Funding for Digitalization. A pilot project dedicated to SMEs

The World Bank, in partnership with the North-East Regional Development Agency and with the support of Digital Innovation Zone, is implementing a pilot project dedicated to SMEs in the North-East Region who wish to increase their competitiveness by adopting digital solutions.

The project includes an instrument designed to assess the digital maturity of SMEs

As part of this pilot project, SMEs will complete an online questionnaire, self-evaluating their digital maturity and needs by answering a few questions. Initially, they will receive personalized reports from the World Bank regarding the level of digitalization for each participating company, including a comparison with other firms in the North-East Region of Romania who participated in the survey.

By completing this questionnaire, companies can enter the competition for non-reimbursable funding of up to €100,000 from the North-East Regional Program 2021-2027, for the “Digital Transformation of SMEs oriented towards digital intensity growth” call.

The #NEdigitalizam caravan comes to your city! Digital Innovation Zone, in partnership with the North-East Regional Development Agency, as the local contact point for the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), is organizing three information events in the region, and you’re invited to participate.

The schedule for these three events is as follows:

  • Suceava, August 29, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the headquarters of the Suceava Chamber of Commerce and Industry, located at 15-17 Universității Street.
  • Bacău, August 31, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the headquarters of “Vasile Alecsandri” University in Bacău (Building D, ground floor, room 11), located at 157 Calea Mărăşeşti.
  • Iași, September 14, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, at the Faculty of Industrial Design and Business Management (TEX1 Building) within the “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, located at 53 Dimitrie Mangeron Street.

You can register for these events by accessing this link.

Explore digital opportunities with #NEdigitalizăm! Complete the necessary data to assess your digital maturity and needs in a personalized report offered by the World Bank, including a comparison with other companies from the North-East Region of Romania that participated in the survey, by scanning the QR code on the left.