EIT 2013-2015 Triennial Work Programme published

The EIT is pleased to present its Triennial Work Programme (TWP). This TWP outlines the EIT's strategic objectives for the 2013-2015 period, which are to consolidate and synergise its operations and to prepare for achieving the priorities set out in the Strategic Innovation Agenda (2014-2020) presented by the European Commission.
Since its inception, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has been demonstrating the added value of its concept and activities in shaping a new innovation agenda at EU level. In the space of two years, the Institute was able to successfully launch a call for Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) which led to the selection of the first three KICs, now up and running and producing their first visible results. In order to meet the tight deadlines outlined in its founding Regulation, a learning-by-doing and „can do‟ approaches were applied.
As a result, the EIT has been able to identify and take on board the lessons learnt from this its establishment phase in shaping its future. To this end, the Institute has progressively put in place the policies, mechanisms and measures needed to ensure it is best prepared to bridge the gap between the current financial perspective (covering the period of 2007-2013) and the future Multi Annual Financial Framework (MFF) (2014-2020). The EIT‟s Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) presented by the European Commission on 30 November 2011 proposes six additional KICs by 2018 and a budget increase from € 308 million to € 3.1 billion for the next MFF.
A final decision on the legislative package is expected during the course of 2013. As a result, this rolling Triennial Work Programme (TWP) for 2013-2015 outlines the priorities and activities planned by the EIT on the basis of currently available input, i.e. the proposals for the EIT‟s first SIA, the amended EIT regulation and the package for the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Horizon 2020. Being an integral part of Horizon 2020 as of 2014, the EIT‟s activities will blend into and consistently contribute to Horizon 2020‟s overall policy objectives. Already to date, the current three KICs complement existing EU policies and initiatives in their respective thematic area of climate change mitigation and adaptation, next generation ICT, and sustainable energy. To this end, the TWP becomes a road map for the next three years of how the EIT plans to implement its innovation agenda across Europe by consolidating and scaling up its operations with current and future KICs as well as deploying in full its role as an innovation Institute to the benefit of Europe at large.

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