positioning

Market research

Media and communications

Marketing innovation

Industrial dynamics

Research to business

Knowledge management

Technological innovation

Chemical engineering

Business models

Trademarks

Sustainable innovation

Health sciences

Crowdfunding

Other engineering and technologies

Industrial innovation policy

Marketing strategy

Social enterprises

Space

Nano-technology

Leadership development

Internationalisation

Technology transfer

Financial & Investment management

Related to industrial policy

Manag. & monitoring large cooperation/partnership�

Gender in innovation development

Cluster dynamics

Specific Sectors

Innovation support services

Types of innovation

Industrial design

International marketing

Organizational innovation

Innovation Management Assessment

Promotion and advertising

Project financing

IPR management

Civil engineering

Service innovation

Deadline

2024-08-05

Grant Size

€500000

Eligibility

Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: described in section 5 of the call document

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System

2. Eligible countries: described in section 6 of the call document

3. Other eligibility conditions: described in section 6 of the call document

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in section 7 of the call document

5. Evaluation and award:

Submission and evaluation processes: described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual

Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: described in section 9 of the call document

Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in section 4 of the call document

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in section 10 of the call document

Call documents:

Call document - strand 2a

Standard application form ([ToA]) — call-specific application form is available in the Submission System

Detailed budget table ([ToA])

Letter of Support (MS S3 Endorsement)

I3 MGA - Multi & Mono V1.0

Additional documents:

I3 general website

Smart Specialisation Platform (S3)

Oslo manual

Commission Decision C(2021) 6152 final - approving the I3 Work Programme

Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 - CPR

Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 - ERDF

EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

Grant Number

I3-2021-INV2a-DIGIT

Description

Objective:

Digital technologies present an enormous growth potential for Europe. According to the Europe fit for the digital age strategy, this call for proposals targets investments in businesses and administrations. In order to unlock digital growth potential and deploy innovative solutions (both for businesses and citizens), to improve the accessibility and the efficiency of services and bridge the persisting digital divide, the present call under this topic will support interregional investments projects in the following areas:

a) Digital economy and innovation

b) Digitalisation of the public administration

c) Digitalisation of healthcare

At least 70% of the grant must be allocated to investments in companies.

If the proposal is related to digital transition in the field of smart manufacturing, then the applicant should submit the proposal under the smart manufacturing topic 3.

Scope:

Themes and priorities

The present call for proposals under this topic encourages applications in one or more or combination of the following investment areas (a), (b), (c) (non-exhaustive list):

a. Digital economy innovation

The deployment of innovative solutions for businesses digitalisation and digital services, including the use of artificial intelligence;
ICT up-take in SMEs applied to traditional and emerging sectors; B2B; B2C; Customer to Customer, including infrastructures and services to support this (digital innovation hubs, living labs, etc.);
Demonstration of innovative digital technologies in view of the commercialisation of research results and a better integration in EU value chains;
User driven innovation and valorisation of traceability and big data;
Companies reinforcing EU cybersecurity value chain and protecting from hacking, ransomware and identity theft;
“Digital based” open innovation, supporting entrepreneurial discovery processes and cooperation between academia and businesses in the framework of smart specialisation;
Digital skills for companies adopting innovative digital technologies (upskilling and reskilling) in the framework of investments relevant for Smart Specialisation.

b. Digital transformation of the public administration

New or significantly upgraded services for e-government, including the take-up of Europe wide interoperable services which improve the efficiency of services delivered by public administrations to citizens, companies and other public bodies by using information and communication technologies such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity;
Investments in innovative solutions helping administrations to make services user-friendly, accessible and more interoperable. Those investments might include the demonstration of the validity of new digital technologies in view of the large-scale adoption of new IT systems.

c. Digitalisation of healthcare

Innovative investments in security of health data across borders (including cybersecurity);
Investments related to the use of digital tools to stimulate prevention, enable feedback and interaction with the healthcare providers;
Investments connected to the digitisation of healthcare systems, providing solutions to interoperability issues;
Investments in digital health infrastructure (needed for demonstration processes), telemedicine, m-health and other innovative solutions for personalised medicine;
Investments related to the acquisition of digital skills needed for the adoption of innovative technologies in healthcare.

Expected Impact:

Short-term

Innovative technologies tested and adopted by companies and public administration
Deployment of innovative solutions improving businesses confidence, competences and means to digitalise and grow
Contribution to digitisation and health systems transformation, through various types of innovation and the supply of IT services

Medium-term

Increased companies productivity and efficiency
Improved user-friendly, accessible and interoperable public services
Improved level of digital skills
Improved EU innovation capacity and competitiveness

Long-term

Improved way of living and of doing business
Increased social and territorial cohesion as well as personal well-being
Improved education and vocational training systems (indirectly).

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link