Activities of Niklas NIENASS related to 2019/0151(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (recast)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) In order to contribute to addressing new and emerging global challenges, the EIT should launch new KICs in priority fields only after having assessed, among other aspects, their relevance to Horizon Europe policy priorities, their complementarity and synergy with other programmes such as the Erasmus+, InvestEU and Creative Europe programmes, and their added value to be addressed through the EIT model.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11 c) An EIT KIC on CCS should empower networking opportunities, collaboration, co-creation and know-how transfer between education, research and business, within the cultural and creative sectors and with other sectors of the society and the economy. It should catalyse bottom-up and top-down initiatives at regional, national and Union levels. It should also develop the necessary framework conditions for the creation and scale-up of new ventures in innovative ecosystems. It should provide researchers and students in many disciplines (including arts, humanities, business, social sciences and applied hard sciences) and entrepreneurs of the CCS and other sectors with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver innovative solutions and to turn them into new economic opportunities.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘innovation’ means the process, including its outcome, by which new ideas respond to societal, cultural or economic needs and demand and generate new products, services or business and organisational models that are successfully introduced into an existing market or that are able to create new markets and, or that provide value to society in non-market domains;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) 'social innovation' is a subset of innovation activities aiming at developing new ideas, goods, services, processes and models to better address social issues, to create social relationships and to form new collaborations, that invites input from public and private actors, including civil society, to address unmet social challenges more effectively.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘partner organisation’ means any legal entity which is a member of a KIC and may include, in particular, higher education institutions, vocational education and training providers, research organisations, public institutions, public or private companies, financial institutions, regional and local authorities, foundations and non-profit organisations;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The EIT’s mission is to contribute to sustainable Union economic growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the scientific, economic, technological, cultural and societal innovation capacity of theall Member States and the Union in order to address major challenges faced by the society. It shall do this by promoting synergies and cooperation among, and integrating, higher education, research and innovation of the highest standards, including by fostering entrepreneurship.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) raise awareness among potential partner organisations, especially those in less developed and transition regions on NUTS3 level, and encourage their participation in its activities;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote multidisciplinary approaches to innovation, including social innovation, through the integration of technological, social and non-technological solutions, organisational approaches and new business models;
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) innovation activities and investments with European added value , including facilitating the support to the creation andof innovative start-ups and the development of innovative businesses, in complementarity with the EIC and the InvestEU, Creative Europe and Erasmus+ programmes, fully integrating the higher education and research dimensions to attain a critical mass and stimulating the dissemination and exploitation of results;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) outreach activities and the dissemination of best practices in the innovation sector with a focus on the development of cooperation between higher education, research and, public and third-sector organisations, as well as business, including the service and financial sectors;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a KIC in the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) 1. For the period 2021-2027, a new KIC in the field of CCS shall be launched, to harness the potential of culture-based creativity and help strengthen the competitiveness and smart growth of the Union. 2. The KIC on CCS shall: (a) reduce the fragmentation of the CCS’ innovation landscape by fostering the creation of innovation ecosystems connecting all actors and networks across sectors and disciplines at local, regional, national and Union levels; (b) train the next generation of creators in the CCS sectors by equipping them with the necessary entrepreneurial and technical skills needed to thrive in a fast changing environment; (c) contribute to the development of the right framework conditions to transform ideas into new technological developments and social innovation that improve the quality of life and benefit Union citizens; (d) foster the creation and development of new ventures in the CCS by mobilising investment and long-term commitment from the business sector; (e) establish synergies with the existing KICs, as well as with other European partnerships, programmes and initiatives to drive innovation beyond CCS in other sectors of the economy; (f) strengthen the position of the Union as a global actor in CCS by harnessing Europeans’ creativity and cultural diversity.