{"id":7428,"date":"2020-09-01T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certsign.ro\/smes-can-obtain-state-funding-for-electronic-signature-archiving-and-cybersecurity\/"},"modified":"2021-03-11T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:22:44","slug":"smes-can-obtain-state-funding-for-electronic-signature-archiving-and-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certsign.ro\/en\/smes-can-obtain-state-funding-for-electronic-signature-archiving-and-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"SMEs can obtain state funding for electronic signature, archiving and cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Micro-enterprises and SMEs in any field of activity other than IT&C will be able to obtain state funds for digitization, for the purchase – among others – of electronic signature<\/a>, electronic archiving<\/a> and cyber security<\/a> services. The measure is established by GD no. 677\/2020 on the approval of the National Program for the digitization of micro, small and medium enterprises, funded under the Competitiveness Operational Program 2014-2020.<\/p>

Funds for digitization<\/strong><\/p>

The National Program for the digitization of micro-enterprises and SMEs, worth 150 million euros, will provide non-reimbursable financing<\/strong> for two categories of beneficiaries, in order to increase the competitiveness of SMEs in Romania – companies that operate and companies that do NOT operate in information and communication technology (IT&C).<\/p>

In the case of the latter, the money obtained through the National Digitization Program can also be used for:<\/p>

• activities for converting archives <\/strong>from analog \/ folders \/ paper to digital indexable;<\/p>

The duration of the implementation of the National Program for the digitization of micro, small and medium enterprises is until December 31, 2023<\/strong>, in October of this year the rules for granting state aid being published.<\/p>

Why the digitalization of SMEs?<\/strong><\/p>

According to the substantiation note of GD no. 677\/2020, in Romania, the total expenditures of small and medium enterprises on digitalization and information and communication technology are 10 times lower<\/strong> than in Western European countries.<\/p>

Although the digital revolution has taken place globally, the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread recognition of the importance of the digital transformation for the economy<\/strong>, as well as for its future resilience. In this context, the positive effects of the companies’ digitization is extremely visible, in the case of about 90% of the companies that introduced digitization both the competitive advantage and the customer portfolio having increased, while the number of employees remained relatively constant.<\/p>