Regulation (EU) 2021/819 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
(1) "innovation" means the process, including its outcome, by which new ideas respond to societal, economic or environmental needs and demand and generate new products, processes, services, or business, organisational and social models that are successfully introduced into an existing market or that are able to create new markets and that provide value to society; (2) "Knowledge and Innovation Community" or "KIC" means a large-scale Institutionalised European Partnership, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/695, of higher education institutions, research organisations, companies and other stakeholders in the innovation process in the form of a strategic network, regardless of its legal form, based on joint mid- to long-term innovation planning to meet the EIT challenges and contribute to attaining the objectives established under Regulation (EU) 2021/695; (3) "co-location centre" means a physical hub, established in an open and transparent manner, which promotes links between and active collaboration among knowledge triangle actors and acts as a focal point for knowledge exchange and through which the KICs’ partners are able to access facilities and the expertise needed to pursue their common objectives; (4) "RIS hub" means a physical hub, established by a KIC and forming part of its structure, in a Member State or in an associated country targeted by the RIS that serves as focal point for the KIC’s activities and for the mobilisation and involvement of local knowledge triangle actors in the activities of the KIC; (5) "partner organisation" means a legal entity which is a member of a KIC and may include, in particular, higher education institutions, vocational education and training providers, research organisations, public institutions, public or private companies, financial institutions, regional and local authorities, foundations and not-for-profit organisations; (6) "research organisation" means a public or private legal entity which undertakes research or technological development as one of its main objectives; (7) "higher education institution" or "HEI" means a university or any type of higher education institution which, in accordance with national law or practice, offers degrees and diplomas in particular at master’s or doctoral level, regardless of its denomination in the national context; (8) "EIT Community" means the EIT and the active community of individuals and legal entities which benefited or benefit from the EIT support or financial contribution; (9) "Strategic Innovation Agenda" or "SIA" means an act setting out the priority fields and the strategy of the EIT for future initiatives, the EIT’s capacity to generate the best innovation added-value, the EIT’s objectives, key actions, mode of operation, expected results and impact, as well as an estimate of the resources needed for the period of Horizon Europe and the MFF; (10) "Regional Innovation Scheme" or "RIS" means a scheme fostering the integration of the knowledge triangle and the innovation capacity of countries (and regions in those countries) that are classified as "moderate" or "modest" innovators in the European Innovation Scoreboard as referred to in the SIA and of the outermost regions within the meaning of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular by attracting and integrating new partners into the KICs and bridging regional disparities, thereby mitigating the innovation divide; (11) "stakeholder forum" means a platform open to representatives of Union institutions, national, regional and local authorities, organised interests and individual entities from business, higher education, research, associations, civil society and cluster organisations, as well as other interested parties from across the knowledge triangle; (12) "KIC business plan" means a document annexed to the grant agreement covering a period of up to three years, describing the KIC’s objectives, the manner in which they are to be achieved, the expected results, the planned KIC added-value activities and the related financial needs and resources, including the actions aiming to achieve financial sustainability and increase the KIC’s openness to new partners from across the Union; (13) "KIC added-value activities" means activities carried out by partner organisations in accordance with the KIC business plan, contributing to the integration of the knowledge triangle of higher education, research and innovation, including the establishment, administrative and coordination activities of the KICs, and contributing to the overall objectives of the EIT; (14) "cross-KIC activities" means activities that aim to enhance cooperation and synergies between KICs, foster a more inter-disciplinary approach and create a critical mass among KICs to tackle topics of common interest; (15) "memorandum of cooperation" means an agreement between the EIT and a KIC, aiming to keep the KIC as an active member of the EIT Community after the expiry of the partnership agreement, and which includes the conditions for access to EIT competitive calls for some specific activities and transnational activities with a high Union added value; (16) "financial sustainability" means a capacity of a KIC to finance its knowledge triangle activities independently of contributions from the EIT.
(a) on the extension or termination of the EIT’s partnership agreements with the KICs, as referred to in point 6 of Section 3 of Annex I; (b) on the conclusion of a memorandum of cooperation with each KIC, as referred to in point 6 of Section 3 of Annex I; and (c) on strategically important issues to the EIT other than those referred to in points (a) and (b), sharing experience with regard thereto.
