Bari: The 2026 Double Transition Voucher Is Coming. How to Evolve Your E-commerce with a 70% Non-Repayable Grant
The Bari Chamber of Commerce is funding the integration of Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Digital Security. Warning: "Pure" e-commerce development is excluded, but technological innovation is rewarded.
Fundable Enabling Technologies: The Core of Your Project
The CCIAA Bari tender rewards the deep integration of innovative technologies (I4.0/5.0). Here are the technological and consulting pillars we can implement that are **eligible for the 70% non-repayable grant**:
Generative chatbots, predictive AI for sales and product recommendations.
Connecting e-commerce with ERP, CRM, and logistics systems.
Server-side tracking, BI dashboards, and CRO optimization.
Technological strategy and specialized staff training.
Tender Technical Sheet: Key Numbers and Deadlines
- Minimum eligible investment: €4,000.00
- Maximum contribution (Voucher): 70% of eligible expenses
- Maximum Voucher amount: €8,000.00 (net of any bonuses)
Expenses must be incurred, invoiced, and paid starting from the date of publication of the voucher grant measure and **up to the 120th day thereafter**. The project must be completed and accounted for by the same deadline.
Submission exclusively online via the **InfoCamere ReStart platform** (SPID, CNS, or CIE required).
Portal Closes: 1:00 PM, **October 15, 2026**
For SMEs in Bari and its province, 2026 begins with a concrete funding opportunity. The Chamber of Commerce has confirmed the allocation of the **Double Digital and Ecological Transition Voucher Tender**, a **non-repayable grant covering up to 70% of eligible expenses**, with a maximum contribution typically ranging between €3,000 and €5,000.
However, analyzing the preliminary regulations, a fundamental constraint emerges for those operating in digital commerce. Unlike previous tenders, "ordinary" website and e-commerce development is **no longer fundable**. The Chamber of Commerce rewards **deep technological innovation** and the adoption of enabling technologies from the *Transition Plan 4.0/5.0*.
The Paradigm Shift: From E-commerce to Intelligent Hub
If you already have a Shopify or PrestaShop store, this tender is not meant for a simple graphic redesign. It is meant to **make it intelligent, automated, and perfectly integrated** with business processes. The project must focus on process efficiency achieved through the use of AI, Big Data, or vertical system integration, where e-commerce is just the pre-existing terminal being upgraded.
💡 Note for your company: Although restyling or basic development activities are not directly accountable under the tender, thanks to our experience, we know perfectly well how to fit them into the overall structure of the I4.0 technological project, guaranteeing the complete optimization of your store without any additional expense.
Technical Analysis of Expenses: What is covered (and what is not)
To ensure the eligibility of the application, the project must involve investments in at least one of the enabling technologies. Here is the clear distinction based on the provided non-eligibility clauses.
✅ Eligible Expenses: Focus on I4.0 and AI
Fundable InnovationIncentives are provided for expenses related to **specialized consulting, staff training, and the purchase of capital goods (tangible and intangible)** related to advanced technologies.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems: Implementation of advanced chatbots for customer care, predictive product recommendation engines, and visual search for existing stores.
- System Integration and Automation: Projects to connect e-commerce with ERP (business management systems), CRM, or automated logistics systems.
- Advanced Data Analysis (Big Data & Analytics): Configuration of server-side tracking, Business Intelligence dashboards for sales data, and setup of CRO tools based on behavioral data.
- Cybersecurity and Business Continuity: Advanced solutions for protecting customer data and the security of online transactions.
- Cloud Computing: Migration of operational infrastructure to secure and high-performance cloud solutions.
- Staff Training: Specific courses to acquire skills in using the new I4.0/5.0 technologies implemented in the project.
❌ NON-Eligible Expenses: Explicit Exclusions
Excluded from VoucherThe following costs are not considered innovative investments for the purposes of the tender and are therefore **excluded from funding**:
- **Websites, e-commerce, and related components** (creation, ordinary restyling).
- **Online advertising, SEO, and SEM** (pure operational marketing).
- **Basic computer hardware** (PCs, laptops, tablets, standard monitors), unless essential and functional to the allowed I4.0 technology.
- **Smartphones and telephone equipment**.
- Tax, accounting, legal, or ordinary management consulting.
- Services aimed solely at compliance with legal obligations.
Do you want to evolve your store in Bari with a 70% non-repayable grant?
The Bari Chamber of Commerce rewards I4.0/I5.0 innovation. We analyze your digital ecosystem and structure a perfectly eligible technological project based on AI and Advanced Integration.
**Don't worry about the tender's constraints:** we will take care of structuring the entire project to include all your e-commerce needs (including restyling, optimizations, and support) without you having to bear any extra costs outside the funding.
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