This announcement was published on 8 September 2020. The dates, amounts and application conditions it mentions may no longer be current; for current support programmes, contact us.
For fast and sustainable economic growth today, a manufacturing industry focused on productivity and high value added needs to be built with the support of modern manufacturing and information technologies.
The general aim of the 2020-01 and 2020-02 Calls for Project Proposals themed “DIGITALISATION IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY”, prepared under KOBİGEL – the SME Development Support Programme, is:
- To expand the inventory of domestic, capable technology-developer SMEs,
- To increase the number of digitalised business processes in manufacturing SMEs, with priority given to cooperation with domestic technology developers.
CALLS FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS OPEN FOR APPLICATION
Technology-developer SMEs in the electronics, IT and machinery manufacturing sectors that develop products and solutions related to digital technologies will be able to submit projects to make value-adding improvements to digital technologies for the manufacturing sector and to commercialise the products/software they develop.
Project Topics SMEs Can Submit
- Processing Big Data with Analytical Methods and Its Use in Manufacturing
- The Internet of Things in Manufacturing
- Industrial Robot Technologies in Manufacturing
- Smart Sensor Technologies in Manufacturing
- AI-Based Cyber-Physical Smart Factory Systems and Components
- Cyber Security in Manufacturing
- Smart and Flexible Automation Systems in Manufacturing
- Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality Technologies in Manufacturing
Support rate, ceilings and call budget
The support rate is 60%. Of the support calculated at this rate, 30% is paid as non-repayable support and 70% as repayable support against collateral.
Under the Call for Project Proposals, each business can receive up to 1,000,000 TL in total: up to 300,000 TL non-repayable and up to 700,000 TL repayable (against collateral or a KGF guarantee).

