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ANNUAL PROGRAMME REPORT

FM14-21

Estonia

EE-INNOVATION Competitiveness

2023

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A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

EE-Innovation programme is in its implementation phase, where all supported

projects are in progress and no open calls were carried out in the reporting period.

61 open call projects out of 94 have completed their projects, whereas 33 shall

continue their activities until the end of the eligibility period of April 30th, 2024.

Payments have been made to the extent of 67% of the amount of 13,131,608.29

euros. Reporting period included the completion of 12 projects.

Pre-defined projects’ progress is seen as more modest, but the activities are

ongoing until the end of the eligibility period. Disbursements have been made to

the almost extent of 50%.

With some minor exceptions it is foreseen that most of the set targets for the

programme will be achieved at least on enterprise level (new products, services,

processes developed) by the end of programme period. Though, we must consider

that economic environment has changed globally during the programme

implementation period, and it has also affected the competitiveness of Estonian

enterprises.

EE-Innovation programme contributes to the general objective of the Estonian

Research and Development, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy 2021—2035

– Estonian research, development, innovation, and entrepreneurship work together

to increase the well-being of Estonian society and the productivity of the Estonian

economy, by providing competitive and sustainable solutions for the development

needs of Estonia and the world.

Addressing its specific focus on business environment – Estonia’s business

environment encourages entrepreneurship and the emergence and growth of

knowledge-intensive enterprises, the creation and export of higher value-added

products and services, and investments in all regions of Estonia.

Success can be measured through international competitiveness of enterprises and

higher added value creation (Nominal labour productivity compared to the EU 27

average).

Programme management has progressed well as all planned activities in terms of

organisation of calls, evaluation of projects, submission of programme reports etc.

have been done in timely manner. Almost 74% of the management costs have been

exhausted. Similarly, the bilateral activities fund is almost fully used to the extent

of 97%. Nevertheless, bilateral activities shall continue in 2024 and are covered

under the management costs.

DPP has provided its expertise in complex bilateral project cases and helped in

negotiations with the Norwegian partner involved in the project's activities.

Involvement of DPP has provided a good ground for sharing experiences and best

practices during the entire implementation period of the programme.

There was a surplus of funds in the programme due to some cancelled projects and

projects that have smaller expenditure than initially planned. Therefore, the

Cooperation Committee decided in November 2024 to reallocate the remaining

funds in amount of 800,000 euros to Bilateral Fund (BF) to be used by different

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Estonian stakeholders interested in organising bilateral activities/events between

Estonia and Norway.

B. PERFORMANCE

1. Programme progress and results

Objectives

Programme is in its implementation phase in the reporting period and no open calls

were carried out. In total, programme has granted 94 open call projects with total

grant of 19,686,939.72 euros and 2 pre-defined projects with 5,331,765 euros. By

the end of the reporting period, 65% i.e., 61 projects have been completed. 35%

of projects shall continue until the final eligibility date and shall end its activities by

April 30, 2024. Payments to open call projects have been done in amount of

13,131,608.29 euros (67%) and for pre-defined projects 2,563,255.09 euros

(48%). In summary, the programme progress is assessed good, and the

implementation of the projects has proceeded within the planned time frame.

The management of the program has also progressed well. Planned activities have

been implemented, and several important activities are being planned for the last

reporting period, such as final evaluation of the program, completion of projects

and activities of bilateral relations. Almost 74% of the program's management costs

have been used (1,066,880.68 euros out of total 1,446,629 euros). Therefore, the

program management activities and costs are also estimated to be within the

planned time frame.

Outcome 1: Increased competitiveness of Estonian companies within focus

areas Green Industry Innovation, ICT and Welfare Technology

Despite the general economic recession and decrease in liquidity of companies, the

open call projects have progressed well. There has been an increase in cases where

projects have been completed in a smaller volume than initially planned, but this

has not threatened the achievement of goals nor the implementation of activities.

