Deadline: 17-Jan-22
The Norway Grants “Green ICT” programme 2014-2021 is now open for applications to increase value creation and sustainable growth in Estonia’s private sector.
Green ICT aims to stimulate and develop innovation-led long-term business cooperation between Estonia and Norway. For this bilateral cooperation projects are supported to enhance joint business ambitions and innovation.
Bilateral cooperations are highly encouraged in the programme. Enterprise Estonia in cooperation with Innovation Norway assists companies to find new partners via contact searches and matchmaking events, applying for a grant and implementing the project.
Focus Areas
Programme supports projects in three focus areas: Green Industry Innovation, ICT and Welfare Technology. Projects with ICT components can be relevant for support in the focus areas across Green Industry Innovation and Welfare Technology.
Funding Information
- Grant per Project is 50 000 – 200 000 euros. Product, service and process development, in addition investments in Green Industry Innovation focus area will be supported.
- Project maximum length is 24 months. Grant rate depends on state aid selected and can be maximum of 50% of total eligible costs.
Activities that are supported
The activities of the small grant scheme projects should contribute to at least one of the programme focus areas: Green Industry Innovation or Welfare Technology as described below:
- Green Industry Innovation: Under this focus area industrial companies are supported to take steps towards digitalization, product development and resource efficiency. Grant is provided to develop and apply new green products and services that would lead to more sustainable processes and the use of resources. Such projects could be, for example, development and adoption of automation and robotics – based solutions aimed at increasing efficiency of processes of the industry and energy sector.
- Welfare Technology: This focus area addresses developing new products, services and processes in the area of welfare technologies. Support under this section aims to contribute to product, service and process developments in ICT and health sector companies. Activities supported will foster development of new solutions in welfare technology. In welfare technology projects, a representative of the end user of the solution must be involved in the implementation of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are private companies registered in Estonian Commercial Register, with no more than 25% public ownership. Eligible project partners are legal entities established in Estonia or in Norway, e.g. companies, non-profit associations, associations, foundations, universities.
For more information, visit https://www.eas.ee/teenus/norwaygrants/?lang=en