EIT
Dossier description
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) stimulates and facilitates cooperation in education, research and innovation between universities, research institutes and industry. The objective of the EIT is to stimulate the innovation in Europe by fostering collaboration between industry and researchers not only to take place in the laboratory, but also abroad. In this way, the knowledge base can be enhanced and scientific breakthroughs can be brought to the market. It is the first institute that focuses on the entire innovation chain from education to the application within industry.
The regulation, which the EIT has created, was signed on 11 March 2008. The EIT consists of a Board of Directors (BoD) who in consultation with the European Commission, Member States and the European Parliament, set the various themes of the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The ‘real’ work is done within the KICs. They consist of network organisations of educational institutions, research institutes and companies. The first three KICs: Climate-KIC, EIT ICT Labs and KIC InnoEnergy, were officially launched in June 2010. The Netherlands is represented in all three KICs by organisations such as TNO, Shell and TU Eindhoven. DG Education and Culture (EAC) is responsible for the coordination of policies for the EIT.
In June 2011, the EIT's Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) was submitted to DG EAC, in which the strategic vision and the role of the EIT in the European innovation landscape after 2013 are outlined.
More information
Website: EIT
Document: Strategic Innovation Agenda EIT
News
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9 April 2013With the motto “invest for impact” EIT ICT Labs has invested in education, research and business over the last year in order to achieve impact with its innovations. In its annual report, the launch... Read more -
11 September 2012The EIT for the first time has published the practices emerging from its three current Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) titled ‘Catalysing Innovation in the Knowledge Triangle’. This... Read more -
13 July 2012The EIT conference on ‘Good Practices and Learning’s’ which took place under the auspices of the Danish Presidency on 25 and 26 June made very clear the achievements of the EIT to date and most... Read more -
22 February 2012Teresa Riera Madurell (S&D) was appointed rapporteur for Horizon 2020 in the European Parliament. Neth-ER had the opportunity to ask her about the ins and the outs of Horizon 2020 at this early... Read more -
29 July 2011Doris Pack (CDU) is a member of the European Parliament (EP) since 1989. She holds amongst other positions in European and German politics, the chair of the Committee for Culture and Education (CULT... Read more