Through AI vouchers, companies have access to computing (compute/cloud) credits and tokens, certification and compliance services related to relevant standards, as well as cybersecurity services and cyber risk insurance. The aim of the programme is to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the domestic economy by reducing the costs of implementing and using AI technologies, while strengthening companies’ competitiveness and promoting their safe and responsible use.

The programme is intended for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that already use or plan to introduce artificial intelligence-based solutions into their products, services, or business processes.

Support is provided in the form of non-refundable AI vouchers worth between RSD 600,000 and RSD 3,600,000. A single company may receive support through one or more AI vouchers, up to a total amount of RSD 3,600,000 over the duration of the Programme.

The public call is open until 31 March 2027, or until the available funds are exhausted. Applications are reviewed continuously, in the order in which they are received, and submitted electronically through the Innovation Fund’s application portal.

The public call, application documentation, and application guidelines are available on the website of the Innovation Fund.

A total of EUR 1.7 million has been allocated for the implementation of the AI Voucher Programme. The funds are provided through a joint investment by the Republic of Serbia – the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, through a loan and technical assistance from the World Bank, as well as grant funding from the European Union.

The Programme is implemented within the Serbia Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship Growth Project (SAIGE), which is dedicated to strengthening innovative entrepreneurship and scientific research activities.

Source: Innovation Fund