Digital Innovation Zone launches the first call for support services for the Digital Transformation of public institutions in the North-East Region that carry out non-economic activities and wish to initiate or accelerate the digitalization process.
Through this call, eligible institutions can access free integrated innovation and digitalization services, provided within the European digital innovation hub DIZ EDIH, the only one of its kind in the North-East region of Romania.
The services are fully financed from public sources, through the Digital Europe Program and PoCIDIF – Priority 6 STEP, without financial contribution from beneficiaries and without the application of the state aid regime for public entities that carry out non-economic activities.
The call is addressed to local public authorities, public institutions in health, education and culture, as well as other eligible public entities with headquarters or work point in the counties of the North-East Region.
Within this call, a minimum of 11 public institutions will be selected, in order of completeness of the file and demonstrated eligibility, within the limit of available places.
This guide is dedicated exclusively to public entities carrying out non-economic activities, with headquarters or work point in the North-East Region (counties of Iași, Vaslui, Neamț, Bacău, Suceava, Botoșani). The target group includes:
See the service catalogs: Annex 2
Presentation of the call:
The process of accessing DIZ EDIH services begins with a simple contact with our team. No prior documentation or formal procedure is required for this first stage.
The first step is to contact the DIZ EDIH team through the available channels:
The DIZ team will conduct a preliminary assessment of your institution’s needs and recommend the appropriate services from the EDIH catalog.
This initial assessment is free of charge and does not imply any commitment on the part of the institution.
During the preliminary discussion, DIZ EDIH experts will analyze the institution’s field of activity, current challenges in terms of digitalization, strategic objectives and available resources to propose the most appropriate digital transformation path.
Submission of expression of interest.
The call is launched in June 2026. During this period, the DIZ team will be in constant contact with all those who wish to find out more information about the call, as well as to answer any questions that may arise along the way.
1.3 million EURO
June 01, 2026 – December 31, 2026
