With effect from 22 July 2014, the scope of supportable productivity solutions under the Innovation & Capability Voucher (ICV) will be refined to help SMEs adopt solutions that bring out significant productivity improvement to their operations. The categories of “Technical Solutions” and “Professional Services” will be combined to form “Technical Solutions & Training”. The purchase of standalone consumer electronics and electrical appliances will not be supported as SMEs are encouraged to take up integrated solutions that can enhance productivity holistically. This could be a combination of equipment, systems and training that are scoped into easy-to-adopt packages.
Supportable Areas under Refined ICV Solutions:
With effect from 22 July 2014, there will be 3 categories of supportable areas under ICV Solutions:
- Acquisition of Hardware & Equipment
- Technical Solutions & Training (Professional Services will be combined with Technical Solutions)
- Design & Renovation
ICV No Longer Support Stand Alone Electrical and Electronic Appliances
With the latest refinement, standalone electrical & electronic appliances, such as the following, will not be supported under the ICV Solutions unless they are part of an Integrated solution:
- Personal Computers
- Desktop Computers
- Tablets
- Hand-phones / Telephones
- Cameras
- Radios
- Television sets
- CCTVs
- Lightings
- Refrigerators
- Air-conditioners
- Printers/ Copiers/ Fax machines
- Computer or photography peripherals such as monitor, mouse, charger, modem, router etc.
ICV Technical Solutions & Training
Technical Solutions & Professional Services will be combined to form the category of ‘Technical Solutions & Training’, and only training combined with a technical solution will be supported.
- For example, training for POS or mobile menu ordering systems
- Purchase of advertising space
- Development of collateral
- SEO services
Design & Renovation
Only the following types of services will be supported under Design & Renovation:
- Space optimization
- Workflow Re-design
- Lighting
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Flooring
- Air-conditioning
- Painting
Operating Costs
Operating costs, such as the following, will not be supported:
- Rental
- Salary
- Utilities cost
- Raw materials cost
- Government licensing and permit cost
- Accounting/audit/legal fees
- Set-up costs for new businesses e.g. Renovation for new outlets / purchase of operating items and etc
- Replacement cost due to damages, wear and tear and etc
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