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Call aimed at strengthening the sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and the creation of jobs in SMEs, also thanks to productive investments and to support the investments of SMEs, made and located in Calabria, to encourage production models that hinge on the transition ecological and digital. The reference sector of intervention is identified in code 21: "Development of SME activity and internationalisation, including productive investments" and in code 75: "Support for environmentally friendly production processes and resource efficiency in SMEs ”.
Who is it aimed at?
The call is aimed at micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with operational headquarters or local production units receiving the intervention in the territory of the Calabria Region. The investments for which the aid is requested must be aimed at improving the competitive capabilities and the digital and ecological transition of the Beneficiaries. In particular, the eligible interventions must be attributable to one or more of the following typologies:A. Ecological transition: - use of systems for saving energy and water resources; - adoption of product and process innovations regarding the efficient use of resources and waste treatment and transformation; - acquisition of tools and technologies aimed at rational use of water and its purification; - adoption of innovative technological tools capable of increasing the life time of products and making the production cycle more efficient; - acquisition of new intelligent packaging models (smart packaging) which also include the use of recovered materials. B. Digital transition: - acquisition of updated technological and IT equipment and digital applications and systems; - creation/optimization of the information and process network in the company; - digital systems for the collection, analysis and conservation of company data; C. New organizational models: investments aimed at reorganizing company processes through the introduction of technological innovations, new management solutions, systems and equipment aimed at increasing productivity and economic performance.
What does it predict
The benefit consists of a capital contribution for the implementation of the interventions in compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) no. 651/2014 “General Category Exemption Regulation 2014/2020 – GBER”, art. 14 and art. 18. The eligible expenses are: a) New machinery, systems and various equipment b) Building and plant works c) IT programs commensurate with the production and management needs of the proposer, patents, licenses, know-how and non-patented technical knowledge) consultancy and equivalents
