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DIGITAL EUROPE – European Digital Innovation Hubs – Associated countries (EDIHs with reinforced AI focus) – 2025

Digital Europe Programme - Digital Europe programme aims at bridging the gap between digital technology research and market deployment.

2025-09-02
11.000.000 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08
Programme DIGITAL EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Business & Industry Education & Training Energy Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Consular Chamber & Agency Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities Training organisation & school

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Call reference

DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To complete the EDIH network from Bosnia-Hertzegovina and Moldova, enhancing their performance and capacity to meet digitalisation needs, with a reinforced focus on AI technologies
  • To select new EDIHs from Seals of Excellence in the four associated countries, continuing to provide the full set of EDIH services with a reinforced focus on the transformative potential of AI technologies

Priorities

  • Priority 1: To support the digital transformation of SMEs and public sector organizations, with a specific emphasis on the development, training, deployment, and uptake of European AI
  • Priority 2: To strengthen the value chains of critical digital technologies is also a vital priority

 

Among financed actions

  • Test before invest: Providing access to technical expertise and experimentation facilities, particularly for AI-related services
  • Training and skill development: Offering training sessions for upskilling and reskilling the workforce in SMEs and public services
  • Support to find investments: Identifying and facilitating access to potential financing sources for digital transformation
  • Foster an innovation ecosystem and networking opportunities. EDIHs will also act as access points to the European network and provide a first-line AI help desk

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
    • Non-EU states: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (Click here)
  • A consortium composed of
    • Only preselected candidates from Bosnia-Hertzegovina and Moldova are eligible (see details on the call document) must be constituted (DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-COMPLETION-STEP)
    • Only hubs having received the Seal of Excellence under call DIGITAL-2023-EDIH-04-ASSOCIATED for Albania, North Macedonia, Türkiye, and Ukraine are eligible (see details on the call document) must be constituted (DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-CONSOLIDATION-STEP)

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: 36 months
  • Contact: Click here

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 11.000.000 euros
    • DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-COMPLETION-STEP: 2.000.000 euros
    • DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-CONSOLIDATION-STEP: 9.000.000 euros
  • DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-COMPLETION-STEP:
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUR 1 000 000 per project
    • Moldova: EUR 1 000 000 per project
  • DIGITAL-2025-EDIH-AC-08-CONSOLIDATION-STEP:
    • Albania: EUR 818 000 per project
    • North Macedonia: EUR 818 000 per project
    • Türkiye: between EUR 750 000 and EUR 3 682 000 per project
    • Ukraine: between EUR 650 000 and EUR 3 682 000 per project
  • Funding rate: up to 50% of the total eligible costs