(a) identify, in accordance with the SIA, its main priorities and activities, and implement them in accordance with the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) 2021/695; (b) ensure openness to and raise awareness among potential new partner organisations and encourage their participation in its activities, in particular SMEs and emerging centres of excellence, across the Union, including through the RIS, by building on existing networks of information and structures; (c) select and designate KICs in accordance with Article 9 and set out the KICs’ rights and obligations by means of partnership agreements and grant agreements, supervise and provide the KICs with appropriate support and strategic guidance by appropriate quality control measures, continuous monitoring and periodic external evaluation of their activities in accordance with Article 11, and take corrective measures where appropriate; (d) steer the implementation of the RIS, including through the implementation of RIS hubs by the KICs; (e) ensure an appropriate level of coordination and facilitate communication and thematic cooperation between the KICs and launch calls for cross-KIC activities and shared services; (f) ensure the widespread implementation of EIT-labelled degrees and diplomas by KICs, strengthen their promotion outside the EIT Community and extend them to lifelong learning programmes; (g) promote the dissemination of best practices for the integration of the knowledge triangle, including among the KICs and across the Union, inter alia through the RIS, in order to develop a common innovation and knowledge transfer culture, and to encourage the openness of KICs to new members through outreach activities; (h) promote the wide dissemination, communication and exploitation of the results and opportunities emerging from the EIT Community in order to increase the awareness, visibility and knowledge of the EIT across the Union, as well as to encourage participation in EIT Community activities; (i) support the KICs in the development of an effective financial sustainability strategy for the mobilisation of funds from other public and private sources; (j) foster excellence in higher education, research and innovation, in particular by promoting the KICs as excellent innovation partners; (k) promote multidisciplinary approaches to innovation, across all sectors, including through the integration of technological, social and non-technological solutions, sustainability and climate neutrality by design, organisational approaches, focus on entrepreneurship and new business models; (l) ensure synergies and complementarities between the activities of the EIT and other Union programmes, where appropriate, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/695; (m) foster the discussion and exchange and dissemination of expertise and knowhow between KICs with regard to innovative intellectual property rights models, with the aim of promoting knowledge transfer and dissemination, both within the context of the KICs and more widely across the Union; (n) provide the necessary support and foster synergies with the KICs to develop innovative solutions; (o) organise regular meetings, at least every two years, of a stakeholder forum to share and discuss the activities of the EIT, its experiences, best practices and contribution to Union innovation, research and education policies and objectives, as well as other Union policies and objectives when relevant, and to allow stakeholders to express their views; (p) organise meetings of the MSRG, at least twice a year, independently from the meetings of the stakeholder forum; (q) facilitate the establishment of EIT Community shared services facilities; (r) encourage the networking, over time, of the RIS hubs and co-location centres in Member States in order to facilitate their cooperation within the EIT Community and with the local innovation ecosystems; (s) monitor the implementation of activities to be undertaken by the KICs for the development of the entrepreneurial and innovation capacity of their member organisations, in particular HEIs, vocational education and training providers, SMEs and start-ups and their integration in innovation ecosystems, throughout the Union and in line with the knowledge triangle approach; (t) design, in cooperation with the Commission and after consulting the KICs, launch and coordinate a pilot initiative supporting the innovation and entrepreneurial capacities of higher education institutions and their integration in innovation ecosystems (pilot higher education initiative), which is to be implemented by the KICs.
