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The EIT’s Strategic Innovation Agenda

2021-2027

Michal Gorzynski

Head of Impact Section

28 June, 2018

EIT RawMaterials

EIT Health

EIT InnoEnergy

EIT Food

EIT Digital

EIT Climate-KIC

Building on a strong basis

• The largest European Innovation Ecosystem – 1000+ partners, 6 EIT Innovation Communities spanning

40 Innovation Hubs across Europe

• Unique added value – We strenghten innovation ecosystems

and make them sustainable

– One-stop shop for innovation, entrepreneurhsip and education

• Our innovation model works

Based on Knowledge Triangle Integration, our innovation model remains strongly relevant to address global societal challenges and main barriers to innovation.

Our vision: To become a global innovation leader delivering world-class solutions to societal challenges, creating jobs and improving people’s lives.

Overarching EU Strategic Objectives 2021-2027

Reinforce the R&I capacity of the

EU and the Member States

Contribute to sustainable European economic growth, jobs and competitiveness and

wellbeing of citizens

Address global societal challenges

1. Foster, grow and

further strengthen

sustainable innovation

ecosystems across

Europe by connecting

people, disciplines,

sectors, organisations

and resources

2. Bring new solutions to global

societal challenges to the market by

integrating business, education and

research

3. Nurture entrepreneurial talent

and enhance skills and competences for

a strong, inclusive and open

entrepreneurship and innovation culture

4. Share innovative

practices and learnings widely and contribute to innovation policy design in Europe

Our Mission 2021-2027 Strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity by connecting and empowering people

and organisations to create, educate and innovate.

Our Specific Objectives 2021-2027

Horizon Europe: evolution not revolution

Specific objectives of the Programme

Foster all forms of innovation and strengthen market deployment

Strengthen the impact of R&I in supporting EU policies

Support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge

Optimise the Programme’s delivery for impact in a strengthened ERA

Strengthening the European Research Area

Reforming and Enhancing the European R&I system Sharing excellence

Pillar 1 Open Science

European Research Council

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Research Infrastructures

Pillar 3 Open Innovation

European Innovation Council

European innovation ecosystems

European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Pillar 2 Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness

• Health • Inclusive and Secure Society • Digital and Industry • Climate, Energy and Mobility • Food and natural resources

Joint Research Centre

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EIT‘s Innovation pillar – recommendations for next years (1)

• More active participation of industry in implementation of

innovation project to faclitate more effctive market uptake of

research results;

• Incomed generated through IPR as one of the main steam

contributing to KICs financial sustainability;

• Further increase of opennes and transparncy of KICs

operation;

• Focus on dissemination of research and innovaton results;

EIT‘s Innovation pillar – recommendations for next years (2)

• More output and outcomes driven approach of innovation

projects;

• Better integration of of innovation pillar with eduation and

busienss creation actvities;

• Stumulation of cross-KIC cooperation to better use the KICs

network;

• Better integration of CLCs with local ecosystems but still

panEuropean focus of the KICs.