Point of view
Entrepreneurship: the road to innovation
by José Manuel Leceta, EIT Director
Europe is facing an aging problem, not only of its population but also of its innovative business firms. To put this into the right perspective, one has to stress that the economic history of Europe is full of entrepreneurs who gave birth to the large corporations we all know today.
About EIT
The EIT is a body of the European Union. Our mission is to increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the EU. We facilitate transitions: from idea to product, from lab to market, from student to entrepreneur.
To do so, we integrate higher education, research and business in areas of high societal need through our Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), focused on the following topics: climate change mitigation (Climate-KIC), information and communication technologies (EIT ICT Labs) and sustainable energy (KIC InnoEnergy).
EIT headquarters are based in Budapest, Hungary. Knowledge and Innovation Communities gather hundreds of partners in 17 co-location centres across Europe. 
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EIT Governance
The Governing Board is the EIT's principal governing body entrusted with the role of strategic leadership and the overall direction of the operational activities implemented by the EIT Offices in Budapest. The Governing Board brings together 22 members balancing prominent expertise from the higher education, research, business and innovation fields. Alexander von Gabain is the current chairman of the EIT Governing Board.
EIT Strategic Innovation Agenda
This is the Commission's proposed framework strategy for the EIT during the 2014-2020 period.
The aim is to significantly enhance the EIT's impact across Europe and for the EIT to create the entrepreneurs of tomorrow and ensure that the European 'knowledge triangle' is a match for the world's best.
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