Notice deadline: from hours 12:00 of the day 4 March 2026 at 12:00 of the day 23 April 2026
Things: The incentive, governed by ministerial decree 18 July 2025, is aimed at supporting the demand for
cloud computing and cyber security services and products by SMEs and self-employed workers, opposite
of the acquisition, by them, of new and additional technological solutions compared to those a
provision and/or of more advanced and safer technological solutions than those in use.
For the purposes of eligibility for benefits, cloud computing and cyber security services and products will have to
be provided by subjects registered in a specific list formed and kept by the Ministry, with the methods
indicated in the directorial decree 21 November 2025.
The resources available: The financial allocation is equal to 150 million euros, from the Fund's resources
development and cohesion (FSC) relating to the programming period 2014-2020. The minimum expense to be able to request the benefit is 4.000 euro.
The concessions, which fall within the de minimis regime established by the European Union, will be paid as
non-repayable contribution until 50% of eligible expenses, for a maximum amount of 20.000 euro, in
two or in a single solution.
To those who turn: SMEs and self-employed workers can benefit from the benefits, operating on the whole
national territory they have, when submitting the application for access to
concessions, of a contract for the provision of connectivity services with a minimum download speed of
30 Mbps.
Eligible spending plans: Expenses incurred for are considered eligible for benefits
the acquisition of one or more cloud computing and cyber security services/products including hardware,
software and cloud services, which are present in the following list:
- cybersecurity hardware solutions, which: firewall; next generation firewall (NGFW);
router/switch; intrusion prevention devices (IPS); - cybersecurity software solutions, which: antivirus e antimalware; monitoring software
rarely; data encryption solutions; information and event management systems
safety (SIEM); vulnerability management software; - infrastructure cloud services (IaaS) and platform (PaaS), which: virtual machine; storage services
& backup; network & security (including VPN connectivity and DDoS services), database; - servizi Cloud SaaS, which: accounting software; solutions for human resources management
(HRM); productivity/workflow management systems (ERP), including business productivity solutions
integrated with artificial intelligence features; digital content management software
(CMS) and e-commerce; tools to manage interactions with customers (CRM) which include, Between
the others, collaboration and virtual switchboard services (UCC and PABX); - configuration services, continuous monitoring and support of services, including services
professional, except for training services. These services are eligible under the measure
maximum of 30% of the overall spending plan and must be connected to one or more of the others
services identified in this list.
The eligible services/products can be purchased via: direct purchase of one or more services/products; - signing up for a subscription;
- adopting a combination of the methods indicated above.
The spending plans regarding the aforementioned products/services, the amount of which must not be less than 4 mila
euro, they must: - have a duration of no more than 12 months starting from the date of communication of
provision granting benefits, if the plan is only implemented
through direct purchase of one or more services/products; - be connected, in cases other than those indicated above, to subscriptions of no less duration
a 24 months. If the duration of the subscription exceeds this term, eligible expenses are
limited to those attributable to the former 24 months of subscription.
Expenses related to the acquisition of products/services with benefits are not considered eligible
similar to those already in use by the beneficiaries.
The concessions: Concessions are granted, pursuant to the de minimis regulation, in the form of
Lost a contribution, to the maximum extent of the 50% of eligible expenses. The benefits do not
they will be able to overcome, in any case, the amount of 20 thousand euros.
The benefits are paid in no more than two installments, of which the first is upon the payment of at least
il 50% of the spending plan and the second and last following the completion of the plan, stopped
while maintaining the possibility of requesting disbursement in a single installment following the completion of the entire project
spending plan.
List of suppliers of eligible services and products
For the purposes of eligibility for the provision of services and products covered by the concessions, the suppliers are
required to register on a specific list, established and managed by the Ministry of Business and Made in
Italy, whose training methods are defined by the directorial decree 21 November 2025.
To register, you must submit a specific application to the Ministry, in which the suppliers
they will have to, among others, certify possession of specific requirements identified in the article 4 of the decree
directorial.
Registration on the aforementioned list enables suppliers to provide the services and/or products declared in
place of submission of the application, as well as confers on such services and/or products the necessary qualification
purposes of eligibility for benefits.
The deadlines for submitting the aforementioned requests will open from ore 12:00 of the day 4 March
2026 at ore 12:00 of the day 23 April 2026.
Suppliers will be able to submit applications for registration on the aforementioned list by logging in
exclusively to a dedicated area which will be made available on the portal of the Ministry of Business and Industry
made in Italy.
Procedures for accessing benefits
Terms and methods for submitting applications for relief by SMEs and workers
autonomous will be defined with a subsequent managerial provision, following the formation of the list
of the subjects authorized to supply the eligible products and services.
We remain available for information regarding assistance and consultancy for the
preparation of financing applications. It is possible to contact us at n. 081 7871810, or
send an email to segreteria@adim.info
