Between September and November two windows open for companies investing in digital. The first is the ministry voucher for cloud and cybersecurity, the second the Fondimpresa call for training linked to innovation. In the meantime, Nuova Sabatini and the super-depreciation scheme, valid until 2028, stay operational. This autumn, digitalisation incentives in Italy reward companies that arrive with the project already written: both windows follow order of arrival.
A contract signed a week too early can cost the whole contribution. The same thing happens, for example, when the chosen supplier is not accredited for that spending category. The map below sets out the measures already running and the upcoming openings, with dates, rates and constraints checked against official sources on 23 September 2026.
Grant or tax relief: two different logics
A grant allocates limited funds, with an application, a deadline and often a first-come ordering. Tax relief has no ranking: the benefit applies when the investment meets the requirements and the filings are completed.
As a result, the distinction changes the project calendar. With a grant, the moment of submission matters, and preparation has to close before opening. With tax relief, on the other hand, what matters is the technical documentation, the accounting certification and the required filings. In other words, the benefit arrives as lower taxes, not as a bank transfer.
Many companies call everything a grant, and discover the difference when the accountant asks for the technical assessment. Clearing it up at the first meeting therefore avoids chasing a window for a measure that never needed one.
Cloud and Cybersecurity Voucher: the nearest digitalisation incentive
The voucher from the Italian Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy covers 50% of eligible spending on cybersecurity and cloud services. The non-repayable contribution reaches 20,000 euro.
First of all, total funding is 150 million euro, with a share reserved for southern regions. SMEs and self-employed workers can apply if their connectivity contract offers at least 30 Mbps nominal download. Also, the minimum spending plan is 4,000 euro, and the contribution falls under the de minimis regime. Drafting opens at noon on 20 October 2026. Submission starts at noon on 10 November and closes at noon on 20 January 2027, unless funds run out earlier.
What the voucher covers and what stays out
Like all first-come digitalisation incentives, the voucher funds only the categories listed by the measure. Eligible items include firewalls, next-generation ones too, intrusion prevention systems, antivirus and antimalware, network monitoring, encryption, SIEM and vulnerability management. On the cloud side, instead, come virtual machines, storage and backup, VPN services and DDoS protection. Software delivered as SaaS for accounting, human resources, ERP, CRM and virtual phone systems is also included. However, an ERP installed on the company’s own servers does not fall into this category.
Configuration, monitoring and support services count for at most 30% of the plan, and training is excluded. In addition, the solution must bring a substantial improvement over the one in use. Renewals, extra seats and version upgrades without a real step up stay out.
The supplier must appear in the list published by Invitalia for the relevant spending category and type. For this reason, the attached offer describes the starting point and the expected improvement, not just product codes. Aesir Srl is registered in the MIMIT voucher supplier list for cybersecurity solutions. For the cloud components of a plan, however, the accredited supplier for that type has to be checked line by line.
Signature dates matter as much as the quotation
Costs incurred before the application are not eligible. Similarly, for direct purchases, invoices and deposits must follow submission. For subscriptions, then, the contract is signed after the application, within 30 days of the grant decision, with a minimum term of 24 months.
As a worked calculation, a 12,000 euro plan covering a next-generation firewall, endpoint protection and configuration services yields a 6,000 euro contribution. By contrast, above 40,000 euro of spending the contribution stays capped at 20,000 euro.
Insight: this is what the drafting period is for. Three weeks to close the offer, the company registration extract and the connectivity contract, so the application leaves at noon on day one.
Super-depreciation: no ranking, until September 2028
Among digitalisation incentives, super-depreciation raises the deductible cost of investments in Industry 4.0 capital goods, both tangible and intangible. It applies to investments made from 1 January 2026 to 30 September 2028.
The uplift reaches 180% up to 2.5 million euro of investment. After that, it falls to 100% between 2.5 and 10 million, and to 50% between 10 and 20 million. Software qualifies when it matches an entry in the annex for intangible assets, which also covers production management, cybersecurity, cloud and artificial intelligence. Even so, interconnection with the corporate information system remains necessary. In an ERP, accounting-only and invoicing modules stay out.
The benefit requires a sworn technical assessment, or a certificate from an accredited certification body, plus an accounting certification. Filings go through the platform of the energy services operator, live since 12 June 2026 according to the Italian Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy. Of course, separate lines in the quotation help the assessment, but do not prove eligibility on their own.
Nuova Sabatini: the contribution alongside the loan
Within digitalisation incentives, Nuova Sabatini is the measure tied to credit. It supports SMEs buying capital goods, software and digital technologies. The instrument is a bank loan or a lease between 20,000 euro and 4 million euro.
