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The competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in Eastern
Partnership countries is strengthened, taking into account the digital
transformation.
Title of the project
Digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Eastern Partnership countries
Term
01/2023 — 12/2026
Status
•
Ongoing
Budget, €
10.0 M
The primary sector
Investment attraction and business
Type of assistance
Technical
Funding Partner
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Locations
Chişinău
Implementation Agency
German Development Cooperation through GIZ
The current capacities and cooperations of SMEs only partially meet the requirements of approximation or long-term integration into the European internal market. The potential of digital transformation to improve the competitiveness of SMEs is not fully exploited in the countries of the Eastern Partnership. Local, competitive SMEs are the backbone for sustainable economic development and a prerequisite for successful approach/integration into the EU internal market. Hence, financed by the BMZ, the “Digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Eastern Partnership countries” project attaches a great importance to the cross-cutting reform processes in promoting the digital transformation.
Covered countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Ministry
of Economic Development and Digitalisation of the Republic of Moldova
State authorities as well as the national
statistical authorities, business
associations, funding, and scientific institutions as well as financial and
investor networks:
Organization
for the Entrepreneurship Development (ODA)
The Chamber
of the Commerce and Industry of Republic of Moldova (CCI)
National Bureau of
Statistics of the Republic of Moldova
Association for the Development of Electronic Communications and
Information Technologies (ACETI)
1. strengthen both the state framework and the statistical basis; the prerequisites necessary for the digital transformation of SMEs are created at the institutional and structural level;
2. cooperation between actors in the digital and entrepreneurial ecosystems for the (further) development of service offerings for the digital transformation of SMEs is intensified;
3. the capacity of SMEs to implement digital solutions for their business and production processes is improved.
- the project supports SMEs in EaP countries on their way to digital transformation and thus strengthen their competitiveness;
- the project supports the development of an EaP network of local, EU-oriented DIHs that offer competitive services and products for SMEs;
- the project contributes to strengthening business and innovation statistics;
-particular attention is paid to the involvement of women and disadvantaged groups in activities;
1. strengthen both the state framework and the statistical basis; the prerequisites necessary for the digital transformation of SMEs are created at the institutional and structural level;
2. cooperation between actors in the digital and entrepreneurial ecosystems for the (further) development of service offerings for the digital transformation of SMEs is intensified;
3. the capacity of SMEs to implement digital solutions for their business and production processes is improved.
- the project supports SMEs in EaP countries on their way to digital transformation and thus strengthen their competitiveness;
- the project supports the development of an EaP network of local, EU-oriented DIHs that offer competitive services and products for SMEs;
- the project contributes to strengthening business and innovation statistics;
-particular attention is paid to the involvement of women and disadvantaged groups in activities;