Call for application for grants to MSMEs to support the dual digital and ecological transition – Year 2023

Source: Punto Impresa Digitale Office

The Chamber of Commerce to help Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the double transition, which is understood to be the digital and the ecological transition, puts in 800 thousand euros believing firmly in this necessary structural transition to remain competitive in the market and be able to look forward to a present facilitated by technology, respecting the environment and embracing the technologies of the future. From the artisan enterprise to the medium-sized company that produces goods and services, implementing industrial processes in line with the ecological approach, using digital technologies, web platforms, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, these are companies that invest in the present and cast their gaze into the future. This approach also has a concrete implication for talent, to make our companies more attractive to young people who are approaching the world of work or are still studying, but with the goal of working in cutting-edge companies, regardless of their size. And this is precisely what the call for proposals aimed at, that is the purchase of capital goods, the acquisition of consulting services in the area of investments in advanced manufacturing solutions, additive manufacturing augmented reality, simulation, cloud, cybersecurity, big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and technology solutions. Attention to training is also indispensable, which is fundamental for the structural steps of innovation that lead to effective change. To all entrepreneurs I address a particular invitation, which is to safeguard their inventions, their know-how, their contribution to the wonderful brand that is Made in Italy, following the indispensable cybersecurity guidelines that the lecturers of the highest level are pointing out, even in our free courses for businesses. Technology is also in the great network of the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad, where we have very advanced offices as is the Israel-Italy Chamber of Commerce. I therefore invite people to take advantage of the experience, the history of good practices in the technology sphere of the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad that I chair, to learn and speed up the processes of digital transition.

Mario Pozza

President of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso- Belluno|Dolomites and Assocamerestero

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Presentation and Purpose:
The Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Handicrafts and Agriculture of Treviso-Belluno, with the aim of strengthening the dissemination of digital culture and practice, including green-oriented approaches, in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the area, as part of the services offered by Punto Impresa Digitale, has issued a Call for Applications for grants to MPMIs to support the dual digital and green transition – Year 2023.

Who it is intended for:
Facilities under the Call for Applications consist of non-repayable grants granted under Regulations (EU) No. 1407/2013 and No. 1408/2013.

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (in short MSMEs) – as defined in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 800/2008 of August 6, 2008, with registered office and/or local units in the territorial district of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso-Belluno, in good standing with the payment of the annual fee and the communication of the start of activity – can participate.

What are the eligible expenses:
The Call for Application includes two Measures:

• Measure 1: – expenses incurred for the purchase of the capital goods listed in Annexes A and B of Law No. 232 of December 11, 2016, as amended, are eligible;
• Measure 2: 
  • a) – costs incurred for the acquisition of consulting services aimed at the introduction of I4.0 technological innovation technologies are eligible only if they are related to the purchase of capital goods under Measure 1
  • b) – costs incurred for the acquisition of consulting and/or training services aimed at rationalizing the use of energy by enterprises through the implementation of energy efficiency measures, reducing consumption and climate-altering gas emissions are eligible.

Interventions started from 01.01.2023 as well as expenses incurred until the deadline for submission of the application are eligible.

Financial allocation and intervention measures:
The Call for Proposals is endowed with a total fund of € 800,000.00 and provides for the disbursement of grants according to the values shown in the following table:

What is the intensity of the contribution:
The maximum contribution that can be granted to each enterprise will be 50% of the actual eligible expenditure, net of VAT and other taxes and fees.

How and by when to apply:
The Call for Applications is “one-stage,” meaning that enterprises will have to apply for the grant when interventions have been carried out and completed, directly producing invoices for the expenses incurred.

Applications for contributions, to be drawn up using the appropriate forms, accompanied by the documentation specified in the Notice, must be submitted from 09:00 a.m. on Oct. 16, 2023 to 12:00 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2023 exclusively electronically with a digital signature by logging on to http://webtelemaco.infocamere.it, section “E-Gov Services,” within the specific online counter “Contributions to Businesses.”

The IT procedure is described in detail in the manual “Operating Instructions for the telematic transmission of grant applications”, which can be accessed from the link.
Mere telematic transmission can be carried out through an appointed third party, but all documentation must be digitally signed by the legal representative/owner of the enterprise.

Evaluation of applications and admission to the grant:
Applications will be reviewed by the Chamber of Commerce, possibly assisted by experts, including external ones, in order to assess their eligibility both with respect to the subjective and administrative requirements provided for in the Call for Proposals, and with respect to the relevance of the intervention to the Impresa 4.0 themes, as well as to the possession by the suppliers of the requirements.

The evaluation of applications, admission to the Competition and the simultaneous disbursement of the grant will take place in relation to the day of submission of each application.

Forms:
Download the forms to be used for application:

1. Measure form.doc
2. Suppliers Form – Measure 2 lett.b).doc
3. Model of “Declaration in lieu of affidavit”
4. Operating instructions for telematic transmission.pdf

Notice of competition and annexes
Check out the Call for Applications and Annexes A and B (lists of Capital Goods eligible for funding):

• Call for Applications
• Annex A and Annex B

NOTICE: T2i, an investee company of the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso-Belluno, as a research organization and Digital Innovation Hub, provides support services to companies in the drafting of the project to be submitted with the application for access to the Call for Proposals.
Contact email: innovazione@t2i.it

For any further information:

Organizing Secretariat

Chamber of Commerce of Treviso-Belluno

Punto Impresa Digitale Office
tel. +39 0422 595 402
e-mail pid@tb.camcom.it

Translated by Giada Gubert

Intern at the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso – Belluno |Dolomites