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Axis VI was approved by the European Commission with decision C (2021) 5865 of 3 August 2021 in order to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and contribute to a sustainable socio-economic recovery. Measures under this Axis will support SMEs in making investments in the green and digital transition; they will also be invested in interventions in the field of energy, like in the development and reinforcement of smart grids for the transmission and distribution of energy and in measures aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of public buildings.  Managing Authority: Directorate-General for Incentives to Enterprises - Division IV (DGIAI) Address: Viale America, 201 - 00144 Rome, Italy Contact: Anna Maria Fontana E-mail: adg.ponic@mise.gov.it   

The single axis ERDF 2014-2020 SME Initiative National Operating Programme helps strengthen and develop SMEs in eight southern Italian regions (Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sicily, Abruzzo, Molise and Sardinia) through new low-interest loans.  The programme's main aim is the "Improvement of Conditions of Access to Credit for SMEs in Southern Italy".

The single axis ERDF 2014-2020 SME Initiative National Operating Programme helps strengthen and develop SMEs in eight southern Italian regions (Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sicily, Abruzzo, Molise and Sardinia) through new low-interest loans. The programme's main aim is the "Improvement of Conditions of Access to Credit for SMEs in Southern Italy". It reflects an awareness of the deterioration in borrowing conditions over the last seven years which, thanks the prolonged economic crisis, has hit enterprises operating in these regions particularly hard. Italy’s "SME Initiative” is a financial instrument managed by the EIF (European Investment Fund) which sees banks apply to the EIF for the securitisation of portfolios of existing loans. Thanks to the subsequent reduction of the credit risk, banks can then free some of the tied-up capital they are required to freeze by law in order to cover the risk of default or insolvency on the part of their borrowers. They are then required to use the released capital for new loans to businesses. Any financial intermediaries participating in the programme are contractually bound by the EIF to issue new low-interest loans to southern Italian SMEs within three years of securitisation. This financial mechanism enables the SME Initiative to work through the banking system to expand the volume of funding available to SMEs, effectively multiplying the funds allocated to the Programme at least 6-fold. This means that at least 6 Euros of new credit are generated for southern Italian SMEs for every Euro of bank capital freed up. For SMEs The EIF-supported SME Initiative only funds entrepreneurs or SMEs through financial intermediaries, not directly. SMEs seeking funding or a list of financial intermediaries currently working with the EIF should consult: www.eif.org/what_we_do/where/it/index.htm   MANAGING AUTHORITY European Investment Fund Address: Luxembourg: 37B, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-2968 Luxembourg                  Italy: Via Sardegna 38, 00187 Rome Contact: Head of Region - Iberia, Italy, Malta and Western Balkans - Mandate Management e-mail: SME_Initiative_Italy@eif.org

The National Operational Programme on Enterprises and Competitiveness encourages the competitive repositioning of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in southern Italy, by realising their unfulfilled potential, through both measures with immediate impact, to combat the effects of the current period of economic difficulty on the production fabric, and actions linked to a broader development and innovation strategy. 

The National Operational Programme on Enterprises and Competitiveness encourages the competitive repositioning of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in southern Italy, by realising their unfulfilled potential, through both measures with immediate impact, to combat the effects of the current period of economic difficulty on the production fabric, and actions linked to a broader development and innovation strategy. The aim is therefore to combat and reverse the process of disinvestment and contraction that has hit enterprises in southern Italy particularly hard, through measures targeting the system's main areas of weakness. The actions and measures planned use the main development tools - access to credit and capital markets, investments, technological upgrades, start-ups, digitalisation of production processes and internationalisation - to reinforce businesses' central role as a factor for economic and social development in the southern Italian regions.   Managing Authority: Directorate-General for Incentives to Enterprises - Division IV (DGIAI) Address: Viale America, 201 - 00144 Rome, Italy Contact: Anna Maria Fontana E-mail: adg.ponic@mise.gov.it

On 3 March 2015, the Italian Government approved the Italian Ultra Wideband Strategy, which sets out to provide 85% of the population with infrastructures capable of carrying high speed services of 100 Mpbs or above, and ensure 100% of citizens Internet access with at least 30 Mbps, by 2020. The general aim of the Italian Ultra Wideband Strategy is the nationwide development of future-proof telecommunications infrastructure.

