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Innovation Aid for SMEs Scheme


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   01 Oct 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   25 Dec 2025

The Innovation Aid for SMEs Scheme provides grants to SMEs aiming to enhance their innovation performance. This includes projects leading to product, process, and organisational innovation through collaboration with Research & Knowledge-dissemination Organisations and access to innovation advisory and support services. This service is offered by the DiHubMT.

Name in original language

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Initiative overview

The Innovation Aid for SMEs Scheme, run by Malta Enterprise, supports small and medium-sized enterprises looking to strengthen their innovation capacity. It provides grants for projects that lead to new products, processes, or organisational improvements, while encouraging collaboration with Research & Knowledge-dissemination Organisations (RDIs).

The scheme also gives SMEs access to advisory and support services through DiHubMT, Malta’s Digital Innovation Hub, ensuring businesses can integrate expert guidance into their innovation activities.

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Malta Enterprise

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • Malta Enterprise

Category:

  • AI policy initiatives, programmes and projects

Initiative type:

  • Support for AI diffusion in firms

Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2024

Binding:

  • Non-binding