The purpose of this consultation is to gather, either directly or through their representative organisations, the opinions of individuals and entities potentially affected by the proposed regulation.

To update the regulatory framework for aid to small and medium-sized enterprises within the 2022 Digital Innovation Hubs Support Programme, financed with funds from the Recovery Plan, to the current economic and strategic context.

It is necessary to adapt the regulatory bases for aid to small and medium-sized enterprises within the Digital Innovation Hubs Support Programme to the current context and challenges. This adaptation will improve the effectiveness of the aid granted.

The objective of this draft order is to adapt the regulatory framework to the new context and will focus on improving the competitiveness of SMEs through the actions of Digital Innovation Hubs.

Possible alternative regulatory and non-regulatory solutions

No other alternatives are considered.

Only responses in which the sender is identified will be considered, stating the following:

• Name and surname(s)/name or business name of the participant
• Organisation or association (if applicable)
• Contact details (email address)

In general, contributions received will be considered suitable for public dissemination.

Any information submitted that, in the opinion of the interested party, should be treated as confidential and therefore not freely disseminated, must be specifically indicated in the text of the contribution itself. Generic messages regarding the confidentiality of information will not be considered for this purpose.