Digital maturity benchmark
A comparative study of 60–80 furniture SMEs, supported by an open report and anonymised dataset.
Visegrad Grant · Project 22620210
FurniTech Bridge V4-UA
Digital transformation of furniture SMEs across V4 and Ukraine
A 12-month V4–Ukraine initiative that helps furniture SMEs in the Rivne region reach V4 digital standards through comparative research, practical CAD/CAM, e-commerce and ERP training, five mentored pilot implementations, an open multilingual toolkit and an international conference in Poland.
Visit visegradfund.org ↗- Implementation
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sep 2027
- Grant support
- €30,000
- Countries
- Ukraine · Hungary · Poland
- Focus
- SME digital transformation
Project objective
A practical bridge from digital ambition to measurable change
The project closes the digital adoption gap in furniture SMEs by combining V4 expertise with real implementation in Ukrainian companies. It will establish a shared evidence base, build practical skills and demonstrate measurable improvements in production planning, order processing and inventory accuracy.
Programme
What the project will deliver
Three practical training programmes
Hybrid CAD/CAM, ERP and e-commerce training for more than 60 SME representatives from the V4 and Ukraine.
Five digital pilot implementations
Five Ukrainian furniture SMEs will implement a priority digital solution with one-to-one mentoring from V4 experts.
Open-access multilingual toolkit
Ten practical modules, templates, tutorials and policy briefs available in English, Ukrainian, Hungarian and Polish.
Final international conference
Project results, pilot cases, matchmaking and a technology study visit in Wrocław, Poland.
Consortium
Project partners
Rivne Furniture Cluster
Lead partner and project coordinator
Visit partner website ↗Hungarian Furniture and Wood Association (Fabunio)
CAD/CAM and ERP training, mentoring and national outreach
Visit partner website ↗Polish Economic Chamber of Wood Industry (PIGPD)
E-commerce training, study visits, mentoring and event hosting
Visit partner website ↗Current status
Project approved
Implementation starts on 1 October 2026. News, event registration, materials and project outputs will be published on this page as they become available.
The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.