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ICT Innovation Vouchers
The ICT Innovation Vouchers are designed to help Micro
enterprises and SMEs to use ICT more in business
Voucher support
 For micro enterprises and SMEs
 Are Simple
 Fast to market
 Easy to apply for
 Low cost to administer
 Increase business use of ICT
 Improve business efficiency
 Increase business innovation
 Improve business competitivness
The use of ICT (Computers, Software,
Internet, Web, ecommerce, Social media etc)
is essential to the long term success
and survival of European businesses.
The ICT Innovation Vouchers are used
to provide funding for improving ICT
use and skills in EU micro enterprises
and SMEs. These needs are different
ac ross bus i ness sec t o r s and
geographic areas.
The ICT Innovation vouchers are
designed to be very flexible. This
allows regions to fully tailor them to
their unique economic structure and
business needs.
To reduce costs to regions the scheme
encourages the reuse of existing
administrative structures, processes
and personnel.
ICT Innovation Vouchers – Guide for Regions
© EU Commission 2013