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  The academic underpinnings of the European Innovation Council
  Summary and recommendations of the RISE subgroup on EIC

  In June 2018, the European Commission published its proposal for Horizon Europe, a €100 billion research and innovation programme that will succeed Horizon 2020.The proposal introduces a European Innovation Council (EIC) to help the EU become a frontrunner in market-creating innovation. The Comm...

  In June 2018, the European Commission published its proposal for Horizon Europe, a €100 billion research and innovation programme that will succeed Horizon 2020.The proposal introduces a European Innovation Council (EIC) to help the EU become a frontrunner in market-creating innovation. The Commission's proposal will establish a one-stop shop to support innovators in turning their high potential and breakthrough ideas into market application, and help the most innovative start-ups and companies scale up their visions. The new EIC will help identify and fund fast-moving, high-risk innovations with strong potential to create entirely new markets. It will provide direct support to innovators through two main funding instruments, one aimed at the early stages and the other for development and market deployment. The legislative proposal for Horizon Europe is now in the phase of inter-institutional negotiations with the European Council and European Parliament. In order to inform the negotiations and to identify key issues for the implementation phase of EIC, the Research, Innovation and Science Expert (RISE1) group was asked to hold a dedicated workshop on EIC. To facilitate this work the RISE group identified and invited a number of external experts whose work could more deeply inform the discussion. The workshop took place September 12, 2018 in Brussels. Input to the discussion included the legislative proposal for Horizon Europe, oral contributions by European Commission representatives and statements by invited experts and RISE members. The workshop was divided into two sessions, one dealing with the “why?” of the EIC (Challenge: how to identify and qualify Incremental vs Radical vs Disruptive vs Breakthrough vs Market Creating innovation?), the second with “how” to establish and run the EIC (Implementation: Context, Instruments and Learning). This document reflects the main results of the discussion and the recommendations by the RISE members and experts to the European Commission. To enhance the accessibility of the document we have omitted footnotes but a list of references is included at the conclusion of the document.

  • Published: 2018-10-25
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission)
  • Subject: EU research policy, innovation, legislation, market, proposal (EU), report, research and development, research expenditure (EU), technology
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9058 — Sonae/Sonae Sierra) (Text with EEA relevance.)

  • Published: 2018-08-23
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Competition (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: economic concentration, foodstuff, investment company, mass media, merger control, real property, retail trade, technology, telecommunications, wholesale trade
• COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres

  • Published: 2018-09-12
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: computer crime, data protection, digital single market, EU office or agency, information security, operation of the Institutions, research and development, technology
• COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres

  • Published: 2018-09-12
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: computer crime, data protection, digital single market, EU office or agency, information security, operation of the Institutions, research and development, technology
• Council Decision (EU) 2018/1578 of 18 September 2018 concerning the extension of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America

  • Published: 2018-09-18
  • Corporate Author(s): Council of the European Union
  • Subject: cooperation agreement (EU), renewal of an agreement, scientific cooperation, technical cooperation, technology, United States
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9058 — Sonae/Sonae Sierra) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)

  • Published: 2018-08-06
  • Corporate Author(s): European Commission
  • Subject: economic concentration, foodstuff, investment company, mass media, merger control, real property, retail trade, technology, telecommunications, wholesale trade
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8937 — Advent International/Zentiva) (Text with EEA relevance.)

  • Published: 2018-07-05
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Competition (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: economic concentration, financial services, health care, investment company, leisure, mass media, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, retail trade, technology, telecommunications
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  Integration of social sciences and humanities in Horizon 2020
  Participants, budget and disciplines : 3rd monitoring report on SSH flagged projects funded in 2016 under the societal challenges and industrial leadership priorities

  Latest edition.

  The integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020 is an important feature of the programme. This third monitoring report assesses in a thorough and detailed manner how the different SSH disciplines have been integrated into the projects funded in 2016 under the Societal Cha...

  The integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020 is an important feature of the programme. This third monitoring report assesses in a thorough and detailed manner how the different SSH disciplines have been integrated into the projects funded in 2016 under the Societal Challenges and the Industrial Leadership priorities. Results based on 2016 data are presented showing to what extent the SSH is involved when it comes to for example budget, disciplines, countries and sectors. Results in the two previous reports were fairy similar as they were both part of the same Strategic Programme 2014-15. This report using 2016 data is the first covering the second Strategic Programme of 2016-17. Overall results are fairly stable, but in quantitative terms along some dimensions SSH Integration in 2016 dropped since the year before. However, results vary depending on the Work Programme part in question and for example in Societal Challenge 5 (Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials) and LEIT ICT the level of SSH Integration increased substantially from 2015 to 2016. A novelty in this year’s report is that data on the European Research Council (ERC) have been included. This has been done to get a broader understanding of how the SSH feature throughout Horizon 2020. Non-flagged topics in the above mentioned pillars are not looked at and there are still other parts of Horizon 2020 that are not included. Therefore, this report is not intended to capture the whole picture, but rather it aims at presenting an indication on how SSH is integrated in the programme – based on a selection of indicators and parameters.

  • Published: 2018-05-23
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) ; IDEA Consult ; Technopolis ; WIFO
  • Subject: budget, business policy, EU programme, innovation, report, research and development, research policy, social impact, social sciences, technology
• Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018

  • Published: 2018-09-12
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: computer crime, data protection, digital single market, EU office or agency, information security, operation of the Institutions, research and development, technology
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8937 — Advent International/Zentiva) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)

  • Published: 2018-06-19
  • Corporate Author(s): European Commission
  • Subject: economic concentration, financial services, health care, investment company, leisure, mass media, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, retail trade, technology, telecommunications