What CeADAR, Ireland’s AI European Digital Innovation Hub, offers SMEs — subsidised test-before-invest, training and advice — and the key point: services, not cash to buy software.

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CeADAR is Ireland’s AI European Digital Innovation Hub — the most relevant low-cost entry point for an SME exploring AI — but it delivers subsidised services, not cash to buy software.

What the scheme actually gives

  • CeADAR is Ireland’s Centre for AI and the EDIH for AI, supporting startups, SMEs and the public sector adopting AI across any sector.
  • Like all EDIHs, it offers subsidised services — test-before-invest, training, advice and networking — up to 100% discounted for eligible SMEs and public bodies.
  • The funding goes to the hub that delivers the services; companies receive subsidised services, not a cash grant.

Does it fund buying AI software?

CeADAR offers subsidised AI services (test-before-invest, training, advice); it does not give a company cash to buy AI software. A platform such as osFoundry lowers the cost structurally through usage-based pricing and the BYOK principle — which helps more than waiting for support that does not cover software.

Important note

This article is general information and is not legal, tax or grant advice. Tax schemes, grants, rules and rates change, and only the relevant authorities (among them Revenue, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the Data Protection Commission and the Central Bank of Ireland) decide eligibility and awards. dgm is not a grant deliverer, approved knowledge provider or intermediary. Always confirm the current terms with the official source or a qualified tax or legal adviser.

How dgm helps

dgm is an independent implementation partner that helps businesses in Ireland adopt osFoundry — from identifying the first practical use case, through building it, to connecting AI to the systems you already use. dgm works independently of osFoundry’s developer (the company OS LLC) and has not yet completed any client integrations; everything above is therefore a description of the service offered, not a delivered result. If you would like to look at a sensible first step, dgm is happy to think it through with you. Arrange a no-obligation conversation with dgm.