Business Development, Innovation and SMEs

Key facts

Programme Operator:
Research Agency
Programme ID:
SK-INNOVATION
Programme Donors
IN | HK-DIR | AIBA
Date of approval:
Total amount:
€15,122,548
EEA Grants fund:
€2,808,074
Norway Grants fund:
€ 12,314,474

Currently available funding

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Programme Summary

Objective

Increased value creation and sustainable growth

Programme summary

Programme Concerns

Measures implemented under this programme shall, inter alia, address young and female entrepreneurs, as a priorititised target group.

The programme shall address the following main focus areas: Green Industry Innovation, Welfare technology and Ambient Assisted Living.

Up to 15% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be set aside for a component addressing "Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeships and Youth Entrepreneurship" (PA3), which shall be implemented in the form of a small grant scheme. The participation of the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU), as Donor Programme Partner, shall be limited to this component of the programme.

Up to 15% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme shall be set aside for a component addressing "Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeships and Youth Entrepreneurship"(PA3), which shall be implemented in the form of a small grant scheme. The participation of the Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU) and the National Agency for International Education Affairs (AIBA), as Donor Programme Partners, shall be limited to this component of the programme.

Bilateral Ambitions

€ 100,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.| € 50,000 shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.