Digitalisation Vouchers — Croatia's NRRP-Funded SME Digital Transformation Scheme

Croatia's Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts ran three rounds of Digitalisation Vouchers between 2022 and 2024/25, funded through Croatia's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (reference C1.1.2.R3-I2). SMEs could apply for one of five voucher types — digital skills, digital transformation, digital marketing, cyber resilience, and complex digital products — worth between roughly EUR 9,990 and EUR 19,900 each.
The three rounds attracted 3,912 proposals, of which 2,016 were signed for a total of EUR 10.6 million disbursed. Digital marketing vouchers were by far the most popular (2,222 of all proposals), followed by complex digital solutions (1,017).
Regional uptake was uneven: the City of Zagreb alone accounted for 42% of funded vouchers, compared with 22% for Adriatic Croatia and 18% each for Pannonian and Northern Croatia. No firm-level productivity or revenue outcomes have yet been published, and continued funding beyond the NRRP allocation has not been confirmed.

Read the full analysis: https://reforms-investments.ec.europa.eu/projects/digitalization-vouchers_en