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Why Vouchers?
ICT Innovation Vouchers offer a fast to market way to help
businesses to develop and expand their use of ICT
Vouchers
 Focus on real business needs
 Proven effectiveness
 Easily tailored to regional needs
 Drive business investment in ICT
 Create new business relationships
 Supports business and suppliers
 Encourage experimentation
 Increase confidence
 Increase business sustainability
ICT Innovation Vouchers are a highly
effective way to fund ICT improvements
in micro enterprises and SMEs.
ICT Innovation Vouchers are small
grants that are designed to encourage
the development of ICT capabilities,
products and services in businesses.
ICT Innovation Vouchers are designed
to help businesses improve the use of
ICT in their business processes and to
support the development of innovative
new products and services for their
customers.
By encouraging micro enterprises and
SMEs to use outside ICT professionals
the ICT Innovation Vouchers can help
es t ab l i sh l ong t erm bus i ness
relationships and provide assistance to
both businesses and service suppliers.
ICT Innovation Vouchers – Guide for Regions
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