1. The EIT: addressing societal challenges via the integration of the knowledge triangle
Alexander von Gabain
Chairman of the EIT Governing Board
Ministerial Conference on Horizon 2020
Copenhagen, 1 February 2012

2. AGE DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES’ CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION: EUROPE V
AGE DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES’ CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATION: EUROPE V. US AND OTHERS
US: approx. 21%
EU: approx. 2%
Bruegel policy brief 2009 Reinhilde Veugelers

3. to set up garage companies in Europe?
BEHRING, NOBEL, CITROEN, SIEMENS, REUTER= EU HISTORY BOYER, GATES AND ZUCKERBERG = U.S. REALITY!
HOW
to motivate kids
to set up garage companies in Europe?
WANTED
wanted

4. THE CORE OF INNOVATION IS THE KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLE (KT)
The EIT is the first initiative of the EU to bring together
all three sides of the knowledge triangle
Higher Education
Business
Research & Technology
ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
Driver of KT

5. EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (EIT)
EIT to unlock the European innovation landscape through a new agenda
EIT is the first initiative of the EU bringing together the three corners of the knowledge triangle with the entrepreneur in the driver’s seat to form the necessary links between education, business and research
MISSION:
“To become the catalyst
for a step change in the
European Union’s innovation
capacity and impact”

6. EIT’s INNOVATION FACTORIES: ITS KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION COMMUNITIES (KICs)
highly integrated, creative and excellence-driven autonomous partnerships under the leadership of a CEO following a business plan; geographically distributed, but thematically convergent partners
KIC partners
key actors from the knowledge triangle: research, higher education and business
KICs’ budget
is seed-financed by the EIT with up to 25%
First three KICs
Climate KIC (Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation)
EIT ICT Labs (Future Information and Communication Society)
KIC InnoEnergy (Sustainable Energy)

7. KICs EUROPEAN IMPACT AND GOOD PRACTICE
Climate KIC:
Co-location centre
RIC (Regional Implementation and
Innovation Centre)
EIT ICT Labs:
Associate Partner
KIC InnoEnergy

8. KIC PARTNERS UP TO 2011
KIC InnoEnergy 67 KIC Partners
Climate-KIC KIC Partners
EIT ICT Labs KIC Partners 8 2
In 2011, there are over 200 KIC Partners and 3 KIC LEs In 2010, there were 75 KIC partners and 3 KIC LEs. 8

9. EIT FOSTERS ‘CROSS-KIC AGENDAS’
Education: Promoting entrepreneurship education by high quality EIT labelled degree programmes and fostering EIT Alumni and risk culture in Europe
Entrepreneurship: Recognising the best KIC-driven ventures through an ‘EIT Entrepreneurship Award’ and fostering role models by an ‘Annual EIT Roundtable of Top Entrepreneurs’
Innovation: Developing innovative ecosystems to create and grow world-class, breakthrough innovation exploiting KIC synergies and complementarities 9

10. The EIT Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) is part of the Horizon 2020 and its Priorities, but driven by entrepreneurial flexibility
 The European Commission adopted the EIT SIA on 30 November 2011, which was then sent to the European Parliament and Council for adoption in 2013
Investing in KICs: Consolidation of the existing 3 KICs 1 2
Investing in KICs:
Creating new KICs 3
Enhance EIT impact via knowledge sharing 4
Enhance EIT impact via simplification & monitoring 10

11. 2014: food4future, raw materials and healthy living & active ageing
Investing in KICs: The integrated EIT approach to meet the societal challenges
 Proposed themes:
2014: food4future, raw materials and healthy living & active ageing
2018: added value manufacturing, smart secure societies & urban mobility
Proposed budget:
H2020 financial contribution to the EIT: 2.8 billion* € for
( *3,18 billion € taking into account estimated inflation) 11