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OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe
2020/06/09
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2019/0152(COD)
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Authors: [{'name': 'Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ', 'mepid': 197668}]

Amendments (34)

Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a General Objectives of the EIT The general objectives of the EIT shall be: (a) to strengthen sustainable challenges-based innovation ecosystems throughout the Union that help to tackle global challenges; (b) to foster the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective, including increasing capacities of Union higher education institutions across the Union, and to support their entrepreneurial transformation; and (c) to bring new solutions to global and societal challenges to the market, whilst also facilitating other forms of sustainable social uptake. The EIT shall develop synergies with other Union programmes and shall bring added value within Horizon Europe. The implementation shall take place through support to KICs and EIT-coordinated activities.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
A decade after EIT’s establishment, the pace of innovation has accelerated dramatically. Innovation is reshaping economic sectors, disrupting existing businesses and creating unprecedented opportunities. With a shifting global economic order and international competition on the rise, the EU’s dependence on talent and its capacity to innovate is growing. Co-design, collaboration and co-creation across disciplines and between education, business and researchresearch, business, public and third sector organisations, and civil society have never been as important as today to contribute to address global challenges related to climate change and unsustainable use on natural recources, digital transformation, cultural and demographic shifts or the future of healthcare and food.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
— Education and training activities with strong entrepreneurship components to train the next generation of talents, including the design and implementation of programmes awarded the EIT Label23 , in particular at master and doctoral level, in all STEAM domains; __________________ 23 The EIT Label is a quality seal awarded by the EIT to a KIC’s educational programme which complies with specific quality criteria related inter alia to entrepreneurial education and innovative ‘learning-by-doing’ curricula.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
The EIT is part of the overall Horizon Europe framework that aims, inter alia, to deliver scientific, economic/technological and societal impact so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union; deliver on the Union strategic policy priorities, foster its competitiveness in all Member States, including in its industry, and contribute to tackling societal and global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals. A core condition for being successful in this endeavor is to respond to the persisting need to increase innovation capacity, including social innovation, across the Union. There are in particular three challenges the EU faces that will guide EIT’s actions in 2021-2027 as reflected by its general objectives.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
First, today’s societies and economies are increasingly driven by the skills and abilities of people and organisations to turn ideas into products and servic, services and processes. Innovation skills and an entrepreneurial culture make all the difference today, in particular in the technological and scientific domains but increasingly also in other disciplines, such as the arts and humanities. There is a strong need to further boost the innovation capacity of higher education institutions in Europe. The EIT is in a unique position to deliver on this in the Horizon Europe framework.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
Finally, vibrant innovation ecosystems, including those developing social innovation, require a mix of knowledge, infrastructure and talent. Framework conditions for cooperation between European research, education and innovation along with strong synergies need to be in place to ensure proper and efficient investment of scarce resources into research and innovation. Deepening the knowledge triangle integration through existing and new KICs, extending it to new partners in other sectors, including third sector organisations and public institutions, particularly at local and regional level, is a proven way to foster an environment conducive to innovation and is a guiding objective for the EIT.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) Strengthen sustainable challenges- based innovation ecosystems across Europethroughout the Union that help to tackle global challenges, taking into account regional imbalances;
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) Ffoster innovation and entrepreneurship through better education;the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective, including increasing capacities of Union higher education institutions across the Union, and to support their entrepreneurial transformation, including in the field of social entrepreneurship.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) Bring new solutions to global and societal challenges to the market whilst also facilitating other forms of sustainable social uptake.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Increase the innovation capacity of the higher education sector by promoting institutional change inthe modernisation of higher education institutions (HEIs);
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Based on a proposal from the EIT Governing Board and an analysis thereof, a first KIC in the field of Cultural and Creative IndustrieSectors (CCIS) is proposed to be launched in 2022 with a call for proposals to be published in 2021. This priority field has the strongest complementarity with the eight KICs that have already been launched by the EIT, as well as with the potential priority areas for other European Partnerships to be launched in the framework of Horizon Europe. CCIS are a sector withcharacterised by a high growth potential, many grass-roots initiatives and strong citizen appeal. They are strongly embedded in their local and regional ecosystems. However, CCIS are still a very fragmenhighly differentiated sector and the innovators and business creators lack the needed entrepreneurial and innovation skills. These bottlenecks would be best tackled by a KIC thanks to its knowledge triangle integration approach, long-term perspective and place- based approach. A factsheet summarizing the challenges of the CCIS field and the expected impact of the future KIC is included in Annex 1B to this SIA.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
To support innovation more widely, higher education institutions in Europe need to be innovative and entrepreneurial in their approach to education, research, and engagement with businesses and the broader local innovation ecosystem, including civil society, public institutions, third-sector organisations, and other stakeholders, paying particular attention to and encouraging inclusion, equality and participation.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 4
