The Action aims to strengthen the establishment or upgrade the operation of clusters to promote innovation in local entrepreneurship, which is achieved, indicatively, by:
a) the shared use of facilities and equipment
b) the development and strengthening of cooperation networks with the Region's ecosystem and broader value chains in Greece and abroad
c) the transfer of know-how and exchange of knowledge and information between research bodies - organizations and businesses in the Region
Aid for innovation clusters is granted exclusively to the legal entity of the cluster (owner and operator) and not to the
its partners.
Beneficiaries who may receive public funding under this action are existing, new and emerging clusters which must be:
SMEs (very small, small or medium-sized enterprises) that will implement an investment plan in the Region of Central Macedonia.
• Existing clusters are understood to be those that have started operations and, before the date of issue of the Invitation, have at least one (1) fully closed
administrative use.
• New are understood to be cooperative clusters that, at the date of issuance of this Invitation, have not completed a full management period.
• Under establishment refers to the clusters that will be established after the electronic submission of the funding application.
• Expenses for commissioning research under contract
• Cost of preparing a feasibility study
• Expenditures for Buildings, Land, Facilities & Surrounding Areas
• Equipment costs
• Software costs
• Personnel expenses
• Service costs
• Advertising, Promotion & Networking Expenses
• Indirect Costs