[{"bbox": [85, 118, 638, 146], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.2 EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees"}, {"bbox": [96, 171, 1131, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented through budgetary guarantees under indirect management. The budgetary guarantees would fall within the following priority areas, 1) the expansion of sustainable energy in the energy mix and, 2) digital transformation through the Government's SmartBots Strategy."}, {"bbox": [96, 275, 1131, 360], "category": "Text", "text": "During implementation of the programme, opportunities to mobilise investments from the EU DFIs and the private sector will be studied to support the development and rollout of digital infrastructures and investment in the digital and ICT sectors."}, {"bbox": [96, 379, 1131, 467], "category": "Text", "text": "In this way, it is expected to maximise the impact of the EU support, by mobilising a mix of EU financial tools and expertise, to leverage investments from the DFIs and the private sector in the expansion of the renewable energy sector."}, {"bbox": [96, 483, 1131, 571], "category": "Text", "text": "This section 4.3.2 is included for information purposes only. A comprehensive action plan covering all EFSD+ budgetary guarantees and the financing decision for the entire annual commitment under the EFSD+ budget line are adopted separately."}, {"bbox": [85, 601, 1129, 654], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [96, 698, 1111, 786], "category": "Text", "text": "Should implementation through indirect management with a pillar assessed entity not be possible due to circumstances outside of the Commission's control, implementation through direct management (procurement) would be sought as an alternative."}, {"bbox": [96, 789, 895, 816], "category": "Text", "text": "The procurement will contribute to achieve Specific Objectives 1, 2 and 3 of the action."}, {"bbox": [85, 867, 711, 894], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [96, 919, 1131, 1008], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply, subject to the following provisions."}, {"bbox": [96, 1023, 1131, 1142], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1204, 340, 1233], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [85, 1244, 1140, 1625], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><td>Indicative Budget components</td><td>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Implementation modalities - cf. section 4.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Objective 1 - Strengthen the legal, regulatory and institutional (or governance) frameworks for open and citizen centred digital transition</td><td>1 100 000</td></tr><tr><td>• Indirect management with a pillar assessed entity cf. section 4.3.1</td><td>1 100 000</td></tr><tr><td>Objective 2 - Improve the digitalisation of public service</td><td>2 250 000</td></tr><tr><td>• Indirect management with a pillar assessed entity cf. section 4.3.1</td><td>2 250 000</td></tr><tr><td>Objective 3 - Strengthen the digital innovation ecosystem</td><td>1 350 000</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1142, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 30"}]