Activities will be implemented by the EIT through the KICs in an open and targeted way which will aim at increasing the innovation capacity in higher education in order to integrate a wider number of HEIs in innovation value chains and ecosystems. These activities will complement the intervention of the EIT on education as core part of the Knowledge Triangle Integration activities of KICs, in particular through making them more open and accessible to non-partners of the KICs. The impact of the EIT would reach beyond the KICs and contribute to the EIT's core mission of tackling societal challenges, boosting sustainable economic growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of Member States, in line with the Horizon Europe goals of fostering entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective, including increasing the capacities of HEIs across Europe.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 2
MeasuresThe EIT shall ensuringe continuous openness of the KICs andfor new members as well as transparency during implementation. This will be improved notably by including common provisions forachieved by applying clear and consistent accession criteria to new members that add value to the partnerships. They will also run their activities in a fully transparent way. KICs will remain dynamic partnerships that new partners, including an increasing share of SMEs, can join on the basis of excellence and strategic fittheir ability to contribute to innovation ecosystems at local, regional, national and EU levels. In order to limit the concentration of funding and ensure that KICs activities benefit from a wide network of partners, the procedure for the preparation of the Business Plan (including the identification of priorities, the selection of activities and the allocation of funds) will be made more transparent and inclusive. Finally, KICs will increase the share of calls, in particular for innovation projects that are open to third parties. All these measures will increase the number of participating entities involved in KICs’ activities. Finally, KICs shouldall report on the involvement of new partners in their regular reporting.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.5 – paragraph 6 – indent 1
— The new Creative Europe Programme will be specifically relevant for the activities of a future KIC on CCIS. Strong synergies and complementarities will be developed with the programme, in areas such as creative skills, jobs and business models. skills, new business and organisational models and jobs, while also taking into account the working conditions and contractual situations of people working in the CCS.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Cultural and Creative IndustriesSectors (CCS)
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Factsheet on the Knowledge and Innovation Community “Cultural and Creative IndustriesSectors (CCS)
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 1
Cultural and Creative IndustrieSectors (CCIS) can bring a horizontal solution to an array of rising challenges, which are of a permanent nature, and can be addressed through research and innovation activities. These challenges can be grouped into four pillars: 1) Europeans' creativity, cultural diversity and values; 2) European identity and cohesion; 3) European employment, economic resilience, and smart and sustainable growth; and 4) Europe as a global actor.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Europeans’ creativity and cultural diversity depends on resilient and robust cultural and creative sectors. However those sectors, notably the audio-visual or music sector, are facing a number of challenges as a result of the increased competition from global players and the digital shift.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
PArtists, creators, producers, distributors, broadcasters, cinema theatres and all types of cultural organizsations need to innovate in order to attract new generations of audiencespromote active participation in the creative sectors, support the engagement and development of audiences of all ages, in particular young audiences, across Europe and beyond, develop new processes, services, cultural content and new forms of creative practices that provide societal value.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
— The shortage of entrepreneurship and cross-cutting skills in the CCIS28 concerns both emerging sub-sectors as well as very mature ones thatsectors undergoing a profound digital transformation. These skills are needed for innovation, including social innovation, and crucial in light of labour market changes that the sector is facing. __________________ 28Cultural and creative studies in European universities are mostly focused on the “creative part” and their graduates are not always ready to enter the modern labour market as they lack cross-sectoral (entrepreneurial, digital, financial management) skills. With regards to HEIs, the EU is trailing behind the USA in Communication & Media studies (while EU universities are performing better in more traditional disciplines such as Art & Design or Performing arts).
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
— There is limited cooperation between researchers and between research and industry, industry, public and third sector organisations, as well as insufficient coordination of R&D efforts, sharing of methods, results, and best practices. Additionally, most of the research in CCIS have not been translated which leads to repetition, as researchers are often unaware of similar projects.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 4 – indent 2
The European industriecultural and creative sectors are challenged by digitizsation and globalizsation and their powerful impact on the way artists produce and distribute their works and relate to their audiences. The collapse of DVD marketraditional formats, new consumer expectations and the continued power of US studiosincreasing market concentration by a small number of non-European firms, together with the rise of global digital giants like Amazon, ITunes, Google and Netflix have impacted the traditional value chain.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 5
Finally, the role of Europethe EU as a global actor includes the need to enhance the dissemination of the cultural content created in Europeand the preservation of European practices, processes, goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or other creative expressions. Europe needs to remain competitive in the global digital race for creation of new technologies (e.g. AI, IoT, blockchain) for which CCI are important gener, all of which are crucial distribution platforms of content, products and services globally. Moreover, on a global scale, CCI (e.g. design, architecture, etc.)for the CCS. Moreover, on a global scale, CCS contribute actively to the sustainable development and drive green innovation, while cultural content (literature, film and the arts) can raise awareness of ecological problems and inform public opinion.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 1