(a) innovation activities and investments with Union added value, including facilitating the creation of innovative start-ups and the development of innovative businesses in complementarity with the EIC and the InvestEU Programme, fully integrating the higher education and research dimensions to attain a critical mass and stimulating the dissemination and exploitation of results; (b) innovation-driven research, experimentation, prototyping and demonstration in areas of key economic, environmental and societal interest and drawing on the results stemming from Union and national research, with the potential to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness at international level and find solutions for the major challenges faced by European society, including those relating to health and the digital market; (c) education and training activities in particular at master’s and doctoral level, as well as professional training courses, in areas with the potential to meet future European socio-economic and socio-ecological needs and which expand the Union’s talent base, promote the development of innovation-related skills, the improvement of managerial and entrepreneurial skills and the mobility of researchers and students, and foster knowledge-sharing, mentoring and networking among the recipients of EIT education and training activities, including those that are EIT-labelled; (d) actions as part of the pilot higher education initiative to better integrate HEIs in innovation value chains and ecosystems and bring them together with other key innovation players from the knowledge triangle and thereby improve their innovation and entrepreneurial capacity; (e) outreach activities and the dissemination of best practices in the field of innovation with a focus on the development of cooperation between higher education, research and business, including the service and financial sectors, and, where relevant, public and third sector organisations; (f) RIS activities, fully integrated in the KICs’ multiannual strategy and linked to the relevant smart specialisation strategies as defined in point (2) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2021/695 in order to strengthen innovation capacity and to develop sustainable innovation ecosystems with a view to decreasing the disparities and divide in innovation performance across the Union; (g) to seek synergies and complementarities between KIC activities and existing Union, national and regional programmes, in particular the EIC, other European Partnerships and missions of Horizon Europe, as appropriate; (h) to mobilise funds from public and private sources, in particular seeking to raise an increasing proportion of their budget from private sources and from income generated by their own activities, in accordance with Article 18; (i) to provide, on request, information on research and innovation outputs and results, and related intellectual rights, developed pursuant to the activities of the KICs, and on the relevant inventors.
(a) establish internal transparent governance arrangements which reflect the knowledge triangle of higher education, research and innovation; (b) ensure and promote their openness through clear and transparent accession and exit criteria, including through open calls, to potential new partner organisations across the Union that add value to the partnership; (c) establish internal rules, including codes of conduct, that ensure their functioning in an open and transparent manner; (d) establish and implement their business plans; (e) establish and implement strategies for achieving financial sustainability.
(a) the minimum conditions to form a KIC are set out in Article 9(3) and (4) of this Regulation; (b) specific rules on ownership, access rights, exploitation and dissemination may apply for KIC added-value activities, where appropriate.
(a) the outcome of the interim review referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2; and (b) the outcome of a comprehensive assessment referred to in paragraph 3.
(a) their relevance to the Union’s global challenges; (b) their Union added value and relevance with regard to the objectives of the EIT; (c) the achievement of their objectives; (d) their efforts to coordinate their activities with other relevant research and innovation initiatives; (e) their capacity to ensure openness to new members; (f) their achievements in attracting new members from across the Union; (g) their compliance with good governance principles; (h) their efforts and results in designing and implementing gender-sensitive measures and activities; and (i) their capacity to develop sustainable innovation ecosystems and the achieved level of financial sustainability.
(a) rights and obligations linked to the continuation of the knowledge triangle activities as well as the maintenance of the KIC’s ecosystem and network; (b) conditions for the use of the EIT brand and participation in EIT Awards and in other initiatives organised by the EIT; (c) conditions for the participation in higher education and training activities including the use of the EIT label for education and training programmes and relations with the EIT Alumni Community; (d) conditions for participation in EIT competitive calls for some specific activities, including cross-KIC activities and shared services; (e) conditions for additional support from the EIT for transnational coordination activities among the co-location centres with a high Union added value.
(a) award joint or multiple degrees and diplomas, reflecting the integrated nature of the KICs, which may also be awarded by a single HEI or vocational education and training provider; (b) disseminate best practices on horizontal issues; (c) promote and publicise the EIT label in their training and diplomas; (d) develop different strategies with the aim of promoting effective cooperation with innovation ecosystems and businesses and fostering an entrepreneurial mind-set; (e) create programmes focusing on lifelong learning and certification; (f) pay special attention to gender balance and gender-sensitive approaches, in particular in areas where women continue to be underrepresented, such as information and communications technology, science, technology, engineering and mathematics; (g) take into account: (i) Union action undertaken in accordance with Articles 165 and 166 TFEU; (ii) action undertaken in the context of the European Higher Education Area.