The ministry grants a capital contribution, calculated on the interest of a conventional five-year plan. The conventional rate is 2.75% for ordinary investments and 3.575% for Industry 4.0 ones. In other words, these are not the rates the bank charges. The scheme stays open until funds run out, and on 14 September 2026 available resources exceeded 1.19 billion euro.
For software, capitalisation requirements apply as well. As a consequence, a recurring fee for a service is not automatically an eligible investment. The Industry 4.0 uplift requires the asset to fall within the relevant annexes. Finally, cumulation with other measures has to be checked with the bank and the consultant.
Fondimpresa: training for innovation projects
Fondimpresa Call 3/2026 funds employee training linked to a digital or technological innovation project. The maximum from the System Account is 50,000 euro per company, net of its own Training Account.
Plans are submitted from 9:00 on 29 September to 13:00 on 30 October 2026, assessed in order of arrival. Qualified bodies acting as proposers submit them, while the member company is the beneficiary of the training. In addition, each action lasts between 8 and 100 hours, and basic training cannot exceed 20% of the plan’s hours. For example, an ordinary course on using the ERP is not enough: the training has to serve the transfer of the innovation.
Even the most technical digitalisation incentives need trained people. Technology and training can fall under different measures, with costs identified and reported separately. The call also accepts documentation on investments still to be made. So companies aiming for the voucher as well should avoid signing contracts before 10 November.
Chamber of commerce and regional vouchers: the next window starts now
The Lombardy 2026 twin-transition voucher covered 50% of projects, up to 10,000 euro. Consulting and training had to account for between 30% and 70% of spending. Submission opened at 11:00 on 28 July, and by 10:09 the next day the measure had closed, waiting list included.
In Lombardy the SI4.0 2026 call from the Bergamo, Brescia and Milan Monza Brianza Lodi chambers stays open until noon on 25 September. However, it supports the development of innovative solutions with projects of at least 25,000 euro, not the purchase of an ERP. While waiting for the next vouchers, it pays to collect quotations, technical sheets and company documents: in editions our customers took part in, funds ran out within minutes.
Other national digitalisation incentives
Digital Transformation, managed by Invitalia, funds projects between 50,000 and 500,000 euro with a 10% grant and a 40% subsidised loan. Similarly, SIMEST’s digital or ecological transition line stays open until 31 December 2026, but requires an international profile. Finally, the ministry’s Skills Development measure covers only some southern regions.
Digitalisation incentives compared
| Measure | Status on 23/09/2026 | Benefit | Decisive condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud and Cybersecurity Voucher | Drafting from 20/10, submission 10/11/2026 to 20/01/2027 | 50% non-repayable, up to 20,000 euro | Accredited supplier, contracts signed after the application |
| Super-depreciation | Operational, investments until 30/09/2028 | Higher tax deduction | Asset in the Industry 4.0 annexes, interconnection, assessment |
| Nuova Sabatini | Operational until funds run out | Capital contribution | Loan or lease, capitalised software |
| Fondimpresa Call 3/2026 | 29/09 to 30/10/2026 | Funded training, up to 50,000 euro | Member company, plan submitted by a qualified body |
Digitalisation incentives: how to prepare the project
- Write the project starting from the business problem, then choose the measure that covers it.
- Describe the solution in use and the improvement the new one brings.
- Check that every supplier is accredited for the spending category and type.
- Ask for offers with separate lines for licences, subscriptions and services.
- Schedule contract signatures after the application is submitted.
- Involve the accountant or grant consultant before signature, not after.
Questions about digitalisation incentives
Can several measures apply to the same project?
Often yes, on separate costs: the voucher for security subscriptions, super-depreciation for production assets, the training call for people. Cumulation rules change from measure to measure and have to be checked with the consultant.
Does an ERP installed on premises qualify for the voucher?
No. In the voucher, ERPs qualify only when delivered as a SaaS cloud service. An ERP on company servers should be assessed under super-depreciation, if it includes production modules, or under Nuova Sabatini.
How much does a grant consultant cost?
In the cases we have followed, the fee is often success-based, calculated as a percentage of the contribution paid out. In most cases, the consultant prepares the application and follows supplementary requests and final reporting.
Can the technology supplier apply on the company’s behalf?
The application belongs to the beneficiary company, even when a delegate fills it in. The supplier prepares the technical part: compliant offer, description of the improvement, installation and acceptance reports. In Aesir projects, therefore, this work runs in coordination with the consultant the customer has chosen.
Let’s talk
This autumn digitalisation incentives cluster within a few weeks, and the difference comes from the project written before opening. For example, a security plan defined today arrives ready for the November voucher, with contracts signed at the right time. The subject connects to what we wrote about corporate document protection and about business continuity management. Both choices decide what goes into the spending plan.
If you would like to explore the subject or assess the situation in your own company, you can fill in the form at the bottom of this page or write to support@aesir-tech.it: we will arrange a free consultation and start from your numbers.