Greece - Business Innovation
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The 3rd Call for Proposals is launched! Read more and apply here!
A webinar regarding the 3rd Call for Proposals, took place on March 10th 2022. You may find the link to the webinar recording here. The presentation is also available. It includes information on the eligibility requirements and grant rates, the partnership opportunities, and it also presents some common mistakes, as well as example of projects currently being implemented under the Business Innovation Greece Programme. It also features different guarantee schemes supported by the Programme's National Partner, the Hellenic Development Bank.
About the Programme:
Business Innovation Greece is a programme that aims to increase value creation and sustainable growth in the Greek business sector.
The Programme is financed by the EEA Grants and is a part of the EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021. The EEA and Norway Grants aim at contributing to the reduction of economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area (EEA) and to the strengthening of bilateral relations between the Donor States (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and the Beneficiary States.
Inquiries can be made via the Programme e-mail address: gr.innovation@innovationnorway.no
Important Information
Pre-Announcement: 3rd Call for Proposals launched in May 2022
Factsheet: Programme Information Sheet_English version
Programme Information Sheet_Greek version
Information webinar for all applicants was held on September 1: If you intend to apply for an open Call, we hosted an informational webinar for applicants which are preparing a proposal. The purpose of the session is to help you understand the most important requirements and criteria before submitting the proposal.You can check the YouTube record here.
Programme Fund Operator: Innovation Norway
National Programme Partner: The Hellenic Development Bank, Athens
Programme Budget: € 21,500,000 (EEA Grants)
List of Tender Procedures for the Business Innovation Greece Programme
Contractor: Innovation Norway
Short Description: Request for tender to organise an hybrid event in Athens/Piraeus on 10 and 11 May 2022
Deadline for submission of offers: 24.03.22
Contractor: BRITE SOLAR
Short Description: Bid for the selection of crops to be cultivated in a solar glass greenhouse and analysis of the impact of the transparent solar panel installation on the crop growth
Deadline for submission of offers: 07.08.2021
More information: https://www.britesolar.com/request-for-quotes/
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Bids for optical waste separators
Deadline for submission of offers: 30.09.2020
Deadline for submission of offers: 30.09.2020
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/
Contractor: SQ LEARN
Short Description: Tender for "Consultancy services for VR training modules storyboard development"
Deadline for submission of offers: 28.12.2020, at 14:00
More information: https://www.sqlearn.com/brave-dolphin-tender-announcement/
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Bids for construction, assembly and operation of steel structure and conveyor belts of a sorting facility
Deadline for submission of offers: 21.02.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Tender for construction of trommel
Deadline for submission of offers: 26.02.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Bid for ballistic separator
Deadline for submission of offers: 28.02.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/?lang=en
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Bid for automatic hydraulic baler
Deadline for submission of offers: 27.02.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/?lang=en
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Bid for bag opener/splitter
Deadline for submission of offers: 03.03.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/?lang=en
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Bid for magnetic and eddy current separators
Deadline for submission of offers: 16.03.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/?lang=en
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Bid for concrete (for foundation and land improvement)
Deadline for submission of offers: 01.04.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/
Contractor: ELDIA S.A.
Short Description: Tender for the construction of the metallic building which will house the Sorting Facility
Deadline for submission of offers: 02.04.2021
More information: https://eldia.gr/open-tender/
Results from the First Call for Proposals, "Business Innovation Greece" Programme
The First Call for Proposals closed on 1st October 2019. The final list of approved projects is now published.
You may watch a video where the approved projects are presented.
Results from the Second Call for Proposals, "Business Innovation Greece" Programme
The Second Call for Proposals closed on the 18th February 2022.
The final list of approved projects is now published.
Areas of Support:
- Innovative technologies, processes and services
- Sustainable business development
- Greening of existing businesses and processes
- Development and implementation of innovative products and services
Programme Area Specifics:
The Business Innovation Greece Programme will seek to stimulate and develop long-term business cooperation between Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway on one hand, and Greece on the other, based on business development and innovation.
The aim is to allocate 75% of the funding to SMEs. Priority will be given to bilateral partnership projects offering added value.
The Programme will consist of the following three focus areas, with the funding allocated as such:
- Green Industry Innovation (40%)
- Blue Growth (40%)
- ICT (20%)
About Travel Support
The objective of the Travel Support is to facilitate establishment of bilateral business partnerships between the Donor States and Greece with the intent to participate in the calls under this Programme.
Entities from Grece and the three Donor States can apply for funding. The applicants must be constituted as legal entities in Greece or in one of the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway). All information regarding the eligibility conditions are included in the Guidelines for Travel Support.
General rules for travel support grants:
Step 1 - Apply
You will find the link to the documents at the bottom of this page. Please note that Innovation Norway's written approval is required prior to your travel.
Applications for Travel Support will be assessed and awarded by Innovation Norway on a continuous basis (until the depletion of the available budget).
Step 2 - Disbursement of Funds and Reporting
The funds are offered based on reimbursement principle. The expenditures are covered by the applicant from his own funds and a reimbursement request will be submitted to Innovation Norway after the travel has taken place.
This should be based on a Request for Reimbursement and a Declaration of De Minimis Aid.
An applicant who is affected by a decision by innovation Norway on the formal and administrative eligibility of their application may file an appeal against the decision within 30 days after the decision has been communicated. Appeals must be filed via email to gr.innovation@innovationnorway.no.
Final decisions on whether to finance a project or not are not subject to this appeal procedure. In accordance with the Law on Innovation Norway, such decisions cannot be appealed.
Appeals are dealt with by the responsible Programme Director and/or the Innovation Norway Programme Director for the EEA and Norway Grants. A decision on the appeal will be issued within two weeks from the date the appeal was received.
The bilateral activity “Gender equality in the corporate world: what can we learn from Norway and Iceland about empowering women in business” is financially supported by the EEA Grants within the framework of the Business Innovation Greece Programme.
The initiative aims at:
- strengthening bilateral relations between Greece and the Donor States in the field of empowering women in business;
- identifying and sharing best practices from Norway and Iceland, and supporting Greek private business sector in leveraging this knowledge to produce its own set of policies and tools.
This initiative aims at identifying and spreading good practices and insights that have positioned Norway and Iceland at the centre of the discussion about gender equality in the global corporate sphere, and supporting Greek businesses in leveraging this knowledge to produce its own set of policies, strategies, and tools.
Two Partners are participating from Norway (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise & Kvinner i Business) and one from Iceland (Association of Women Business Leaders).
The project promoter is Women On Top (www.womenontop.gr), a non-profit organisation established in 2012, for the professional empowerment of women and for equality in the workplace.