DIGIT-ABLE boosts digitalization among social enterprises, particularly WISEs and service providers for people with disabilities. These enterprises face barriers such as a lack of advanced digital skills and insufficient investment in digital infrastructure. DIGIT-ABLE aims to bridge this gap by fostering collaboration with tech companies, boosting digital skills, and enabling a more inclusive and tailored digital transition.

Project objectives:

• Provide Social Enterprises - WISEs and service providers, with a specific focus on those providing services to people with disabilities - with advanced digital skills through capacity building
• Foster collaborations with tech organisations to drive the adoption of new technologies
• Enhance digital social innovation capacity

The partners:

• EASPD
• Licthwerk
• AMICA
• ADV Romania
• De Omslag
• ENSIE
• Femxa
• Maatwerk
• Access2Accessibility
• Stichting Waag Society
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The DIGIT-ABLE Guide for Applicants offers comprehensive information on how Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs), service providers—particularly those supporting persons with disabilities—and enabling organisations can access financial support to participate in digital capacity-building activities. Funded by the EU Single Market Programme, DIGIT-ABLE supports the digital transition of social economy actors through lump-sum grants for training sessions, peer-learning events, study visits, and hackathons across Belgium, Spain, Romania, and the Netherlands. The guide outlines eligibility criteria, application procedures, and selection processes, aiming to foster digital inclusion and empower social enterprises in their digital transformation journey.

In the framework of the project, four distinct calls will be launched at national and transnational levels to engage third parties, particularly Social Enterprises for Inclusion that are not part of the project consortium, in various capacity-building activities. These include: (1) Local Trainings to be held in Belgium, Romania, the Netherlands, and Spain; (2) four Transnational Study Visits and four Peer-learning Seminars across the same countries; (3) four Local Hackathons; and (4) one Transnational Sustainability and Exploitation Workshop. Each call will be supported by comprehensive documentation detailing the objectives, eligibility criteria, scope of support, and evaluation process, ensuring transparency and clarity for all potential applicants. Participation is open to external organisations, entities, or individuals interested in contributing to or benefiting from the project’s objectives.

Local training program in Spain (organised by Asociacion Amica) - Link here

Local training program in the Netherlands (organised by De Omslag) - Link here