The EIT in a nutshell
0 likes367 views
The document summarizes the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). It discusses how the EIT aims to address Europe's challenges with innovation by bringing together higher education, research, and business. The EIT designates KICs that integrate these areas through co-location centers and programs to turn ideas into businesses and shape education for innovation. The first three KICs focus on climate change, sustainable energy, and information and communication technologies. The KICs establish hubs across Europe to drive world-class innovation in their fields.
The EIT in a nutshell
- 2. Up for a challenge? Challenge this: • Europe is good at science and inventions but terrible at innovation • European people are happy to be employees with retirement security rather than entrepreneurs with considerable uncertainties • The role of Institutions and the lack of Institutions in Europe as compared to US and China Wanted: a step change to embrace innovation
- 3. European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Mission: “To be the catalyst for a step change in the European Community‟s innovation capacity and impact”
- 4. The knowledge triangle at the core of innovation Actors in the knowledge triangle are at the core of the innovation web business higher education research & technology
- 5. The Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) designated by the EIT are the ones bringing together the „knowledge triangle‟ (business, research, higher education) in thematic partnerships • KICs = highly integrated, creative and excellence-driven autonomous partnerships; internationally distributed but thematically convergent partners • KIC partners = key actors from the knowledge triangle: research, education and business
- 6. Mission of the EIT KICs 1. Addressing key societal challenges 2. Fostering world-class innovation hot spots through co-location centres 3. Turning ideas into business creation through entrepreneurship 4. Shaping excellent, multi-disciplinary programmes of education for innovation
- 7. KIC focus on societal challenges: First 3 KICs selected in December 2009 • Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Climate-KIC • Sustainable Energy: KIC InnoEnergy • Future Information and Communication Society: EIT ICT Labs
- 8. KICs – co-location centres around Europe EIT centres of excellence in thematic fields: Climate KIC Co-location Centres Climate KIC – Regional Implementation Centres EIT ICT Labs Co-location Centres KIC InnoEnergy Co- location Centres
- 9. KIC InnoEnergy – A world class alliance of top European players with a proven track record • 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 and local governments
- 10. EIT ICT Labs Complete and complementary world class innovation hotspots 1 Goals Berlin Eindhoven Helsinki Paris Stockholm 2 Co-locations Innovation Otaniemi 3 instruments Science Park Management & 4 governance 5 Business plan 6 Impact Pôles de Competitivité 7 Support + Associate clusters in Budapest, London, Trento Systematic build-up of innovation hot-spots outside our initial nodes Each Co-location features at least: One strong research institute Active regional network of SME One major university Full national and regional support One European-based multinational company
- 11. Climate-KIC: European leadership in climate change innovation Co-location Centre Vision Regional Innovation Centre • Catalyse climate change innovation • Create a community for climate change innovation •Deliver integrated climate change innovation • Transform Europe’s response to climate change
- 12. KICs - First Highlights Climate-KIC Summer School: Young entrepreneurs find their way into European market for climate change innovation KIC InnoEnergy: From Science to Business Entrepreneurship course
- 13. KICs – Looking Ahead Act as a role model in Europe and beyond: • Cross fertilization among KICs • Integration, dissemination, and replication of joint learning from the first KICs, beggining with EIT labeled degrees and diplomas New businesses, business models and businesses processes KIC governance and financial models • International exposure and benchmark against best international and world-class practices
- 14. The way forward Make best use of EIT as an icebreaker in the EU innovation landscape Icebreaker