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When will the Commission services be notified about changes to regional or national programme criteria or evaluation?
They will be notified if any future changes may impact the assessment and certification of those programmes.
What are the expectations for AI-based systems regarding safety and explainability?
AI-based systems must be reliable, minimise unintentional and unexpected harm, prevent unacceptable harm and safeguard physical and mental integrity of humans;...
What is the objective of the EEN support actions under the EIC Work Programme?
To increase the number of quality proposals and filter out companies not suitable for the EIC by analysing companies’ needs (e.g. partnering, business support)...
What is the objective of the innovation procurement call topic?
To support public and private procurers to better define their innovation and procurement needs, engage with suppliers (notably EIC-funded companies), foster ag...
What are the EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS)?
BAS are tailor-made services provided to EIC researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to accelerate innovations and growth, including coaching, mentoring, expe...
What is the EU Prize for Women Innovators?
A prize that celebrates women entrepreneurs behind game-changing innovations, raising awareness of female innovators and creating role models.
What is the EIC Accelerator Green Deal challenge?
It funds transformative green innovations that contribute to the European Green Deal and the Recovery Plan for Europe, focusing on disruptive and breakthrough i...
What two types of challenges should proposals tackle for the brain sensing and/or stimulation call?
They should address at least one of: (1) a full device with unique features; or (2) new or nascent physical principles or methodologies that could form the basi...
What evaluation criteria are used for the EIC Accelerator applications?
Applications are assessed under Excellence, Impact, and Level of risk/implementation/need for Union support. Subcriteria include breakthrough and market-creatin...
How are short applications evaluated?
Short applications are evaluated by four EIC experts as soon as they are submitted. If at least two evaluators give a GO for all the criteria, the short applica...
What is EIC Transition?
EIC Transition funds activities that mature and validate novel technologies beyond proof of principle, and develop a business case and model to increase market...
Which instruments were not introduced in this EIC work programme and why?
Inducement Prizes, further actions to support procurements of innovation, and the EIC Fellowship scheme were not introduced because further preparatory work is...