Regardless of the implementation phase, the results of completed projects show

that the support has had a positive impact on the competitiveness of the Estonian

companies. To date, the economic and social indicators of the program results

framework have been achieved, even exceeded. Environmental indicators have not

been achieved but are expected to be achieved in the last reporting period. Also, as

majority of the completed bilateral projects plan to continue their project-initiated

cooperation, it can be said that the programme has built a trustful platform for

further business cooperation.

Budget surpluses have already been partially reallocated into the EE-LOCALDEV

program for the purpose of maximum and efficient use of the released funds.

Reporting period included the completion of 12 projects:

 EE-INNOVATION-0081 Olsson Green OÜ “Development of inverter battery banks”

 EE-INNOVATION-0080 R8 Technologies OÜ “Development of a climate panel for

R8tech digital operator”

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 EE-INNOVATION-0063 AS Chemi-Pharm “Improving the production of disinfectants

by full automating”

 EE-INNOVATION-0062 Roofit Solar Energy OÜ „Roofit.solar product development “

 EE-INNOVATION-0056 Modern Mobility OÜ “Environmentally friendly smart

transport solution”

 EE-INNOVATION-0065 Sunly AS “"Rexplorer" - renewable energy map application”

 EE-INNOVATION-0051 Thermory AS “Development of resource-efficient painted

heat-treated wood”

 EE-INNOVATION-0061 UpSteam Eesti OÜ “Developing UpSteam P2P business

model for car washing”

 EE-INNOVATION-0076 Migrevention OÜ “Development of Migrevention Digital

Headache Clinic”

 EE-INNOVATION-0091 10Lines OÜ “Development of 10Lines drawing robot”

 EE-INNOVATION-0088 Bidrent OÜ “Development of an intelligent monitoring and

management system for rental houses”

 EE-INNOVATION-0086 UP Catalyst OÜ “CO2-negative concrete as a sustainable and

scalable building material”

In the reporting period, total payments to open call projects were made in amount

of 5,506,250.64 euros, which is considered as a good progress compared to

previous periods.

Predefined projects (EE-INNOVATION-0001, EE-INNOVATION-0002) are also in

their course of achieving the results as both projects have presented the completion

of the main architectural solutions. Nevertheless, Project Promoters are making

efforts to finalize their activities and engaging partners to achieve results. Payments

to projects are somewhat modest compared to the open calls, reaching almost to

50% (2,563,255.09 euros). However, there is no serious reasons to doubt that the

projects are able to complete their activities in the planned volume in the next

reporting period.

Bilateral Outcome: Enhanced collaboration between beneficiary and donor

state entities involved in the programme

Bilateral output has not progressed during the reporting period as no calls were

carried out. As in the previous reporting period, 23 projects include donor partners

(out of 45 targeted).

As for bilateral activities in the reporting period, a contact trip to Oslo Innovation

Week with group of 8 Estonian companies was initiated. The group participated in

the Oslo Innovation Week as well as matchmaking event organised by Innovation

Norway, met the implementing agency's export representative in Norway and

visited the Estonian Embassy in Oslo.

Programme bilateral relations fund has almost been exhausted as 121,419.50 euros

have been paid out of total 125,000 euros (97%). Nevertheless, bilateral activities

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shall continue in the upcoming reporting year and costs shall be covered from the

budget of management costs.

The reporting period is characterized by support and good partnership with DPP.

Although the active period of joint evaluations of project applications has passed,

the DPP has been helpful in more complex bilateral project cases and helped in

negotiations with the Norwegian partner involved in the project's activities.

Involvement of DPP has provided a good ground for sharing experiences and best

practices during the entire implementation period of the programme.

C. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

1. Monitorings carried out

IA monitors Project Promoters through verification of project interim and final

reports, procurements, and payment claims. Site visits are carried out at least once

during the projects’ implementation period, usually at the end of the project. Those

activities include on-the-spot activities, including control on procurement activities

and results with the aim of assuring the eligibility of costs, the progress of the

project results and the services and/or developments supported. On-site inspections

are carried out by IA monitoring specialists and project consultants. The control

scope is determined by the programme’s risk assessment.

