Støtte til innovasjonsklynger i Østfold

This scheme predates Viken fylkeskommune; the state-aid register attributes it to Viken's organisation number (Viken, established 2020, absorbed Østfold fylkeskommune and was itself dissolved 2024-01-01). This entry is transcribed from Østfold fylkeskommune's own scheme page, titled "Søk midler til utvikling av kommersielle bedriftsnettverk" (read from the Internet Archive capture dated 2017-05-05 of ostfoldfk.no/modules/module 123/proxy.asp?D=2&C=426&I=24228&m=1401; the ostfoldfk.no domain is no longer live).

The page states that Østfold fylkeskommune has funds to support the development of networks that can create more jobs and increased turnover in the business sector ("Østfold fylkeskommune har midler til å støtte utvikling av nettverk som kan skape flere arbeidsplasser og økt omsetning i næringslivet").

Who can apply ("Hvem kan søke"): the applicant can be the party running a development project to strengthen innovation capacity, competitiveness and value creation between three or more businesses in Østfold ("Søker kan være den som driver et utviklingsprosjekt for å styrke innovasjonsevne, konkurransekraft og verdiskaping mellom tre eller flere bedrifter i Østfold"). Under the requirements ("Krav til søker"), support is given in accordance with the EEA state-aid rules' general block exemption Article 27 on aid for innovation clusters; the recipient must therefore be the legal entity running the network (the cluster), have its own organisation number, and participation in the network must be open to all.

What can be funded ("Hva kan det søkes om"): support can be given for network facilitation and competence-sharing necessary to carry out an innovation project (e.g. arranging meetings, creative processes, analyses, strategy processes, competence measures, and internal/external communication). It states that support can be given up to an amount equivalent to what the businesses/network themselves invest, and that the maximum support amount is 500,000 kroner ("Maksimalt støttebeløp er 500 000 kroner"). Costs incurred after the application is submitted are eligible.

How/when to apply ("Når kan det søkes"): the page directs applicants to the call published on www.regionalforvaltning.no. The named contact is Tore Hansen, Østfold fylkeskommune, tel. 911 17 112, e-mail toreh@ostfoldfk.no. The page records "Sist oppdatert" 29.02.2016. No fixed deadline date is stated on the page (it refers to the call on the portal), so application mode is left unknown and closes at null. No scheme code is printed on the page.