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Czech Republic launches an SME funding programme for innovations

Innovative response

The Ministry of Industry and Trade created a funding program for SMEs where companies can apply with their innovative solutions regarding the current crisis. It includes not only innovations that aim at solving the current crisis but also such innovations which can help companies to transform their processes so that they would be able to better protect the health of their employees and the stability of their business in the future (e.g. innovations regarding automatization, digitization, remote working, better flexibility in times of crisis.).

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

This funding programme should generate solutions to problems in the areas of automatization, digitalization,remote working, better flexibility in times of crisis etc.

Organisations/institutions involved

Ministry of Industry and Trade in the Czech Republic

Level(s) of government:
  • National/Federal government

Issues being addressed:

  • Resource management and mobilisation
  • Governance responses
  • Crowdsourcing solutions

Response contact:

[email protected]

Response tags:

Date Submitted:

15 April 2020