On 3 March 2015, the Italian Government approved the Italian Ultra Wideband Strategy, which sets out to provide 85% of the population with infrastructures capable of carrying high speed services of 100 Mpbs or above, and ensure 100% of citizens Internet access with at least 30 Mbps, by 2020. The general aim of the Italian Ultra Wideband Strategy is the nationwide development of future-proof telecommunications infrastructure. Specifically, the strategy intends to deliver: Connectivity with at least 100 Mbps to up to 85% of the Italian population, while also ensuring coverage of at least 30 Mbps download speed to all citizens by 2020. Coverage of at least 100 Mbps for public institutions and buildings (especially schools and hospitals). Ultra wideband in industrial areas   Funding available: 59.85 million € from National Operational Programme on Enterprises and Competitiveness (2014-2020)   Intermediate Body: DGSCERP Address: Viale America, 201 - 00144 Rome, Italy Contact: Franco Mario Sottile

The Operational Programme on Enterprises and Competitiveness aims to encourage economic growth and increase Italian enterprises' share of global production. "Innovation" seeks to grow investments in research and development, in a scenario where Italy lags some way behind the goals set at a European level, with a particularly serious shortfall in R&D spending in southern Italy, where it represents only 16.1% of total expenditure

The Operational Programme on Enterprises and Competitiveness aims to encourage economic growth and increase Italian enterprises' share of global production. "Innovation" seeks to grow investments in research and development, in a scenario where Italy lags some way behind the goals set at a European level, with a particularly serious shortfall in R&D spending in southern Italy, where it represents only 16.1% of total expenditure.   The "Reinforcement of Research, Technological Development and Innovation" objective calls for proposals to access funding for projects in the less developed Regions (Campania, Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia and Sicily) and the transition Regions (Abruzzo, Molise and Sardinia). The Italian Ministry of Economic Development aims to encourage businesses to invest in Research and Development (R&D) by forging links and synergies between companies and R&D centres, focusing principally on promoting investments in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, environmental innovation, public service applications, the stimulation of demand, networks, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation and in enabling key technologies.   Managing Authority: Directorate-General for Incentives to Enterprises - Division IV (DGIAI) Address: Viale America, 201 - 00144 Rome, Italy Contact: Anna Maria Fontana E-mail: adg.ponic@mise.gov.it

Axis IV (Energy Efficiency) of the Programme supports the transition towards a low carbon economy in all sectors, and funds actions to improve the competitiveness of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia and Sicily through measures to ensure full benefits from the effects of the renewable energy "revolution", develop smart distribution systems, optimise the integration of local renewable energy generation into the national grid, strengthen the national energy production system, develop new investment opportunities for SMEs, and improve manufacturing industry's ability to innovate in this area. 
 

Axis IV (Energy Efficiency) of the Programme supports the transition towards a low carbon economy in all sectors, and funds actions to improve the competitiveness of Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Puglia and Sicily through measures to ensure full benefits from the effects of the renewable energy "revolution", develop smart distribution systems, optimise the integration of local renewable energy generation into the national grid, strengthen the national energy production system, develop new investment opportunities for SMEs, and improve manufacturing industry's ability to innovate in this area. 

Main goals:
to develop smart distribution systems and optimise the integration of local renewable energy generation into the national grid;

to strengthen the national energy production system and develop new investment opportunities for SMEs;

to improve manufacturing industry's ability to innovate in this area by ensuring secure, low-cost energy access and promote innovative practices, tools and technologies in energy use.

Contexts

Enterprises:
Programme Action:
4.2.1. - Incentives to reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of enterprises and production areas, including plants for generating renewable power for in-house consumption, prioritising high-efficiency technologies.

Funding available: 153 million Euros
Funding opportunities managed by MiSE DGIAI

Electrical infrastructures:
Programme Actions:
4.3.1 - Realisation of smart energy distribution grids and the relative upgrading of transmission networks to directly increase renewable energy distribution and the introduction of digital communication, smart metering and control and monitoring systems as infrastructure for towns and suburban areas.

4.3.2 - Realisation of smart storage systems to support smart grids and renewable energy generation plants.

Funding available: 357 million Euros
Funding opportunities managed by MiSE DGAECE

Intermediate Body:
DGAECE
Address: Via Molise, 2 - 00187 Rome, Italy
Contact: Dott.ssa Barbara Clementi
e-mail: dgmereen.ponic@mise.gov.it
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