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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Georgi Dimitrov, European CommissionTCI Annual Conference 2010 Facilitating global outreach of European and Indian innovation clusters New Delhi, 1 December 2010
Contents
1. What is the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)?
2. What is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC)?
3. Open to the World
• Set up in 2008 as an independent Community Body with the mission “to be the catalyst for a step change in the EU’s innovation capacity and impact”;
• Strengthen the integration of education, research & business (knowledge triangle);
• Addressing societal challenges (currently 3 themes: sustainable energy, future information & communication society, climate change adaptation & mitigation)
• Independent Governing Board; EIT HQ seat in Budapest, Hungary, lightweight structure;
• Operational since end 2009;• First call for KIC proposals closed in December 2009;
What is the EIT?
What is the EIT? (cont)
- Vision: promote the full integration of education, research and business for entrepreneurial and innovation-driven activities;
- Strategy: establish new models for innovation, collaboration and funding of innovation;
- Execution: through results-driven instruments such as the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs);
What is a KIC?- KICs = highly integrated and excellence-driven autonomous partnerships; internationally distributed but thematically convergent;
- KIC co-location = a geographical location of a KIC where all or large part of the innovation chain can be found in close proximity working together across the innovation chain;
- KIC governance: a single legal entity with a strong leadership (CEO);
- KIC outcomes to be measured in: – New business creation;– Education and development of entrepreneurial people;– New governance models for innovation-driven collaboration;– Improvements in curricular and learning and teaching methods;
How are KIC funded?
- True commitment from KIC partners, translated in funding from a variety of sources:
- National/Regional
- EU (non-EIT) - e.g. FP7 research grant or structural funds
- Private funding
- Own resources
25%
75%
EITOther
- EIT funding (= EIT grant to the KIC): 25% of KIC budget
KIC annual total spending (est.): 50-100 million Euro
KIC InnoEnergy
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• 13 companies, 10 research institutes, 13 universities
• ~50% industry partners (incl. associated partners)
• >50% of key research players in Europe
• Covering the whole energy mix
• Knowledge triangle balanced along all dimensions
• Strong connection with VCs andlocal governments
Complete and complementary world class innovation hotspots
Each Co-location features at least:
One strong research institute One major university One European-based multinational company
EindhovenBerlin StockholmHelsinki
Otaniemi Science Park
Paris
Pôles de Competitivité
Associate clusters in Budapest, London, TrentoSystematic build-up of innovation hot-spots outside our initial nodes
Active regional network of SME Full national and regional support
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EIT ICT Labs
Climate-KIC
Vision
• Catalyse climate change innovation
• Create a community for climate change innovation
• Deliver integrated climate change innovation
• Transform Europe’s response to climate change
Vision
• Catalyse climate change innovation
• Create a community for climate change innovation
• Deliver integrated climate change innovation
• Transform Europe’s response to climate change
Collocation Centre
Regional Innovation Centre
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KICs: open to the world
- Global challenges call for global solutions;
- Participation of excellent institutions from third countries in a KIC is clearly possible and desirable if they bring added value to the KIC;
- Condition for participation: agreement of the EIT Governing Board and 50% of partners forming the KIC are from EU;
- Next wave of KICs to be launched after 2013;