In 2023, IA carried out 10 (ten) on-the-spot inspections, all of which completed

without remarks:

1. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0053 “Development of Eziil production software for

product-based production companies”, Eziil Production Intelligence OÜ.

2. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0070 “Development of My Health Study for data

collection and feedback of personalized health information” OÜ Quretec.

3. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0059 “Project no 1: Roofit.solar process innovation for

developing software and automated production line” Roofit Solar Energy OÜ.

4. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0062 “Project no 2: Roofit.solar product development”,

Roofit Solar Energy OÜ.

5. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0091 “Development of 10Lines drawing robot” 10Lines

OÜ.

6. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0086 “CO2-negative concrete as a sustainable and

scalable building material” UP Catalyst OÜ.

7. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0076 “Development of Migrevention Digital Headache

Clinic” Migrevention OÜ.

8. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0061 “Developing UpSteam P2P business model for car

washing” UpSteam Eesti OÜ.

9. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0065 “"Rexplorer" - renewable energy map application”

Sunly AS.

10. Project no EE-INNOVATION-0081 “Development of inverter battery banks”, Olsson

Green OÜ.

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Monitoring plan for 2024 has been indicated in Annex 5.

A total of 18 irregularities have been identified in the program, of which 11 have

been closed and 7 are ongoing. Ongoing irregularities have been identified in the

following projects:

EE-INNOVATION-0067 Development and launching Offur (IR 241)

EE-INNOVATION-0050 Development of a fully automated edible insect mass

rearing and production technology (IR 135)

EE-INNOVATION-0060 Green 44 (IR 208)

EE-INNOVATION-0001 Open Cyber Range (IR 240, IR 165)

EE-INNOVATION-0085 Fuel cell and Li-ion capacitor power system for construction

industry (no Grace entry, below the reporting threshold of 2,000 euros)

EE-INNOVATION-0082 Demand response combination with energy storage system

(IR 270)

There are various detected irregularities, for example, inaccuracies in project

payment documents that appeared during the processing of payment claims, as

well as deviations in following the Public Procurement Act (e.g., purchases by non-

contracting authorities). There have also been individual cases of inactivity where

Project Promoters have failed to complete the project activities or submit the final

reports. All irregularities have been registered in the national information system

and regularly updated.

2. Evaluations carried out

No evaluations have been carried out in the reporting period. The programme

evaluation is to be conducted during the next reporting period. The procurement is

being prepared and soon to be announced in the State Procurement Register. The

evaluation is expected to be finalised by December 2024, when its final report will

be presented.

D. ANNEXES

1. Results achieved

2. Communication summary

3. Project summary and call details

4. Risk management

5. Monitoring plan

6. Evaluation report

7. Agreement conditions

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Annex 1: Results achieved

Objective: Increased value creation and sustainable growth

Outcome 1: Increased competitiveness of Estonian companies within focus areas Green Industry Innovation, ICT and Welfare Technology

Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Estimated annual CO2 emissions

reductions (tons of CO2 equivalent per

year)

Annual

number 0.00

758.64 (APR

2022) - - 12,023.52 25,000.00

Result of completed

GII projects.

Estimated annual growth in turnover

of supported enterprises Percentage N/A

7.55 % (APR

2022) 13 52 25.00 % 5.00 %

13 of 18 completed

projects.

Estimated annual growth in net

operational profit of supported

enterprises

Percentage N/A 5.66 % (APR

2022) 5 52 9.62 % 5.00 %

5 of 18 completed

projects.

Estimated annual decrease of energy

consumption of supported enterprises

(in MWh)

Percentage - 1.89 % (APR

2022) 6 52 11.54 % 5.00 %

6 of 18 completed

projects.

Number of

products/services/processes tested in

the Open Cyber Range security

platform

Cumulative

number 0 1 (APR 2022) - - 8 10

8 tested products

reported by OCR

project promoter.

