Awareness Raising Campaign for SMEs

2026-07-22

The main objectives of the ARC project are: raising awareness of SMEs about the GDPR obligations, helping SMEs to comply with those obligations and answering their questions about the implementation of the GDPR. These objectives will be achieved through the following activities: running a survey to identify SMEs needs, preparation of educational materials about the GDPR (based on a previous survey of needs), organization of onsite consultations in 27 cities of Ireland and Croatia, during which SMEs will be able to receive direct support to resolve their specific problems, organization of two international conferences to exchange experiences and show best practices and publication preparation on outcomes of the project. Overall expected direct result of ARC project is increased knowledge and understanding among SMEs, on the principles of data protection. The project activities are divided in 5 WPs (described in part 3 of proposal). Main achievements expected: conducting a survey with 300 selected SMEs (total in Croatia and Ireland) on awareness and needs related to implementation of the GDPR and a follow-up survey at the end of the project to verify the effectiveness of activities carried out under the project; conducting 32 onsite consultations in 26 cities with SMEs (about 100 people for consultation, total 3200 SMEs in Ireland and Croatia); organization of 2 international conferences (both for 300 participants); preparation of 2 publications; preparation of 1 website Beneficiaries: • direct beneficiaries of the project: SMEs in Croatia and Ireland; • indirect beneficiaries of the project: all residents of Croatia and Ireland, whose data are processed by SMEs participating in the project, SMEs in other European countries Deliverables: 32 awareness-raising onsite consultations for SMEs; 1 website; 2 international conferences; 2 publications to sum-up the project; 4 newspaper articles; 10 e-mail campaigns; 2 press conferences; 2 interviews with experts; 1 digital media campaign; dissemination materials.

Croatia, Belgium, Ireland

2026-02-15