EIT ICT Labs

Patrik Floréen

HIIT

European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT

EIT regulation: “The EIT should primarily have the objective of contributing to the development of the Community’s and the Member States’ innovation capacity, by involving higher education, research and innovation activities at the highest standards”

To solve the European dilemma: How to transform excellent research results to innovations and business?

Brings together research, education and innovation activities to build Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KIC) in selected strategic areas

A KIC is a tight network of 4-6 co-locations (nodes) where universities, research institutions and companies co-operate in open innovation

In December 2009, EIT selected three KIC’s Climate-KIC: Climate change mitigation and adaptation KIC Inno Energy: Sustainable energy EIT ICT Labs: Future information and communication society (the only one with

Finnish partners)

EIT ICT Labs

http://eitictlabs.euLegal structure: An association under Belgian lawFive nodes: Helsinki, Berlin, Eindhoven, Paris, StockholmCore Finnish partners: Aalto, Nokia and VTTUniversity of Helsinki is an affiliated partnerHelsinki Node Director is Prof. Marko TurpeinenCo-location centre in Otaniemi, TUAS-buildingEIT provides 25% of the fundingCatalysts and co-funding

Integration across the knowledge triangle