What is the object of the project?
The aid for small and medium-sized enterprises to purchase/utilise digital products ang their overall support for their digital transformation is one of the flagship projects that have been approved and included in the investments of the Recovery and Resilience Fund.
The action Digital Transformation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will be a large scale one, will include a wide range of aided actions, covering the greatest possible range of businesses, will strengthen private investment in new technologies and will contribute in the improvement of specific indices of digital readiness of the country (DESI – Digital Economy and Society Index).). The recipient undertakings are expected to surpass 100,000.
The subject of the Contract concerns the provision of services for the operation of a Central Support Mechanism for the beneficiaries of aid and the creation of GAIA-X Hub Greece for SMEs, to the Ministry of Digital Governance and IS SMSA. More specifically, the services to be provided under the contract involve the development, provision and operation, for SMEs, of an integrated Central Support Mechanism that will comply with the technical standards and guidelines of GAIA-X and the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) of the EU and will provide expertise in specific areas of economic activity such as shipping and tourism. This mechanism will create and support the “GAIA-X Hub Greece for SMEs”, which will include industry and innovation bodies such as organizations, Research Centers and start-ups.
What are the objectives of the project?
The objective of the project in the framework of the planned “Accelerator” services for micro and small enterprises is to promote a standard Industrial Platform which will be developed by small and medium-sized enterprises – which will be supported by the project services. The platform shall be in line with the technical standards and policy guidelines of GAIA-X and the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) and will allow for specialization in specific areas of economic activity in terms of data/trading agreements and flows.
The project also aims to implement the standard industrial platform on industrial platforms in market areas, in order to promote 4 flagship projects (Lighthouse Industrial Data Platforms – which will also be supported by the Project services – which will use data sharing and co-creation of value and will be viable for 10 years. In addition, each Lighthouse should create an “Embryonic Data Space” for the specific market sectors which it concerns.