Number of new

products/services/processes applied

(new-to-the-enterprise) (disaggregated

by sector)

Cumulative

number 0 1 (APR 2022) - - 3 20

3 completed

projects with

investment

component.

Number of registered applications for

Intellectual Property Protection

Cumulative

number 0 0 (APR 2022) - - 0 5

No results to

present yet.

Number of jobs created Cumulative

number 0

145 (IFR

2023) - - 280 100

Gender and age

data not specified in

few projects.

Gender

Female - - 16 - - 48 - -

Male - - 46 - - 95 - -

7

Not specified - - 83 - - 137 - -

Age

Children and youth (0-17) - - 0 - - 0 - -

Young adults (18-29) - - 31 - - 63 - -

Adults (30-64) - - 31 - - 80 - -

Elderly (65+) - - 0 - - 0 - -

Not specified - - 83 - - 137 - -

Number of new

products/services/processes

developed (disaggregated by sector)

Cumulative

number 0 5 (APR 2022) - - 16 25

11 new products

reported by

completed projects.

Output 1.1: Enterprises supported to develop or apply innovative green products, services and processes

Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Number of large enterprises supported

in SGS to prepare projects for main

call

Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 0 15 -

Number of large enterprises supported

to apply new green

products/services/processes

Cumulative

number 0 2 (IFR 2023) - - 2 5 -

Number of SMEs supported in SGS to

prepare projects for main call

Cumulative

number 0

13 (IFR

2023) - - 13 30 -

Number of SMEs supported to apply

new green

products/services/processes (new-to-

the-enterprise)

Cumulative

number 0 4 (IFR 2023) - - 4 15 -

Number of SMEs supported to develop

new green

products/services/processes

Cumulative

number 0

32 (IFR

2023) - - 32 5 -

Number of large enterprises supported

to develop new green

products/services/processes

Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 0 2 -

Output 1.2: Enterprises supported to develop innovative ICT products, services and processes

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Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Number of SMEs supported in SGS to

prepare projects for main call

Cumulative

number 0

20 (IFR

2023) - - 20 25 -

Number of SMEs supported to develop

ICT products, services and processes

Cumulative

number 0 4 (IFR 2023) - - 4 8 -

Number of large enterprises supported

in SGS to prepare projects for main

call

Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 0 6 -

Number of large enterprises supported

to develop ICT products, services and

processes

Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 0 5 -

Output 1.3: Enterprises supported to develop innovative welfare products, services and processes

Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Number of large enterprises supported

in SGS to prepare projects for main

call

Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 0 2 -

Number of enterprises supported in

SGS to prepare projects for main call

Cumulative

number 0

11 (IFR

2023) - - 11 8 -

Number of SMEs supported to develop

new welfare technology

products/services/processes

Cumulative

number 0 7 (IFR 2023) - - 7 5 -

Output 1.4: Open Cyber Range (OCR) is operational

Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Number of SMEs supported to test

new products/services/processes in

the Open Cyber Range

Cumulative

number 0 1 (IFR 2023) - - 2 15

Two SMEs have

taken part in

testing.

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Number of professional staff trained Cumulative

number 0

39 (IFR

2023) - - 107 100 68 trainees added.

Gender

Female - - 17 - - 17 - -

Male - - 22 - - 90 - -

Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - -

Roma

Roma - - 0 - - 0 - -

Not specified - - 39 - - 107 - -

Output 1.5: Health Sense data management platform developed and operating

Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Data collection, and publishing

environment architecture and data

analysis environment architecture

developed and published

Binary No No (IFR

2023) - - No Yes -

Data collection and publishing

procedures/tools in place and

documented

Binary No No (IFR

2023) - - No Yes -

Data analysis procedures/tools in

place and documented Binary No

No (IFR

2023) - - No Yes -

Number of data mining/Artificial

Intelligence pilot projects successfully

finished

Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 2 3

2 pilots successfully

completed.

Number of professional staff trained Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 3 10 3 persons trained.

