EU Funds

On December 12 2014, the European Comission approved Operational Programmes „Competitiveness and cohesion 2014-2020“ and „Efficient human resources“.

Through the „Competitiveness and cohesion 2014-2020“ programme, Croatia will have access to 6,881 billion euro of European Union funds dedicated to investment in growth and development. Most of these funds will be financed from the European Regional Development Fund, and a smaller part from the Cohesion Fund.

Poduzetnički impuls for 2015 was also announced – a programme that encourages entrepreneurs and businesses, started by the Ministry in 2012. For 2015 the value of said program is the highest since the start of its implementation – 4.37 billion.

But what does that actually mean for entrepreneurs in our country? Can we in all these programs clearly identify opportunities for the development of our own competitiveness?

The largest amount of investment, more than 3.5 billion euros, Croatia will invest in environmental protection (water-communal infrastructure and waste management), transport infrastructure and adaptation to climate change (prevention of floods sand other natural disasters).

More than € 2.7 billion has been allocated in the five priorities for competitiveness: research and innovation, information and communication technologies, the development of small and medium enterprises, low-carbon economy, and education.

Over 45 percent of the total allocation of the European Regional Development Fund and or more than 1.94 billion euros will be used to support small and medium-sized enterprises, research and innovation.

From the above we see that the great emphasis is on innovation in entrepreneurship, and the use of advanced information and telecommunications solutions.

SP Sistemi in cooperation with Zavod za informatičku djelatnost Hrvatske (ZIH/Croatian IT institute) offer a complete service – from the analysis of the project or idea, project preparation and proposal of appropriate solutions and technologies, with business consultation, depending on the particular case. Services included:

• Identification of the possibility of obtaining financial support
• The choice of (potentially) the best sources of funding (Community Programmes, Structural and Cohesion funds)
• Project planning and project cycle management
• Development of projects in line with EU guidelines (budgeting, logical framework, risk assessment, defining indicators of success …)
• Help in finding local and foreign partners
• Education for the preparation of projects for financing from EU funds
• FIDIC education

Synergy of the renowned consulting firm (ZIH) and our modern IT company, our clients benefit from the highest quality of service, all in one place.