An EIT KIC on CCI – with its holistic and integrated approach - will help address alS is most suited to address the major economic, social and societal challenges defoutlined above. By covering nearly all sectors of our lives, society and economy, such KIC will be highly relevant in terms of economic and societal impact, unlocking strategic opportunities for economic, technological as well as social innovationCreativity is a key driver of innovation, including social innovation, and a KIC on CCS has the capacity to unleash the potential of artistic, culture-based creativity and help strengthening Europe’s social model, global competitiveness and a smart andsustainable growth.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 2
Culture-based and creativity-driven innovations tackle societal challenges and boost European competitiveness either directly by creating new enterprises, organisations and jobs or indirectly by creating cross-sector benefits to the wider economy, improving quality of life and increasing the attractiveness of Europe. CCISs are increasingly seen as new sources of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and jobs., employing already more than 12 million people in the EU, which amounts to 7.5% of all EU people in employment.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 3
The contribution of culture and creativity to innovation is not limited to the direct impact of the CCIS, since innovation across- the-board is increasingly driven by non- technological factors such as creativity, design and new organisational processes or businessorganisational models. In particular, CCIS with distinct value chains (i.e. music, design, fashion, audio-visual, video games, architecture …) have a strong innovation capacity in economic terms and are able to drive innovation in other sectors of the economy and society.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 5
An EIT KIC on CCIS will empower network opportunities, collaboration, co- creation and know-how transfer between education, research and, business, within the cultural and creative sectorsand public and third sector organisations within the CCS and with other sectors of the society and the economy. It will catalyse bottom up and top down initiatives at local, regional, national and EU levels. It will develop the necessary framework conditions for the creation and scale up of new ventures in innovative ecosystems. It will provide researchers and students in many disciplines (including arts, humanities, business, social sciences and applied hard sciences) and entrepreneurs of the CCIS and other sectors with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver innovative solutions and to turn them into new business opportunitiecultural, societal and business undertakings. It will allow further cross- fertilisation between CCS and with other social, economic and industrial sectors, acting as an accelerator for innovation, including social innovation.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – paragraph 1
A KIC in CCIS would be complementary to a number of other Union initiatives, as well as such at the level of Member States. The main synergies expected at EU level are presented below.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2
A KIC on CCIS is expected to establish strong synergies with relevant policy initiatives under Horizon Europe Programme, and in particular under Pillar II with the cluster [Inclusive and Secure Society] and its areas of intervention on Cultural Heritage and Democracy. A future KIC could also provide valuable horizontal inputs across various activities to be carried out in the cluster [Digital and Industry], in particular as regards the manufacturing technologies in which the need to develop new products rely heavily on CCIS. Furthermore, it could efficiently complement other parts of the Horizon Europe Programme, the intervention of the existing EIT Digital and the actions foreseen under other EU programmes such as InvestEU, Digital Europe, Erasmus, Creative Europe or the Cohesion Policy Funds.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – paragraph 3
The new Creative Europe Programme will be highly relevant for the activities of the KIC on CCIS. The Programme elects strands and special calls reflecting some of the already mentioned challenges facing the sector (e.g. creatives’ skills and employment, business models, etc.) and strong synergies and complementarities should be developed. Still under the Creative Europe Programme, and in the context of limited access to finance for the cultural and creative sectors, synergies could be expected with the Cultural and Creative Sector Guarantee Facility, a financial mechanism to help scale up cultural and creative projects by providing insurance to financial intermediaries, such as a limited access to finance for CCS. Synergies and complementarities should be developed.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – paragraph 4
The Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) platform on Industrial Modernisation has identified a number of R&Iesearch & Innovation strategies that focus on CCIS and explore new linkages between local assets, potential markets and societal challenges through the involvement of a large set of entrepreneurial actors. In particular, the promotion of new partnerships between research organisations, enterprises and public authorities is a major concern of S3 strategies, calling for the set-up of new collaborative platforms.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 2
An EIT KIC on CCIS is most suited to address the major economic and societal challenges outlined above. Creativity is a key driver of innovation, including social innovation, and a KIC on CCIS has the capacity to unleash the potential of culture- based creativity and, help strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and, promote smart growth and provide solutions to societal challenges.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – table
An EIT KIC on CCIS will:. — Reduce the fragmentation of the cultural and creative sectors’ innovation landscape by fostering the creation of innovation ecosystems that will connect actors and networks across sectors and disciplines at local, regional, national and EU levels. — Train the next generation of innovators in the CCIS sectors by equipping them with the necessary entrepreneurial and technical skills needed to thrive in a fast changing environment. — Contribute to the development of the right framework conditions to transform ideas into new technological developments and social innovation that will improve the quality of life and benefit EU citizens. — Foster the creation and development of new ventures in the cultural and creative sectors by mobilizing investment and long- term commitment from the business sector, as well as the public and third sector. — Synergize with the existing KICs, as well as with other European partnerships, programmes and initiatives to drive innovation beyond cultural and creative industriesectors in other sectors of the economy. — Strengthen the EU position as a global actor in CCIS by harnessing Europeans’ creativity and cultural diversity.
2020/01/28
Committee: CULT