Since last September 2, small businesses with between 3 and less than 10 employees (segment II) can already access the second call for aid for digitization, better known as KIT DIGITAL. The budget for this second tranche is once again 500 million euros and its objective is to improve the competitiveness and level of digital maturity of companies in this segment.
The maximum amount of the aid will be €6,000 and with it, organizations will be able to acquire digitalization solutions for key areas such as: website and internet presence, social network management and electronic commerce. They will also be able to obtain digitization solutions in customer and service management, virtual office tools, business intelligence and analytics, process management, electronic invoicing, secure communications and issues related to cybersecurity.
News regarding the first call
As a novelty, in this second call, two new categories are added: advanced presence on the internet and marketplace.
I also know increases the maximum amount available for any of the digital solutions. Specific, Electronic bill It has up to 2,000 euros for companies in Segment II (before it was €1,000) and for those in Segment III, 1,000 euros (before it was €500). In the case of Process management, companies in Segment II (between 3 and less than 10 employees), now have up to 3,000 euros (before it was €2,000) to use and in those of Segment III, the amount is 2,000 euros (before it was €500). Finally, the application period for the digital voucher for companies in segment I has been extended until March 15, 2023. In this call, the application submission period will remain open until the next September 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. or until the budget of 500 million established is exhausted.
The figures of the Digital Kit
To date, the Digital Kit program has received about 68,000 requests and have been granted near of 21,000 grants small companies to which the first call for aid was addressed, that is, those with between 10 and less than 50 employees (segment I). This proves than 31% of SMEs who have requested it already have the digital voucher. This percentage of aid granted is equivalent to around 252 million euros from European NextGeneration funds. However, and according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in Spain there are more than 127,000 companies with 10 to 49 employees, which means that only 53% of SMEs with these characteristics have requested aid for the first phase of the Digital Kit.
I am interested, how can I access this help?
The first requirement to request the aid is to register in the private area of www.acelerapyme.es and complete the digital self-diagnosis test. Afterwards, it will be necessary to consult the information available on the digitization solutions of the Digital Kit program, where one or more of those indicated in the catalog can be chosen. For the start-up of the different solutions, a catalog of 8,700 digitizing agents adhered to the program. These will be the only ones authorized to sign “agreements for the provision of digitization solutions” with the beneficiaries of the aid of the Digital Kit program and holders of the digital voucher. At Globalcaja, we put at your disposal our Technical Office, a new service with high added value with which we seek to help companies throughout the entire process of identification, application, preparation of the file and subsequent justification of regional, national and European. We encourage you to contact us through our website or through any of our offices to obtain more information about any of the different lines of public aid and complementary financing options available for your investment project. *You can consult additional information through the following link: https://www.acelerapyme.gob.es/kit-digital INFORMATIONTitleOpening of segment II of the DIGITAL KITDescriptionSince last September 2, small businesses with between 3 and less than 10 employees (segment II) can already access the second call for aid for digitization, better known as KIT DIGITAL.Author GLOBALCAJA
Opening of segment II of the DIGITAL KIT