(a) contributions from partner organisations, forming a substantial source of funding; (b) voluntary contributions from Member States, associated countries or other third countries or public authorities within those Member States or countries; (c) contributions from international bodies or institutions; (d) revenue generated by the KICs’ own assets and activities and royalties from intellectual property rights; (e) capital endowments; (f) bequests, donations and contributions from individuals, institutions, foundations or any other bodies established under national law; (g) the financial contribution from the EIT; (h) financial instruments, including those funded from the general budget of the Union.
(a) a statement of the major priorities and planned initiatives of the EIT and the KICs; (b) an estimate of financing needs and sources; (c) an estimate of the staffing needs arising from new tasks; (d) appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods, tools and indicators for monitoring the activities of the EIT and the KICs, using an impact-oriented and performance-based approach; (e) other components as laid down in its financial rules.
(a) after consulting the existing KICs and taking their opinions into account, adopt the EIT’s contribution to the Commission’s proposal on the SIA and make it public; (b) adopt the EIT’s single programming document, budget, annual accounts and balance sheet and consolidated annual activity report; (c) adopt sound criteria and clear and transparent procedures for performance-based financing of the KICs, including the decision on the maximum allocation of the EIT financial contribution to them, with a view to implementing the relevant KIC business plan and achieving the objectives set out in the SIA and in accordance with Article 10, taking into account the requirements set out in Article 11(4) and (5), including the KICs’ progress in achieving financial sustainability; (d) adopt the selection procedure of the KICs, in accordance with Article 9 and the SIA; (e) select and designate a partnership as a KIC in accordance with the conditions and criteria set out in Article 9, and withdraw such a designation where appropriate; (f) authorise the Director to prepare, negotiate and conclude partnership agreements and grant agreements with the KICs; (g) establish the duration, content and structure of memoranda of cooperation in accordance with Article 12, mandate and authorise the Director to prepare and negotiate memoranda of cooperation with the KICs and, after having examined the negotiated memoranda of cooperation, authorise the Director to conclude them; (h) authorise the Director to extend partnership agreements with the KICs beyond the period initially set, subject to the positive outcome of the interim review and comprehensive assessment, as set out in the SIA, before the expiry of that period in accordance with Articles 10 and 11; (i) authorise the Director to prepare, negotiate and conclude grant agreements with other legal entities; (j) adopt effective, efficient, transparent and continuous monitoring and evaluation procedures, including a sound set of indicators in accordance with Articles 10, 11, 19 and 20, and supervise their implementation by the Director; (k) take appropriate corrective measures with respect to underperforming KICs, including the reduction, modification or withdrawal of the EIT’s financial contribution to those KICs or the termination of the partnership agreements with them, based on the monitoring and the assessment of results, in accordance with the objectives of the EIT and the KICs and with Articles 10, 11 and 18; (l) encourage the KICs to adopt operational models for openness towards new partner organisations; (m) promote the EIT across the Union and globally, so as to raise its attractiveness, and for that purpose authorise the Director to sign memoranda of understanding with Member States, associated countries or other third countries; (n) decide on the design and coordination of support actions undertaken by the KICs to broaden the impact of the EIT across the Union for the development of entrepreneurial and innovation capacity of HEIs, as well as vocational education and training providers where appropriate, and their integration in innovation ecosystems, in order to reinforce the integration of the knowledge triangle; (o) promote the creation of synergies between the EIT, including through the KICs, and the Union framework programmes for research and innovation, as well as national and regional funding schemes.
(a) adopt its rules of procedure and those of the Executive Committee, as well as the specific financial rules of the EIT; (b) delegate specific tasks to the Executive Committee; (c) set appropriate fees for members of the Governing Board and of the Executive Committee, which shall be in line with similar remuneration in the Member States; (d) adopt an open and transparent procedure for selecting the members of the Executive Committee; (e) appoint the Director and, if necessary, extend his or her term of office or remove the Director from office, in accordance with Section 5; (f) appoint the Accounting Officer and the members of the Executive Committee; (g) adopt a code of good conduct regarding conflicts of interest; (h) establish, where appropriate, advisory groups with a defined objective, tasks and duration; (i) set up an Internal Auditing Function in accordance with the EIT’s financial rules; (j) decide on the working languages of the EIT, taking into account existing principles on multilingualism and the practical requirements of its operations; (k) convene an annual senior-level meeting with the KICs; (l) report on the KICs’ cooperation with other European Partnerships.
