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HIGHLIGHTS 2019 05 CEO STATEMENT 06 STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS PAN EUROPEAN ECOSYSTEM INNOVATION 12 BENELUX 48 EDUCATION 14 FINLAND 49 DIGITAL TECH FRANCE 50 INNOVATION 16 EDUCATION 18 GERMANY 51 ACCELERATION 20 HUNGARY 52 DIGITAL CITIES ITALY 53 INNOVATION 22 SPAIN 54 EDUCATION 24 ACCELERATION 26 SWEDEN 55 56 DIGITAL INDUSTRY UNITED KINGDOM INNOVATION 28 SILICON VALLEY HUB 57 EDUCATION 30 ARISE EUROPE 58 ACCELERATION 32 DIGITAL WELLBEING INNOVATION 34 COMMUNICATIONS 60 EDUCATION 36 ACCELERATION 38 HUMAN RESOURCES 61 DIGITAL FINANCE ALUMNI 62 INNOVATION 40 FINANCIAL REVIEW 64 EDUCATION 42 OUTLOOK 66 ACCELERATION 44 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 70 SUPERVISORY BOARD 71 EIT DIGITAL PARTNERS 71 ABOUT EIT DIGITAL 74 PUBLISHER CONTACT EIT Digital IVZW [email protected] Rue Guimard 7 [email protected] B-1040 Brussels Belgium IMAGES EIT Digital ISBN 978-91-87253-63-8 EIT DIGITAL ANNUAL REPORT 2019 3 FOREWORD Please allow me to start this foreword, At the European level we have seen written in April 2020 with the general the new EU Commission under notion that the World has changed, President von der Leyen taking and in many aspects permanently. office. The European Institute of Future prospects of many organiza- Innovation and Technology (EIT) and tions, including EIT Digital are based on Horizon 2020 are now under a single the enabling capacities, built over last Commissioner, Mariya Gabriel, the years. I am confident that 2019 rein- former Commissioner for Digital. Also, forced the importance of our mission digital transformation and innovation and let me share some of the findings. have grown in importance in the Commission as one of the three key 2019 has been another year of growth priorities headed by Executive Vice for our organisation. Our membership President for a Europe Fit for the has grown to almost 300 partners, we Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager, and have opened two new satellite centres, further supported by Internal Market our activities under the Regional Commissioner Thierry Breton. All these Innovation Scheme expanded, and the are positive developments both for the output of our innovation and education EIT and EIT Digital. activities has grown. This was driven by increased recognition of our impact Where in 2018 the Supervisory Board through our results, our partners, our of EIT Digital mainly worked on the students, our entrepreneurs, as well as Strategic Innovation Agenda, in 2019 our alumni. EIT Digital has grown into the focus has been on sustainability, an impactful organization focused on good governance and the transition of contributing to a strong digital Europe. EIT and its Knowledge and Innovation Thanks to everyone in our community Communities (KICs) into the new for your commitment to this mission. Horizon Europe program. Good gover- nance is a key priority of the European At the start of 2019 we presented our institutions and thus of the EIT. The Strategic Innovation Agenda 2020- EIT requires effective, transparent, 2022 (SIA) officially to then European inclusive and independent governance Commission Vice-President Andrus structures for the KICs and this was Ansip and Member of the European also a key priority for EIT Digital during Parliament Eva Kaili. The SIA forms 2019. the basis for our work in the coming years and for the call for proposals Developing KICs into sustainable orga- for Business Plan 2020. We received nizations is key for the EIT. Although, a record number of proposals, which we have sustainability measures in allowed us to build a strong business place, we observe that additional ac- plan with an increased impact and tions are needed in order to generate sustainability potential, which is nee- adequate financing for our operations ded given the reducing EIT financial while facing decreasing EIT financial support. support. Therefore, the Supervisory Board finance committee has together 4 EIT DIGITAL ANNUAL REPORT 2019 with the management developed additional instruments to implement HIGHLIGHTS 2019 the EIT Digital sustainability strategy. The added instruments are a mix of public private financing combined with PAN-EUROPEAN increased asset and income generation measures. Together with the EIT and ECOSYSTEM the other KICs we have been very active in the discussions that take place in the EIT Digital has grown its ecosystem to 278 partners. More than European Commission, Parliament and 90 new partners joined in 2019, including 82 from industry. Council. Some progress has been made with respect to the regulation, strategic agenda, the budget allocation, and the possibilities for a continued EIT financial ENTREPRENEURIAL