Gender

Female - - 0 - - 2 - -

Male - - 0 - - 1 - -

Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - -

Roma

Roma - - 0 - - 0 - -

10

Not specified - - 0 - - 3 - -

Bilateral Outcome: Enhanced collaboration between beneficiary and donor state entities involved in the programme

Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Level of satisfaction with the

partnership Scale 1-7

6.51,

Based

on the

survey

carried

out on

behalf of

the FMO

5.22 (APR

2022) - - 5.48

4.50,

Target is

≥4.5, and

an

increase

on the

baseline

value

-

Level of trust between cooperating

entities in Beneficiary States and

Donor States

Scale 1-7

6.57,

Based

on the

survey

carried

out on

behalf of

the FMO

5.33 (APR

2022) - - 5.57

4.50,

Target is

≥4.5, and

an

increase

on the

baseline

value

-

Share of donor business partnerships

which continue after project

implementation period

Percentage N/A 100.00 %

(APR 2022) 6 6 100.00 %

50.00 %,

Target is

minimum

50%

-

Number of jointly registered

applications for Intellectual Property

Protection

Cumulative

number 0 0 (APR 2022) - - 0 3 -

Donor State

Norway - - 0 - - 0 - -

Iceland - - 0 - - 0 - -

Liechtenstein - - 0 - - 0 - -

Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - -

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Share of cooperating organisations

that apply the knowledge acquired

from bilateral partnership

Percentage N/A 100.00 %

(APR 2022) 6 6 100.00 %

50,

Target is

minimum

50 %

-

Bilateral Output 1: Bilateral partnerships supported

Indicator Unit of

measurement

Baseline

value

Previous

achievement

value

Achievements until end of December

2023 Target

value Comment

Numerator Denominator Achievement

value

Number of projects involving

cooperation with a donor project

partner

Cumulative

number N/A, 0

20 (IFR

2023) - - 23 45 -

Number of staff from donor states in

exchanges

Cumulative

number 0 0 (IFR 2023) - - 0 5 -

Donor State

Norway - - 0 - - 0 - -

Iceland - - 0 - - 0 - -

Liechtenstein - - 0 - - 0 - -

Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - -

Gender

Female - - 0 - - 0 - -

Male - - 0 - - 0 - -

Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - -

Type of exchange

Online - - 0 - - 0 - -

Physical - - 0 - - 0 - -

Not specified - - 0 - - 0 - -

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Annex 2: Communication summary

1. Best projects

Two companies have been chosen as best projects in 2023, which were also visited by the delegation from Programme Operator,

Implementing Agency, Donor Programme Partner, FMO, National Focal Point and Embassy in Tallinn as part of the Cooperation

Committee meeting (November 22-23, 2023).

Firstly, R8 Technologies OÜ (EE-INNOVATION-0080, EE-INNOVATION-0094, website https://r8tech.io/green-ict/). Project is focused

on developing climate models for better operation of the indoor climate of buildings. Based on climate models, an addition to the R8

Digital Operator “Jenny” was created in the form of a climate panel, which allows buildings’ managers to adjust the indoor climate in

real time, considering the impact of changes on the energy consumption of buildings. System utilizes artificial intelligence, which not

only enhances indoor environments but also fosters energy savings and intelligent electricity consumption. Already operational across

commercial buildings in Europe, this solution can transform buildings into power batteries, contributing to sustainable practices. The

Project Promoter has received Proptech Innovation Provider Award in 2023, also nominee of the innovator of the year in

entrepreneurship award.

Secondly, UP Catalyst (EE-INNOVATION-0086, EE-INNOVATION-0092, website https://upcatalyst.com/projects), who pioneers a

new solution that addresses the environmental impact of the cement industry, responsible for 8% of the global CO2 emissions. They

have developed a new method for using captured CO2 to create enhanced cement, in collaboration with the Norwegian company

Saferock. Their additional activities project focuses on CO2-negative concrete for offshore applications, showcasing a commitment

to greener practices also at sea.