(a) adopt the implementing measures in order to give effect to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment, in accordance with Article 110(2) of the Staff Regulations; (b) in accordance with point (c) of this point, exercise, with respect to the staff of the EIT, the powers of the Appointing Authority conferred by the Staff Regulations and the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment conferred by the Conditions of Employment (the "appointing authority powers"); (c) in accordance with Article 110(2) of the Staff Regulations, adopt a decision based on Article 2(1) of the Staff Regulations and Article 6 of the Conditions of Employment, delegating relevant appointing authority powers to the Director and establishing the conditions under which that delegation can be suspended with the Director being authorised to sub-delegate those powers; (d) adopt a decision to temporarily suspend, where exceptional circumstances so require, the delegation of the appointing authority powers to the Director and those sub-delegated by the Director and exercise them itself or delegate them to one of its members or to a staff member other than the Director.
(a) organise and manage the activities of the EIT; (b) support the Governing Board and the Executive Committee in their work, provide the secretariat for their meetings and supply information necessary for the performance of their duties; (c) support the Governing Board in preparing the EIT’s contribution to the Commission’s proposal on the SIA; (d) prepare the draft single programming document, the draft consolidated annual activity report and the draft annual budget for submission to the Governing Board; (e) prepare and administer the KICs selection procedure and ensure that the various stages of that procedure are carried out in a transparent and objective manner, under the supervision of the Governing Board, annexing a detailed report of the selection procedure to the consolidated annual activity report referred to in point (d); (f) prepare, negotiate and conclude, under the authorisation of the Governing Board, partnership agreements and grant agreements with the KICs; (g) prepare and negotiate memoranda of cooperation with the KICs and, subject to final approval by the Governing Board, conclude them in accordance with point (1)(a) of Section 2; (h) prepare, negotiate and conclude, with the agreement of the Governing Board, grant agreements with other legal entities; (i) organise the meetings of the stakeholder forum and of the MSRG and ensure effective communication with them, under the supervision of the Governing Board; (j) sign, with the authorisation of the Governing Board, memoranda of understanding with Member States, associated countries or other third countries with the aim of promoting the EIT globally; (k) ensure the implementation of effective monitoring, assessment and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the KICs in accordance with point (1)(j) of Section 2, as well as implement the corrective measures decided by the Governing Board in accordance with Article 11(6); (l) be responsible for administrative and financial matters, in accordance with the principle of sound financial management, including the implementation of the EIT’s budget, taking due account of advice received from the Internal Auditing Function; (m) submit the draft annual accounts and balance sheet to the Internal Auditing Function, and subsequently to the Governing Board; (n) ensure that the obligations of the EIT with regard to the contracts and agreements it has concluded are met, under the supervision of the Governing Board; (o) ensure effective communication with the Union’s institutions, under the supervision of the Governing Board; (p) inform the MSRG of the results of the monitoring, assessment and evaluation, and submit the opinions of the MSRG to the Governing Board; (q) act in the interests of the EIT, safeguarding its mission and objectives, identity, autonomy and coherence, in an independent and transparent manner.
