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SME: Digital and Denmark’s Export and Investment fund (EIFO) digitalisation support for small businesses

Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   25 Sep 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   26 Sep 2025
Support to SMEs through grants, mainly for the purchase of private advice to identify digitalisation potential (including an AI-dedicated strand) or advice on implementation. Other support measures include subsidies for investments; skills and management development; and guidance on digital development. In addition, since May 2023, the EIFO facilitates access to financing for smaller Danish companies for digitalisation.

Name in original language

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Initiative overview

Small and medium-sized firms often lack the resources to make full use of digital tools like AI. To address this, Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) supports SMEs with grants for expert advice on digitalisation and AI, as well as subsidies for investments, training, and management development. Since May 2023, EIFO has also worked with the European Investment Fund to make financing more accessible, unlocking more than DKK 300 million for smaller firms to upgrade their digital capacity.

EIFO combines grants, loans, equity, and guarantees to help companies adopt new technologies and build skills. In 2024, it invested in nearly 80 companies and over a dozen funds, including in AI infrastructure. Over time, EIFO’s support is expected to reach more sectors and firms, spreading digital know-how and strengthening Denmark’s competitiveness in the digital economy.

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Denmark Export and Investment Foundation

AI Tags

Human Capacity & SkillsAI-enabling EcosystemSMEs

About the policy initiative

Denmark
Denmark

Organisation:

  • Denmark Export and Investment Foundation

Category:

  • National – AI policy initiatives, regulations, guidelines, standards and programmes or projects

Initiative type:

  • Other

Participating organisations:

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Participating countries:

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Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2023

Binding:

  • Non-binding