Based on the Council Regulation N° 389/2006 establishing an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community and in line with the objective of contributing to the growth of the private sector and to the diversification of the economy via the promotion of innovation, production capacity modernization, entrepreneurship, business culture and approximation with relevant EU acquis, a 3,400,000 Euro grant programme, called “Programme to Improve the Competitiveness of SMEs and of the ICT sector”, is launched:
This call aims to increase the competitiveness of the Small and middle enterprises, to enhance the competitiveness of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector, to diversify the local economy and to increase job creation.
The priorities of the Call for Proposals are:
– To increase the production capacity and the efficiency of the SME
– To develop the ICT and ICT culture in the community;
– To foster innovation (of products and approaches);
– To contribute to the preparation for the future adoption of the acquis communitaire, in the main fields related to SMEs (i.e of quality of products, environment, health protection and protection at work);
– Integration and reinforcement of economic links between the two communities of Cyprus.
Full information and application package
The full Guidelines for Applicants are available for consultation on the following internet site: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome (please select language on the upper right corner of the screen and change language to English). Tick on search by reference and fill in the reference number 128872. Click on search and the relevant call for proposal will appear.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 30 September 2008, 16:30 Central European Time. An information session on this call for proposals will be held on 11 August 2009 at 16:00 local time in European Union Programme Support Office, located at 38/44 Kyrenia Avenue, Nicosia.
Contact person for the Programme to Improve the Competitiveness of SMEs and of the ICT sector : Miguel Magro at miguel.magro-gomez @ec.europa.eu