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council | ( |
Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council | ( |
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 | This Regulation |
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Article 1 | Article 1 |
Article 2, point 1 | Article 2, point 1 |
Article 2, point 2 | Article 2, point 2 |
Article 2, point 3 | Article 2, point 3 |
Article 2, point 5 | Article 2, point 5 |
Article 2, point 6 | Article 2, point 6 |
Article 2, point 7 | Article 2, point 7 |
- | Article 2, point 8 |
Article 2, point 8 | - |
Article 2, point 9 | Article 2, point 9 |
Article 2, point 9a | Article 2, point 10 |
Article 2, point 10 | Article 2, point 11 |
- | Article 2, point 12 |
Article 2, point 11 | Article 2, point 13 |
- | Article 2, point 14 |
- | Article 2, point 15 |
- | Article 2, point 16 |
Article 3 | Article 3(1) and (2) |
Article 4(1), points (a), (c) and (d) | Article 5(1) |
Article 4(2) | - |
Article 4(3) | Article 5(2) |
- | Article 5(3) |
Article 5(1), points (a) to (c) | Article 6, points (a), (b) and (c) and point (e) |
Article 5(1), point (d) | - |
- | Article 6, point (d) |
Article 5(1), points (e) and (f) | Article 6, points (f) and (g) |
- | Article 6, points (h) and (i) |
Article 5(1), points (g) to (i) | Article 6, points (j), (k) and (l) |
Article 5(1), point (j) | - |
- | Article 6, points (m) and (n) |
Article 5(1), point (k) | Article 6, points (o) and (p) |
- | Article 6, points (q) to (t) |
Article 5(2) | - |
Article 6(1), points (a) to (c) | Article 7(1), points (a), (b) and (c) |
- | Article 7(1), point (d) |
Article 6(1), point (d) | Article 7(1), point (e) |
- | Article 7(1), point (f) |
Article 6(1), point (e) | Article 7(1), point (g) |
- | Article 7(1), points (h) and (i) |
Article 6(2), points (a) to (e) | Article 7(2), points (a) to (e) |
- | Article 7(3) |
Article 6(3) | Article 7(4) |
- | Article 8 |
Article 7(1) | Article 9(1) |
Article 7(1a) | Article 9(2) |
Article 7(2) | - |
Article 7(3) | Article 9(3) |
Article 7(4) | Article 9(4) |
Article 7(5) | Article 9(5) |
Article 7a | Article 10 |
Article 7b(1) | - |
Article 7b(2) | Article 11(1) |
- | Article 11(2) |
- | Article 11(3) |
Article 7b(3) | Article 11(4) |
- | Article 11(5) |
Article 7b(4) | Article 11(6) |
- | Article 11(7) |
- | Article 12 |
Article 8(1) | Article 13(1) |
Article 8(2), point (a) | Article 13(2), point (a) |
Article 8(2), point (aa) | Article 13(2), point (b) |
- | Article 13(2), points (c) to (f) |
Article 8(2), point (b) | Article 13(2), point (g) |
Article 9(1) and (2) | Article 14(1) |
Article 9(3) | Article 14(2) |
Article 11 | Article 15 |
Article 12 | Article 16 |
Article 13(1) | Article 17(1) |
- | Article 17(2) |
Article 13(2) to (7) | Article 17(3) to (8) |
Article 14(1) | - |
Article 14(2) | Article 18(1) |
Article 14(3) | Article 18(2) |
- | Article 18(3) |
Article 14(4) | Article 18(4) |
Article 14(5) | Article 18(5) |
Article 14(6) | - |
- | Article 18(6) |
Article 14(7) | Article 18(7) |
Article 15(1) | Article 19(1) |
Article 15(2) | Article 19(2) |
Article 16(1) | Article 20(1) |
Article 16(2) | Article 20(2) |
Article 16(2a) | Article 20(3) |
Article 16(3) | Article 20(4) |
Article 17(1) | - |
- | Article 4(4) |
Article 17(2) | Article 4(1) |
Article 17(2a) | Article 4(2) |
Article 17(3) | Article 4(3) |
Article 17(4) | Article 4(5) |
Article 18 | - |
Article 19(1) | - |
- | Article 21(1) |
Article 19(2) | - |
Article 19(3) | Article 21(2) |
Article 20(1) | Article 22(1) |
Article 20(2) | - |
Article 20(3) | Article 22(2) |
Article 20(4) | - |
Article 20(5) | Article 22(3) |
Article 20(6) | - |
Article 20(7) | - |
Article 20(8) | Article 22(4) |
Article 20(9) | Article 22(5) |
Article 20(10) | Article 22(6) |
Article 21(1) | Article 23(1) |
Article 21(1a) | Article 23(2) |
Article 21(2) | Article 23(3) |
Article 21(3) | Article 23(4) |
Article 21(4) | - |
Article 22 | Article 24 |
Article 22a | Article 25 |
Article 23 | - |
- | Article 26 |
- | Article 27 |
Article 24 | Article 28 |
Annex | Annex I |
- | Annex II |
- | Annex III |