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Salvatore Amico Roxas European Commission DG Education and Culture

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

EIT regulatory framework EU EU Fi Fina nancia ial l Regu egula latio ion Horiz Ho rizon 2020 Regu egula latio ion No No 1291/2 /2013 (EU) No (EU) No 2018/1 /1046 Establishment of The EIT as a specific Rules for spending any EU funds programme and financial contribution to General the EIT Gen H2020 Rul Rules for or Par articipation No No 1290/2 /2013 FFR FFR for or EU EU ag agencie ies Principles for selection and Commis Co issio ion De Dele legated Regu egula latio ion funding (EU EU) ) No No 2019/7 /715 of any Horizon 2020 project Retroactive entry into force on 01/01/2019 EI EIT T Reg egula lation No No 294/2 /2008 EIT EI T Fi Financia ial l Regu egula latio ion ific Specifi and and Governin Go ing g Bo Boar ard De Decis isio ion of of 27/1 /12/2 /2013 Strategi Str gic Inno nnovation Ag Agen enda To be revised and the new EIT FR shall be Sp Decis isio ion No No 1312/2 /2013/E /EU adopted before 01/07/2019 3

EIT – the integral part of The EIT further nurtures H2020 has a budget of The EIT contributes to synergies and approx. € 75 billion for H2020 by addressing complementarities across 2014 to 2020, out of which societal challenges via H2020 and its different the EIT has been allocated the integration of the initiatives € 2.4 billion knowledge triangle

EIT SIA priorities in 2014-2020 1 2 3 Fostering Sharing and Creating 5 new Disseminating KICs Growth and impact of EIT Community the first 3 KICs good practices EIT Health established in 2009 2014 EIT Raw Materials Climate-KIC Incl. EIT Regional EIT Digital EIT Food Innovation Scheme 2016 (EIT RIS) EIT InnoEnergy EIT Manufacturing 2018 EIT Urban Mobility

Key elements of the EIT model • • Results & high impact oriented KIC Knowledge triangle integration: education, activities: A 7 year KIC Strategic Agenda research and innovation, business and KIC Business Plans lay down the • short and long term objectives and tasks Establishment of a legal entity (KIC LE) coordinating the KIC partners • Long-term strategic approach : set up for a minimum of 7 years (max. 15 years) • Size of the partnership: 200-400 partners • Financial sustainability of KICs in the per KIC; 5-8 Co-Location Centres per KIC long-term (post-15 years): Gradual • reduction of dependence from EIT Structure of the KIC: autonomy to funding over time determine its organisational structure and • Contractual framework (based on H2020 activities model agreements adopted by the • EIT Good governance principles for the KIC Commission):  Framework Partnership Agreement signed with each KIC for 7 years  Specific Agreements

EIT model: knowledge triangle integration Business actors INNOVATION GROWTH CAPABILITIES Entrepreneurial Start-ups, Business talent Spin-offs creation activities Outreach Dissemination Entrepreneurship Higher Innovation- education driven research activities activities Higher Research education actors actors New products, services and business models JOBS

Contractual relations between the EIT and the KICs: FPA and SGA KIC Framework Partnership KIC Partner Accession Form Agreement KIC Partner KIC EIT KIC Partner Legal entity KIC Partner Specific Grant KIC Partner Internal Agreements 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 9

EIT funding evolution between 2010-2019 Funding Allocated to KICs € 500 € 470 € 450 € 399 € 400 € 350 Million EUR € 300 € 279 € 242 € 250 € 226 € 183 € 200 € 150 € 122 € 83 € 100 € 47 € 50 € 16 € 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2010-2017: Actual funding 2018-2019: Budgeted funding

EIT Investment in Innovation Communities Financial Sustainability

KIC activities = + Total KIC KIC KIC KIC funding ADDED-VALUE COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY (max 100%) ACTIVITY  Contributing to the  Portfolio of activities from: Having a clear and integration of the described link with at  Education knowledge triangle and the least one KIC added-  Research and overall objectives of the EIT value activity innovation  Establishment,  Not financed by the EIT  Entrepreneurship administration and coordination of activities  May be financed up to 100% by the EIT

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 13

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. 14

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 ; 15

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 on 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 ); 16

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 other Union bodies. It may, if deemed appropriate, select any external expert with the appropriate skills from outside the lists . 17

Future EIT framework 18