The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is on a firm footing and in good shape to take on an enhanced role in Framework Programme 9, according to Martin Kern, interim director.
Kern has staked out an opening position giving EIT a wider mandate in the 2021-2027 EU budget, in a proposal sent to the European Commission, its majority funder. “We have proposed new themes on migration, water, security and culture. It’s a starting point for discussion,” Kern told Science|Business. “We think we have a strong case.”
Image: Martin Kern, EIT interim director. Photo: EIT
