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Salvatore Amico Roxas European Commission DG Education and Culture

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Current EIT framework

1) EIT regulatory framework 2) EIT model 3) Current derogations

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EIT regulatory framework

EU EU Fi Fina nancia ial l Regu egula latio ion (EU) (EU) No No 2018/1 /1046 Rules for spending any EU funds Ho Horiz rizon 2020 Regu egula latio ion No No 1291/2 /2013 Establishment of The EIT as a specific programme and financial contribution to the EIT EI EIT T Reg egula lation No No 294/2 /2008 and and Str Strategi gic Inno nnovation Ag Agen enda Decis isio ion No No 1312/2 /2013/E /EU H2020 Rul Rules for

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articipation No No 1290/2 /2013 Principles for selection and funding

• f any Horizon 2020 project

EI EIT T Fi Financia ial l Regu egula latio ion Go Governin ing g Bo Boar ard De Decis isio ion of

• f 27/1

/12/2 /2013 To be revised and the new EIT FR shall be adopted before 01/07/2019 Gen General Sp Specifi ific FFR FFR for

• r EU

EU ag agencie ies Co Commis issio ion De Dele legated Regu egula latio ion (EU EU) ) No No 2019/7 /715 Retroactive entry into force on 01/01/2019

EIT – the integral part of

The EIT contributes to H2020 by addressing societal challenges via the integration of the knowledge triangle H2020 has a budget of

• approx. € 75 billion for

2014 to 2020, out of which the EIT has been allocated € 2.4 billion The EIT further nurtures synergies and complementarities across H2020 and its different initiatives

EIT SIA priorities in 2014-2020

Growth and impact of the first 3 KICs established in 2009 EIT Community good practices

• Incl. EIT Regional

Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS) Sharing and Disseminating

Fostering Climate-KIC EIT Digital EIT InnoEnergy

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Creating 5 new KICs

EIT Health EIT Raw Materials EIT Food EIT Manufacturing EIT Urban Mobility

2014 2016 2018

• Knowledge triangle integration: education,

research and innovation, business

• Establishment of a legal entity (KIC LE)

coordinating the KIC partners

• Size of the partnership: 200-400 partners

per KIC; 5-8 Co-Location Centres per KIC

• Structure of the KIC: autonomy to

determine its organisational structure and activities

• EIT Good governance principles for the KIC

Key elements of the EIT model

• Results & high impact oriented KIC

activities: A 7 year KIC Strategic Agenda and KIC Business Plans lay down the short and long term objectives and tasks

• Long-term strategic approach: set up for

a minimum of 7 years (max. 15 years)

• Financial sustainability of KICs in the

long-term (post-15 years): Gradual reduction of dependence from EIT funding over time

• Contractual framework (based on H2020

model agreements adopted by the Commission):

• Framework Partnership Agreement

signed with each KIC for 7 years

• Specific Agreements

Outreach Dissemination

GROWTH INNOVATION CAPABILITIES JOBS

Business creation activities Higher education activities Innovation- driven research activities Research actors Business actors Higher education actors

EIT model: knowledge triangle integration

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial talent Start-ups, Spin-offs New products, services and business models

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Framework Partnership Agreement Specific Grant Agreements Accession Form

Contractual relations between the EIT and the KICs: FPA and SGA

EIT

KIC Partner KIC Partner KIC Partner KIC Partner KIC Partner

KIC

Legal entity

KIC

Internal Agreements

• Accession Form signed by KIC Partners (and countersigned by KIC LE)

ensures the legal link to the FPA/SGA

• The long-term cooperation between the KIC and the KIC partners

must be formalised through Internal Agreements

EIT funding evolution between 2010-2019

Million EUR

€ 16 € 47 € 83 € 122 € 183 € 226 € 242 € 279 € 399 € 470

€ 0 € 50 € 100 € 150 € 200 € 250 € 300 € 350 € 400 € 450 € 500

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Funding Allocated to KICs

2010-2017: Actual funding 2018-2019: Budgeted funding

EIT Investment in Innovation Communities Financial Sustainability

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Portfolio of activities from:

• Education
• Research and

innovation

• Entrepreneurship
• Contributing to the

integration of the knowledge triangle and the

• verall objectives of the EIT
• Establishment,

administration and coordination of activities

• May be financed up to

100% by the EIT

• Having a clear and

described link with at least one KIC added- value activity

• Not financed by the EIT

KIC activities

KIC

ACTIVITIES

KIC

ADDED-VALUE ACTIVITY

=

Total KIC funding

(max 100%)

KIC

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITY

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Current derogations / specificities (1)

1) Based on the EIT Regulation Legal basis: H2020 Rules for Particpation, Article 1(3): „The EIT Regulation or any basic act which entrusts budget implementation tasks to a funding body under Article 185 TFEU may establish rules which depart from those laid down in this Regulation.”

• The EIT Regulation establishes specific eligibility criteria for applying for a

KIC Call (geographical distribution and composition) – art.7.3 EIT Regulation

• Specific selection criteria for KIC Call applicants – art. 7.2
• The criteria for the award of specific grants to the KICs are also specific:

competitive review mechanism for allocating the grant to the KICs - Art.14.7

• The rate of reimbursement may be up to 100% of the total eligible costs of

KIC added-value activities (KAVAs) – art.14.4

• KIC’s initial duration of seven years which may be extended by the EIT

Governing Board to fifteen years – art. 7b

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Current derogations / specificities (2)

2) Based on the grant agreements Legal basis: Article 55(6) of H2020 Rules for Participation: „In the case of the Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the EIT, the grant agreement may lay down specific provisions, in particular on ownership, access rights, exploitation and dissemination.”

• As the SGAs are composed of a very large number of KIC added value

activities, implemented by different KIC partners, the application of the technical liability provisions beyond the individual KAVAs would neither be equitable to the KIC Partners, nor justified in terms of substance and expected results. Therefore, in the case of the EIT-KIC framework partnership agreements, a specific provision clarifies that the technical liability of KIC Partners applies at the KAVA level instead of the specific action as a whole.

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Current derogations / specificities (3)

2) Based on the grant agreements

• The EIT-KIC FPA also foresees a limitation of the rights to background

and the access rights of KIC Partners to those participating in the same KAVA.

• In addition, the EIT-KIC grant agreements (FPAs and SGAs) contain

several specific differences to the current H2020 model grant agreements adopted by means of Commission decision e.g.:  Specific provisions concerning KAVAs and KCAs;

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Current derogations / specificities (4)

 EIT-specific good governance requirements for KICs concerning the governance and operational structure of the KIC Legal Entity and the KIC Partners, obligation to have a code of conduct including a policy

• n conflict of interests;

 Specific provisions concerning the procurements by KIC LEs, their affiliated entities and linked third parties (co-location centres), as a result of ECA audits and consultations with the Commission’s Legal Service (obligation to have a procurement policy in line with the main requirements of the EU public procurement acquis);

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Current derogations / specificities (5)

3) Derogations in the EIT Financial Regulation

• Possibility to re-enter unused appropriations up to the following

three financial years;

• The EIT may use the lists of experts drawn up by the Commission or
• ther Union bodies. It may, if deemed appropriate, select any

external expert with the appropriate skills from outside the lists.

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Future EIT framework