What this call funds
Expected Impact:
FOR ALL THREE THEMATIC PRIORITIES:
Expected impact at the closure of the project (non-exhaustive list):
- Creation of new value chains in less developed regions and transition regions;
- Application and deployment of innovative technologies and solutions (new to
- the region) in less developed and transition regions (innovation diffusion);
- Exploitation of project results;
- Innovative technologies tested and adopted by the market;
- Innovative solutions deployed improving businesses confidence, competences
- and means to digitalise and grow;
- Contribution to digitisation and health systems transformation, through various
- types of innovation and the supply of IT services;
- Uptake of technologically/economically reliable and viable solutions on the
- market;
- Deployment of new technologies fostering the growth of Europe’s manufacturing sector;
- Innovative technologies adopted by SMEs;
- Identification of possible sources of funding/funding mix, to cover the residual investment needs (public-private partnerships for the deployment of innovation, the collaboration with venture capitals, EIB group loans etc);
- Strengthening innovation diffusion channels;
- Reinforcing the capacity of regions to co-invest together, joining forces on common S3 investment priorities (interregional investments).
Long-term impact (non-exhaustive list):
- Reduction of the innovation divide and of disparities between more developed and less developed regions;
- Increased companies’ productivity and efficiency;
- Improved user-friendly, accessible and interoperable public services;
- Improved level of digital skills;
- Improved EU innovation capacity and competitiveness;
- Creating new market opportunities for EU companies;
- Making the EU industry more efficient and sustainable;
- Improved way of living and of doing business;
Trimmed here, the full scope, expected outcomes and award criteria are on the official topic page ↗.
What applying costs you
| Item | Estimate | Note |
|---|
| Drafting effort | 3–4 weeks | single submission |
| Time to first payment | 6–9 months | cut-off → evaluation → grant agreement |
These are Bemzu's estimates from the call's structure (the number of stages and whether a consortium is required) not figures published by the Commission. Only the co-financing share is read from the call itself.
Where these conditions come from
Two kinds of row. Most are the sentence we read the condition from, quoted out of the call itself. Some say plainly that they are not a quotation but the programme's own rule for this type of action, the EU portal publishes a table of contents where the conditions should be, so for a Research and Innovation Action the rate comes from the rulebook rather than from the fiche.
| Condition | Quoted from the call, or the rule behind it |
|---|
| Maturity | In practice, the I3 Instrument focuses on bringing mature innovations into deployment across regions (move from TRL 6 to TRL 9. |
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