2. Visibility of the Grants and the Donors

2.a. Communication activities

Communication plan 2017-2024 describes the Green ICT Programme communication goals, target groups and main messages. Focus

of the communication is on promoting Green ICT programme: the focus, content, and business opportunities for companies via

bilateral cooperation. The main channel for the programme specific information is programme website www.eas.ee/norratoetus (in

Estonian) and www.eas.ee/norwaygrants (in English), which contains updated information about the latest calls, application

documents, events etc. Implementing Agency’s social media channels https://www.facebook.com/EnterpriseEstonia/ and LinkedIn

profile https://www.linkedin.com/company/enterprise-estonia are also used to promote programme events and activities (articles,

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good examples, events). Its Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/EnterpriseEstonia is used to present video material

and best practices (i.e., project examples), also video recordings of the Teams events to applicants and Project Promoters (i.e., call

opening and application requirements). NFP website http://eeagrants.fin.ee/en/ reflects a short description of the Green ICT

programme with links to the IA website for more detailed information.

2.b. Project stories

There were no new project stories published.

There will be project stories published in 2024.

3. Media coverage

Project Promoters organize information events during the implementation of project activities in accordance with Information and

Communication Requirements. These activities include setup of Project websites and events for the main target groups of the project.

In addition, many of the Projects have used national media channels to promote its activities as well as increase the visibility of the

project results. For example, Roofit Solar Energy (EE-INNOVATION-0059, EE-INNOVATION-0062), who has produced series of

content marketing articles in the main news media channels: Delfi, Postimees, Eesti Päevaleht (see example below). A lot of other

projects act similarly, combining articles with radio podcasts, blogs, seminars and social media.

Some projects have also reached Estonian Russian-language media, for example Hepta Airborne (EE-INNOVATION-0068):

https://ru.rup.ee/novosti/ekonomika-i-biznes/ai-estonskogo-proizvodtva-analiziruet-elektroseti-v-latinskoi-amerike

Daily online newspaper Postimees has published an article by National Focal Point focusing on how EEA and Norway Grants help to

promote innovation and sustainable development in Estonia (see more: https://www.postimees.ee/7916341/norra-toetused-

jatkusuutlik-innovatsioon-ja-majanduskasv-eesti-erasektoris).

4. Website and social media

Link to programme website Total number of page views in the reporting year

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https://www.eas.ee/norratoetus 189

Link or account handle Number of posts published in the reporting year Number of followers

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EEANorwayGrantsEstonia 58 732

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Annex 3: Project summary and call details

1. Project summary

Number Total Grant Amount budgeted to dpps (estimate)

Total number of projects contracted 95 € 25,090,653 € 3,603,191

Number of pre-defined projects contracted 2 € 5,331,765 € 0

Number of projects with a donor project partner 22 € 14,395,103 € 3,603,191

Number of projects with a donor project partner Norway 22 € 14,395,103 € 3,603,191

Number of projects with a donor project partner Iceland 0 € 0 € 0

Number of projects with a donor project partner Liechtenstein 0 € 0 € 0

2. Call details

Call title Outcome(s) Call amount Submission

deadline

Number of

applications

received

Grant

amount

applied for

Grant

demand

%

Number of

applications

approved

for funding

Grant

amount

awarded

Number of

projects

contracted

Amount

contracted

Call for proposal -

Green ICT Main

Call

Outcome 1 € 18,871,549 31/03/2020 44 € 21,002,829 111.29 % 26 € 12,162,901 26 € 10,013,972

Call for proposal -

Green ICT Main

Call 2

Outcome 1 € 7,237,202 01/02/2021 18 € 8,736,961 120.72 % 10 € 6,511,260 12 € 6,173,099

Call for proposal -

Green ICT Small

Grant Scheme

(additional

activities for

ongoing projects)

Outcome 1 € 1,884,032 11/11/2022 13 € 1,823,706 96.80 % 13 € 1,823,706 13 € 1,823,706

