News from 2020-10-14 / KfW Research

Evaluation of the KfW Programme ERP Digitalisation and Innovation Loan

The ERP digitization and innovation loan has currently been evaluated externally. As the evaluation confirms, the program addresses the key obstacles and helps to transform the innovation potential of small and medium-sized companies into growth. The funding has measurable positive effects on innovation and investment expenditure as well as on employment and sales growth, as could be determined using a modern statistical method. The funding is also characterized by high efficiency. A summary of the evaluation results can be found here:

Evaluation of the KfW Programme ERP Digitalisation and Innovation Loan (Executive Summary)

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