UNESCO SCIENCE REPORT
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<strong>UNESCO</strong> <strong>SCIENCE</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong><br />
Table 9.7: (continued)<br />
Commitment Deliverables Examples of implementation/remaining gaps<br />
9 Set out a strategic<br />
agenda for the<br />
European Institute<br />
of Innovation and<br />
Technology (EIT) set<br />
up in 2008<br />
10 Put in place EU-level<br />
inancial instruments<br />
to attract private<br />
inance<br />
11 Ensure cross-border<br />
operation of venture<br />
capital funds<br />
12 Strengthen crossborder<br />
matching of<br />
innovative irms with<br />
investors<br />
13 Review State Aid<br />
Framework for R&D<br />
and innovation<br />
3 n Strategic Innovation Agenda implemented with<br />
a budget of € 2.7 billion within Horizon 2020;<br />
n Existing knowledge and innovation<br />
communities (KICs) in climate, ICT labs and<br />
InnoEnergy to be expanded;<br />
n New KICs launched in innovation for healthy<br />
living and active ageing and in the sustainable<br />
use of raw materials;<br />
n Three other KICs to be launched in 2016<br />
(food4future and added-value manufacturing)<br />
and 2018 (urban mobility);<br />
n Activities of the EIT Foundation expanded<br />
3 n ‘Access to Risk inance’ available under Horizon<br />
2020<br />
3 n The European Venture Capital Regulation<br />
entered into force in July 2013<br />
3 n Expert group delivered recommendations to<br />
the Commission<br />
3 n State Aid Framework for R&D and innovation<br />
reviewed<br />
n 35 master’s degree courses created with the<br />
EIT label;<br />
n More than 1 000 students enrolled in EIT<br />
courses;<br />
n More than 100 start-ups created ;<br />
n More than 400 ideas incubated ;<br />
n 90 new products and services launched<br />
n At least two applications have been presented<br />
to member states<br />
n These recommendations have been taken<br />
into account in the delivery of the inancial<br />
instruments within Horizon 2020<br />
n State Aid Modernisation rules ready for use as<br />
of July 2014<br />
14 Deliver the EU Patent 3 n Unitary patent package agreed upon by 25<br />
member states (excl. Italy, Spain and Croatia);<br />
n Machine translations available since 2013;<br />
n Implementing rules approved by the Select<br />
Committee in December 2014<br />
Remaining gaps:<br />
n 13 member states still to ratify the Unitary<br />
Patent Court agreement for it to enter into<br />
force (six ratiications so far: Austria, Belgium,<br />
Denmark, France, Malta and Sweden<br />
n Implementing rules for the Unitary Patent<br />
Court are being discussed within the<br />
Preparatory Committee, which is due to start<br />
functioning in 2015<br />
15 Screen the regulatory<br />
framework in key areas<br />
16 Accelerate and<br />
modernize standardsetting<br />
3 n Regulatory screening methodology developed<br />
and applied to regulations relating to<br />
eco-innovation and European Innovation<br />
Partnerships<br />
3 n Communication setting out a strategic vision<br />
for European standards adopted in 2011;<br />
n Regulation implemented since 2012<br />
n Methodology applied to water directive and<br />
regulation on raw materials<br />
n 37% faster standardization process<br />
17a<br />
Set aside national<br />
procurement budgets<br />
for innovation<br />
5 n Commitment not taken up by the European<br />
Council<br />
n Some member states have introduced<br />
measures to use public procurement as an<br />
instrument for innovation policy, including<br />
Finland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Denmark<br />
17b<br />
Set up an EU-level<br />
support mechanism<br />
and facilitate joint<br />
procurement<br />
3 n Financial support for transnational cooperation<br />
being provided by the European<br />
Commission;<br />
n Revised Public Procurement directives<br />
facilitating the procurement of innovation<br />
adopted by Parliament and Council in 2014;<br />
n Joint procurement under calls within the<br />
Seventh Framework Programme<br />
Remaining gaps:<br />
n Member states yet to transpose these<br />
directives into national law<br />
n Guidance and awareness raising activities<br />
carried out by the Commission<br />
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