EDIH Digital Innovation Zone launches in public consultation Call 1 dedicated to SMEs in the North-East Region, through which enterprises can access specialized services for digitalization and innovation. The call is addressed to SMEs with their registered office or work point in the counties of Iași, Vaslui, Neamț, Bacău, Suceava and Botoșani, including start-ups, scale-ups and companies from traditional or technological sectors.
Through EDIH DIZ, SMEs can benefit from services organized in four main directions: pre-investment testing, digital skills and culture, access to financing and connection to the innovation ecosystem. Services may include digital maturity assessment, AI readiness assessment, artificial intelligence courses, support for identifying funding sources and matchmaking with technology solution providers.
The support is granted in the form of state aid for innovation, with an intensity of up to 100% of the eligible costs of the services, within a ceiling of 220,000 euros per single enterprise, over a period of 3 consecutive fiscal years.
SMEs do not receive direct funding, but benefit from the services provided through DIZ EDIH.
The call operates in an open window (rolling call), with continuous evaluation of expressions of interest, within the limits of the available budget and the established targets. DIZ EDIH aims to support 98 enterprises, of which 62 in relation to productive investments in digital and deep-tech technologies.
This guide is dedicated exclusively to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) carrying out economic activities, with a registered office or work point in the North-East Region (counties of Iași, Vaslui, Neamț, Bacău, Suceava, Botoșani).
The target group includes:
• Microenterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises, regardless of the form of organization (SRL, SA, PFA, II, IF, cooperative society, etc.), carrying out an economic activity on the territory of Romania;
• Start-ups and scale-ups in technological fields or that wish to adopt digital technologies in their current activity;
• SMEs in traditional sectors (production, trade, services, agri-food, tourism, construction) undergoing digitalization;
• Innovative SMEs, including spin-offs and enterprises with a research and development component.
See the service catalogs: Annex 2
Presentation of the call:
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The process of accessing EDIH DIZ services begins with a simple contact with our team. The preliminary needs assessment is free and does not involve any commitment.
The first step is to contact the EDIH DIZ team through the available channels:
Submission of the expression of interest represents the first formal act by which the SME manifests its intention to access EDIH DIZ services. Unlike public entities, for SMEs this stage also involves submitting the necessary documents to verify SME status and eligibility for state aid.
Documents required for the expression of interest and eligibility assessment:
17.08.2026 – 31.08.2026
1.3 million EURO
June 01, 2026 – December 31, 2026
