Green National Champions Project
About this good practice
The Government of Hungary's priority is to support the development of high-growth manufacturing enterprises related to the green economy and industry, which will help technology change. The growing green economy requires the greater involvement of Hungarian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, whether they are strengthening manufacturing enterprises that serve energy efficiency investments, use or produce raw materials from secondary sources, replace single-use plastic products, increase water efficiency or serve electromobility investments from the industrial side.
This project was a joint project between IFKA Non-Profit Ltd., the Innovation and Technology Ministry and EDIOP Managing Authority. Total budget of the project was 60 million EUR, it was a repayable support for micro, small, medium-sized enterprises. The project was launched in 2021, and the source of the project was from the EDIOP operational programme. The amount of aid that the SMEs could apply for was between 50k EUR- 4 million EUR. Finally there was 66 contract support.
Eligible activities that could be supported:
o Technology development
o Infrastructure investment
o Application of renewable technologies
o Experimental development,
o Production license, production know-how
o Consulting
o Information technology development
o Water management improvement investments
o E-mobility investments
Resources needed
From EDIOP opearional programme: 60 million EUR (co-financed by the EU, ERDF) funding.
Evidence of success
66 projects were supported by the project in the sector of green economy, all of which is available on this website: https://www.palyazat.gov.hu/eredmenyek/tamogatott-projektek?program=Sz%…
Potential for learning or transfer
The main potential for learning in this project is that the support addresses the need for an internal market and sector related to the green economy. The lack of SME and enterprises in the field of green economy can be burden for innovation and green transition. There was a demand for green investments in Hungary, in order to support that the government decided to give direct support for those enterprises who can help those green transformation goals. The project emphasizes the value of an internal, domestic sector in the field of green economy.
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