KOBİGEL – SME Development Support Programme

For rapid and sustainable economic growth, it is necessary to create a manufacturing industry structure focused on productivity and high added value with the support of modern manufacturing and information technologies.

By using smart digital technologies, speed and productivity in manufacturing and related processes can be increased, processes can be optimised through the autonomous actions of objects communicating with each other, and error - maintenance - inventory costs can be reduced.

The general aim of the 2021-01 and 2021-02 Calls for Project Proposals on the theme “DIGITALISATION IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY”, prepared within the scope of the KOBİGEL – SME Development Support Programme, is:

For digitalisation in the manufacturing industry sector, predominantly with national capabilities;

- To expand the inventory of domestic and competent technology developer SMEs,

- To increase the number of digitalised business processes of manufacturing industry SMEs, with priority given to cooperation with domestic technology developers.

Calls for Project Proposals open for application:

- 2021 – 01 Call for Project Proposals: “Supporting domestic technology developer SMEs that can contribute to the digitalisation process in the manufacturing industry sector”

Technology developer SMEs in the electronics, IT and machinery manufacturing sectors developing products and solutions related to smart digital technologies will be able to submit projects to make value-adding improvements to their products / software containing one of the 8 digital technologies related to the manufacturing industry sector, or several of them together provided that they work in an integrated manner, and/or to commercialise the products / software they have developed.

Those who will submit projects solely for commercialisation (promotion - marketing - sales) purposes must submit a document showing that they developed their products with public support and completed them successfully, or that they are the output of a Technology Development Zone or R&D Centre project. This document requirement will not be sought for applicants whose work packages include value-adding improvements.

- 2021 – 02 Call for Project Proposals: “Increasing the level of use of digital technologies in the production and related business processes of SMEs operating in the manufacturing industry sector”

SMEs in the manufacturing industry sector will be able to submit projects to adapt one or several of the 8 digital technologies related to the manufacturing industry sector together to their production and related business processes.

Topics on which SMEs can submit projects:

An application can be made for only one of the 2021-01 or 2021-02 calls for project proposals. Multiple selections can be made from among the eligible project topics within the scope of the call.

Technology developer SMEs must apply with a Letter of Intent to Purchase from a business wishing to adapt the product / software subject to the project to its own business processes.

If the proportion of the technologies to be acquired by manufacturing SMEs that is supplied by domestic companies is high, this will be taken into account positively in the evaluation of project applications

Who can apply:

Businesses that will submit projects must be registered and active in the KOSGEB Database.

Support rate and upper limits:

The support rate is %60. Of the support to be calculated on this rate, %30 is paid as non-repayable support and %70 as repayable support against collateral. Non-repayable support and repayable support are paid together.

Within the scope of the Call for Project Proposals, support of up to a total of 1.000.000 TL may be provided per business, consisting of up to 300.000 TL non-repayable and up to 700.000 TL repayable (against collateral or KGF guarantee).

Having applied will not give rise to any right for the business. Applications will be scored according to the evaluation criteria determined by KOSGEB, and according to the score ranking, the number of applications that can be supported within the budget possibilities will be supported.

Access to and application for the Calls for Project Proposals:

The Call for Project Proposals can be accessed via the link below. The Sample Project Application Form, the Application Guide, other necessary documents and the Implementation Principles of the programme can be reviewed at www.kosgeb.gov.tr by entering the “Business Development, Growth and Internationalisation Supports” tab from the “Supports” menu and then selecting the “Current Calls” heading in the “KOBİGEL – SME Development Support Programme” submenu.

Click to access the Calls for Project Proposals.

Businesses registered in the KOSGEB Database and with an approved SME Declaration, after reviewing the Calls for Project Proposals, will be able to create their applications by clicking the “E-services” link in the upper right menu at www.kosgeb.gov.tr and entering the SME Information System with the e-Government password of the business's authorised person (the “KOBİGEL Support Programme Application” service must be selected in the service selection box).

The application system for the call for projects will close on 17 May 2021 at 23:59. Applications not approved by the applicant before the application deadline date and time will not be evaluated.

Regarding the call for proposals, which provides SMEs in the Manufacturing Industry with a total support opportunity of 1 Million TL, with a 300 Thousand TL Grant and a 700 Thousand TL repayable loan opportunity, an information session will be held via zoom on Thursday, 22 April 2021, at 14.00, in cooperation with the KOSGEB Provincial Directorate and Elazığ CCI.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89020288029?pwd=eGNDK0Z1S3BreU1kMnNXZDVRM1BDZz09

Meeting ID: 890 2028 8029

Passcode: 002442