On 20 January 2022, the EIT HEI Initiative held the KIC Showcase – a virtual event where the EIT’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) presented projects that demonstrate good practice examples of education and training in innovation and entrepreneurship. Who…
The European Commission proposed two legislative initiatives to upgrade rules governing digital services in the EU: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). They form a single set of new rules applicable across the whole EU…
EIT Manufacturing is launching its third Call for Proposals. The selected projects will start in January 2023. The call process and guidelines have been updated and improved based on lessons learnt from previous years, since the Call for Proposals is…
Technology Centres help SMEs cross the ‘Valley of Death’ and go from lab to market to develop and produce new ATI-based products. They help companies reduce the time-to-market for new innovation ideas. What are “Advanced Technologies for Industry (ATI)” Technology…
The European Commission published a toolkit on how to mitigate foreign interference in research and innovation. The publication outlines best practices to support EU Higher Education Institutions and Research Performing Organisations in safeguarding their fundamental values, including academic freedom, integrity…
The Commission is proposing to define a set of principles for a human-centred digital transformation. This European Declaration on Digital rights and principles would be a reference framework for people, and a guide for businesses and policy-makers. The declaration on…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has much to offer for manufacturing organisations. Yet, often little is known about the level of the organisations’ readiness to embrace it. The AI Maturity Tool is part of an initiative on artificial intelligence, in which several…
In order to achieve a smooth transition to the digital and green economies and a strong recovery from the pandemic, Europe needs more people who are properly equipped to tackle new challenges. For example, women are often underrepresented or excluded…
With its ability to drive productivity and economic development, artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a huge impact on our lives. But what are the AI business models in Europe? What AI landscape exists across Europe? What is AI’s impact…
The Commission has launched the first calls for proposals under the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital) programme. With a planned budget of €258 million, the calls aim to improve digital connectivity infrastructures, in particular Gigabit and…
EIT Digital opens its proposal submission period for ‘Innovation Factory 2022‘ and accepts Activity proposals throughout 2022. ‘Innovation Factory 2022’ targets entrepreneurial minds planning to launch or boost a deep tech venture. The work programme is guided by the EIT…
In December 2021, The Commission adopted the first Work Programme for the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital), which defines the scope and objectives of the EU-supported actions needed to improve Europe’s digital connectivity infrastructures for 3…