Call for proposal -

Green ICT Small

Grant Scheme 2

Outcome 1 € 2,636,915 17/01/2022 9 € 1,511,668 57.33 % 6 € 969,218 6 € 969,218

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Call for proposal-

Green ICT Small

Grant Scheme

Outcome 1 € 1,200,000 13/05/2019 53 € 966,092 80.51 % 45 € 828,451 45 € 778,893

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Annex 4: Risk management

Risk description Likelihood (1-4) Consequence (1-4) Risk score Planned response in 2024

Insufficient bilateral interest to implement joint

cooperation projects. Could result in low level

of project cooperation and failure in achieving

the bilateral outcome.

3 medium high 2 medium low 2.45

Lessons learned from success stories should

be considered when planning the next period of

financial mechanism.

Public procurement conditions not clear for

Project promoters. Ref. Regulation Art 8.15.

Because of the long description please consult

original document as uploaded.

3 medium high 3 medium high 3.00

There are some examples of irregularities

despite the fact that IA is consulting project

promoters in procurement matters on regular

basis.

State aid rules not clear for project promoters.

Risk could result in project irregularities (i.e.

miscalculated eligible activites, costs and aid

intensity).

1 low 3 medium high 1.73

There have not been any problems as

councelling of applicants on state aid issues is

a standard procedure in IA.

Transfer of application and monitoring process

into centralised information system

administered by National Focal Point may

cause need for additional manual data insertion

by Implementing Agency, which may cause

errors in data.

2 medium low 3 medium high 2.45 Data quality in information system is being

monitored annually.

Projects are cancelled or activities not started

due to the lack of project promoter's co-

financing, thus grant cannot be paid to project

promoter and set targets are not met.

3 medium high 3 medium high 3.00

Selection Committee has kept conservative line

when assessing the financial capability of

applicants. Nevertheless, the risk has realized

at some extent.

Overall risk of not absorbing most financing and achieving most targets (1-4): 2.00

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Annex 5: Monitoring plan

Please note this Annex is uploaded separately and is not visible in this document. Please download and print separately if needed.

Annex 6: Evaluation report

Not Available

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Annex 7: Agreement conditions

Description Type Tracking Fulfilled Date of

fulfilment Description of measures taken

1) The National Focal Point shall ensure that

the Programme Operator, prior to signing a

project contract for pre-defined project no. 1

“Open Cyber Range (OCR)” and no. 2

“Health Sense”, carries out an external and

independent appraisal of the project, in

order to verify its quality and contribution to

the objectives of the Programme as well as

compliance with EU and national legislation.

General One-time

fulfilment Yes 01/03/2021

Both pre-defined projects (“Health Sense”

and “Open Cyber Range”) have gone

through the appraisal process performed by

independent assessor with positive result.

Cooperation Committee has approved both

applications.

1) No costs shall be eligible under pre-

defined project no. 1 “Open Cyber Range

(OCR)” and no. 2 “Health Sense” before the

detailed descriptions and budgets for these

pre-defined projects have been submitted to

and approved by the NMFA.

Pre-eligibility One-time

fulfilment Yes 30/09/2020

PO has submitted the detailed description

and budget of the pre-defined projects to the

FMO and received approval of the NMFA.

1) The Programme Operator shall submit

the summary description of the procedure

for the selection of projects to the NMFA for

approval, prior to the publication of the small

grant scheme and call for proposals

foreseen under this programme. The

programme agreement shall be amended

accordingly.

2) The Programme Operator shall submit a

communication plan for the programme to

the NMFA for approval, prior to the

publication of the small grant scheme and

call for proposals foreseen under this

programme.

Pre-payment One-time

fulfilment Yes 09/01/2020

PA Annex II set the operational rules for the

programme. Programme agreement was

amended with the procedure for the

selection of projects in small grant scheme

and main call. The programme agreement

has been amended accordingly.

Communication plan has been sent to the

FMO prior to the publication of the first small

grant scheme.

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