DECISION (EU) 2021/820 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 May 2021
on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe and repealing Decision No 1312/2013/EU
(Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX
THE STRATEGIC INNOVATION AGENDA OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PERIOD FROM 2021 TO 2027
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background
1.2. Key challenges
1.3. Positioning in Horizon Europe
2. RAISING THE BAR: EIT STRATEGY AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2021-2027
3. BOOSTING THE INNOVATION TALENT AND CAPACITY OF EUROPE: KEY ACTIONS
3.1. Support for existing KICs
3.2. Increasing the regional impact of KICs
3.3. Launch of new KICs
3.4. Supporting the innovation and entrepreneurial capacity of higher education institutions
3.5. EIT cross-cutting activities
3.5.1. Communication and dissemination
3.5.2. Identify and share good practices with stakeholders
3.5.3. International cooperation and global outreach activities
3.6. Making it work: mode of operation
3.6.1. KIC operational model
3.6.2. KIC funding model
|
Start-up |
Ramp-up |
Maturity |
Exit from EIT grant |
Years |
1 – 4 |
5 – 7 |
8 – 11 |
12 – 15 |
EIT funding rate |
Up to 100 % |
Up to 80 % |
Up to 70 % |
Up to 50 % at year 12, decreasing by 10 % per annum |
3.6.3. Reducing the administrative burden
3.6.4. EIT relation with KICs after the termination of the partnership agreement
3.7. Synergies and complementarities with other Union programmes
4. TACKLING THE CRISIS RESULTING FROM THE OUTBREAK OF COVID-19
5. RESOURCES
5.1. Budget needs
5.2. Impact (monitoring and evaluation)
5.2.1. Reporting and monitoring
EIT Management Indicators |
Target 2023 (baseline 2020) |
Target 2027 (baseline 2020) |
Number of entities/organisations participating in activities of the EIT and the KICs |
20 % increase |
50 % increase |
Number of innovations (products and services) launched on the market |
1 500 |
4 000 |
HEIs involved in activities of the EIT and the KICs |
285 |
680 |
Number of students involved in education activities of the EIT and the KICs |
8 500 |
25 500 |
Number of start-ups supported |
300 |
700 |
KICs’ funding |
EUR 700 000 000 |
EUR 1 500 000 000 |
Number of entities/organisations participating in activities of the EIT and the KICs from regions outside the KICs’ CLC regions |
50 % increase |
100 % increase |