The CDTI Innovation and INCYDE promote a strategic alliance to promote innovative projects and technological entrepreneurship

The Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI Innovation) and the INCYDE Foundation of the Chambers of Commerce of Spain have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of training and mentoring activities aimed at technological entrepreneurship, business innovation and the creation of new knowledge-based initiatives. The agreement, published in the Official State Gazette on May 16, is a strategic bet for the activation of the culture of innovation from the earliest stages of the technological and entrepreneurial ecosystem and is aligned with the objectives of the current strategic cycle of the CDTI relating to the expansion of the perimeter of innovative companies, the strengthening of the ecosystem and public-private cooperation.

The objective of the agreement, whose initial duration is 4 years and which has the budgetary allocation of 6 million euros by INCYDE and another 4 by the CDTI Innovation, is to strengthen the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem through actions aimed at entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs with growth potential. To this end, the two entities will combine their network and territorial scope capacities to put at the service of the national ecosystem joint training and accompaniment actions whose ultimate objective is the materialization of new business projects based on business R&D and innovation.

The alliance between CDTI Innovation and INCYDE combines the territorial capillarity of the network of Chambers of Commerce, with a presence throughout the national territory, with that of the PIDI Network (Network of Information Points on public aid for R+D+I), coordinated and managed by the CDTI and of which INCYDE is part. INCYDE also contributes to this collaboration one of the largest business incubation infrastructure networks in Europe, boosted by the support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), made up of more than 200 spaces to support entrepreneurship, including high-tech incubators specialized in strategic sectors, business incubators and digital coworkings. This confluence of networks generates a multiplier effect in the scope of the actions, allowing to reach both entrepreneurs in urban environments and in rural areas and territories with lower density of innovative tissue.

The agreement also contributes to the social impact commitments of the CDTI Innovation, specifically in terms of generating quality employment linked to innovation, promoting equal opportunities in access to technological entrepreneurship and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, especially SDGs 8 (decent work and economic growth), 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) and 17 (partnerships to achieve the goals).

Within the framework of the agreement, an impact assessment study will be developed that will measure the degree of creation or consolidation of technology-based companies linked to training actions, effective participation in international technology cooperation programs, results in international technology transfer and the practical application of the knowledge acquired in innovative projects.

Priority objectives

The planned actions are aligned with seven priority objectives: to promote self-employment with criteria of economic sustainability; to develop professional and social skills that increase both employability and the chances of entrepreneurial success; to generate networks of contact and collaboration between the business fabric; to increase the survival rate of new projects through specialized advice; to promote business success through the identification of growth opportunities; to specifically support the creation and consolidation of technology-based companies; and to facilitate Spanish participation in international technological cooperation programs and the international transfer of business technology.

The agreement seeks to promote innovative business projects with real viability, growth potential and capacity to adapt to new technological and economic challenges, also promoting business autonomy, digitalization and internationalization.

Profile of performances CDTI-INCYDE

The agreement provides for two typologies of differentiated and complementary actions. On the one hand, a plan of training programs for self-employment and business consolidation, cofinanced by the European Social Fund Plus within the framework of the State Program of Employment, Education, Training and Social Economy (EFESO), which will address the different functional areas of business management, with special attention to the identification of market opportunities based on technological innovation, access to public instruments to support R+D+I, knowledge transfer and international technological cooperation.

At the same time, the agreement also includes a plan of complementary value-added actions, aimed at strengthening the technological and innovation component of the participating projects. Entrepreneurs and participating companies will be able to have access to individualized monitoring and tutoring systems, assistance to forums, round tables and working groups on topics that encourage innovation, business strengthening and internationalization, as well as to events organized by INCYDE aimed at facilitating the creation of business networks, access to potential customers and the strengthening of commercial relations.

About the CDTI

The Center for Technological Development and Innovation, CDTI E.P.E. It is the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, whose objective is the promotion of technological innovation in the business environment. The mission of the CDTI is to ensure that the Spanish business fabric generates and transforms scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable and inclusive growth.

In 2025, within the framework of the Strategic Plan 2024-2027, the CDTI provided 2,423 million euros of support to Spanish companies and startups.

About INCYDE

The INCYDE Foundation (Cameral Institute for the Creation and Development of Business) was created in 1999 on the initiative of the Spanish Chambers of Commerce with the aim of promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and business consolidation throughout the national territory.

Since 2000, the Foundation has invested nearly 500 million euros — with the support of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — in programmes to support entrepreneurship, training and the digitisation of SMEs. Thanks to the ESF, more than 200,000 people have benefited from training programs that have contributed to the creation and consolidation of 80,000 companies and more than 150,000 jobs.

With the support of the ERDF, INCYDE has promoted one of the largest business incubation infrastructure networks in Europe, composed of more than 200 spaces to support entrepreneurship, including high-tech incubators specialized in strategic sectors, business incubators and digital coworkings, which have accompanied and digitalized more than 45,000 entrepreneurs and SMEs throughout Spain.

Likewise, the INCYDE Foundation has an international presence in more than 40 countries, where it develops training, entrepreneurship, digital transformation and sustainability programs aimed at business growth.
 

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