DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY STRATEGIC ACTION 2015 (AEESD)
09/04/2015
Diego Gutiérrez
DIGITAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY STRATEGIC ACTION 2015 (AEESD)
The Aeesd 2015 call for proposals is expected to be published by the end of April, with the aim of developing the digital economy, reducing management costs in the administration and improving service to citizens, strengthening the Spanish ICT sector as a source of wealth and employment generation and promoting R&D&I in the industries of the future. In addition to incorporating ICTs in SMEs, security and boosting the digital content and services industry. It seems that as a novelty this year 2015 there will only be one call for proposals. Below we detail the characteristics of the aid, based on those of 2014, as no significant changes are expected.

Themes:

1. Industries of the future: Future Internet, Cloud Computing, Mass Processing

data, Applications for the mobile ecosystem, Smart cities.

2. Cybersecurity and digital trust.

3. ICT applications and solutions aimed at improving the competitiveness of SMEs.

4. Developments in eGovernment.

5. Health and social welfare applications.

6. Environmental management applications.

7. Applications and solutions related to digital content.

 

Beneficiarios

1. Private for-profit companies incorporated prior to 31/12/13.

2. Economic Interest Groupings (EIGs).

3. Research organisations.

 

Characteristics of the aid

Projects will be financed through a combination of grant and loan, subject to budgetary availability.

 SubsidiesThe maximum grant rate for beneficiaries, subject to budgetary availability, may be up to a maximum of

 - 10% for all other beneficiaries, provided that the assessment achieves a score of

greater than or equal to 7 points.

 - 5% for all other beneficiaries, provided that the assessment achieves a score of

less than 7 points.

 

LoansThe loans shall have the following characteristics:

- Maximum repayment period of five years, including a two-year grace period.

- Its amount may complement the subsidy up to 100 per cent of the cost.

project.

- The applicable interest rate shall be 0,506%.

In any case, the aid intensity and amount ceilings will be respected.

Beneficiaries may not subrogate the repayment of the loan in favour of institutions.

 

GuaranteesFor the payment of grants and loans, the following documents are required for the payment of aid

guarantees (25% of the aid received).

 

eligible items

 Staff costs.

 Costs of instruments and inventoriable equipment, to the extent and for the period in question.

to be used for the project.

 Costs of contractual research, know-how and patents acquired u

licensed from external sources on an arm's length basis.

 Overheads directly arising from the project.

 Other additional operating expenses, including costs for materials, supplies and

similar products directly deriving from the project activity.

 

 

In the 2014 calls although the average success rate was 30% , ABRA-INVEST successfully achieved 80% of the applications submitted, due to their involvement in the completion of the reports and good planning of the process.

If you think that your company could benefit from these grants, do not hesitate to contact us, ABRA-INVEST, has a team of public finance experts at your disposal. 

 

 

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