EIP Water European Innovation Partnership on Water Water Directors meeting 6 June 2014
EIP Water – Objectives Facilitate development of innovative solutions Connect innovation demand and supply Create market opportunities Support implementation of EU water policy
EIP Water – Activities Action plans for removal of innovation barriers EIB financial instrument for water innovation Online Market Place to connect innovation demand and supply (www.eip-water.eu) Action Groups – voluntary cooperation addressing EIP Water priority areas through innovation Request for closer MS involvement
EIP Water – Member State involvement Link activities on removing innovation barriers in relevant CIS activities Opportunity to showcase innovative solutions in MS on EIP Water online Market Place Connect demand - MS implementation challenges - to supply - Action Group solutions
EIP Water – Action Groups 25 Action Groups (no EU funding) and 11 FP7 funded demonstration projects Focus spread over 8 EIP Water priority areas (overview in meeting documents) Focus on impacts of Action Groups – need to connect with demand side
Partner organizations of selected AGs in this call come from 32 countries of three continents
EIP Water – Next steps 2nd EIP Water conference (Barcelona, 5-6 Nov '14) Invitation to Water Directors to session connecting policy implementation challenges to Action Group solutions Limited new call for Action Groups opened at conference