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block-core block-page-title-block"> <div class="content"> <h1 class="title"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS): Closing the Innovation Divide in Europe</span> </h1> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="main" class="container"> <div class="row row-offcanvas row-offcanvas-left clearfix"> <main class="main-content col" id="content" role="main"> <section class="section"> <a href="#main-content" id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a> <div id="block-eit-bootstrap-sass-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <div class="content"> <article class="node node--type-eit-page node--view-mode-full clearfix"> <header> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h3><span lang="EN-GB">Supporting the innovation communities that need us</span></h3><p><span lang="EN-GB">We launched the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme in 2014 to help countries boost their ability to innovate based on their scores on the </span><a href="https://commission.europa.eu/select-language?destination=/node/2414" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">European Innovation Scoreboard</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">. </span></p><p>EIT RIS activities are tailor-made to meet the diverse innovation needs of eligible countries. We鈥檝e been setting up on-the-ground Hubs in eligible countries and regions scoring in the "moderate" or "emerging" score categories to help spear-head on-the-ground implementation of these activities. EIT RIS Hubs foster closer interactions between local innovation actors and link local innovation ecosystems to the EIT鈥檚 pan-European innovation ecosystem. They also help integrate potential new partners and participants from the local innovation ecosystem in EIT Community activities.</p><p><strong>Get all the latest info about the RIS:</strong></p><p><a class="button" href="https://eit-ris.eu/" target="_blank">Check the EIT RIS website</a></p><h3><span lang="EN-GB">Want to know where to find your closest EIT RIS Hub? </span></h3><p><span lang="EN-GB">Check out our </span><a href="/eit-ecosystem-map" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">interactive map</span></a></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">By the end of 2025, we will have hubs in all EIT RIS-eligible areas. There are two types of hubs: </span></p><ul><li><span lang="EN-GB">EIT RIS Hubs, each run by different Knowledge and Innovation Communities, where they conduct their activities and carry out their mission to boost regional innovation</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB">EIT RIS Community Hubs which will be nodes for all EIT Communities, a one-stop-shop where you will find information on all opportunities and activities we can provide</span></li></ul><p> </p><p><a class="button" href="https://eit.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ris_hubs_minimum_standards_and_guiding_principles_final_agreement.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more about our hubs</a></p><h3><span lang="EN-GB">If you鈥檙e based in an RIS-eligible country, you can benefit from our programme</span></h3><p><span lang="EN-GB">Whoever you are, whether a student, a researcher, an entrepreneur, a representative of an SME, a university, research lab, national/regional government, NGOs, or a city, you鈥檝e come to the right place. The EIT RIS will support your innovation capacity and all of your innovation ambitions. </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Check from the list below to see if your country/region is eligible for the RIS between 2021 and 2024:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span lang="IT"><strong>EU Member States</strong>: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Horizon Europe Associated Countries:</strong> Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, T眉rkiye, Ukraine</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Outermost Regions</strong>: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, R茅union, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain)</span></li></ul><h3><span lang="EN-GB">Check out the EIT Community's RIS activities</span></h3><p><a class="button" href="https://www.climate-kic.org/our-community/our-partners/eit-climate-kic-ris/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">EIT Climate-KIC</span></a><a class="button secondary" href="https://www.eitdigital.eu/venture-program/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">EIT Digital</span></a><a class="button bezel" href="https://www.eitfood.eu/regional-innovation-scheme" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">EIT Food</span></a><a class="button secondary" href="https://eithealth.eu/in-your-region/innostars/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">EIT Health</span></a><a class="button" href="https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/what-we-do/regional-innovation-scheme-ris/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">EIT Manufacturing</span></a><a class="button secondary" href="https://www.eiturbanmobility.eu/ris/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">EIT Urban Mobility</span></a><a class="button" href="https://eitjumpstarter.eu/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">EIT Jumpstarter</span></a></p><h3><span lang="EN-GB">Learn more about what the RIS can do for you with our RIS Activity Reports and Success Stories</span></h3><ul><li><a href="https://eit.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-11/EIT%20RIS%20ACTIVITY%20REPORT_2023.pdf" target="_blank">EIT RIS Activity Report 2023</a></li><li><a href="https://eit.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2023-11/RIS%20REPORT_v31_10.pdf" target="_blank">EIT RIS Activity Report 2022</a></li><li><a href="https://eit.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eit_success_stories_12_01_.pdf" target="_blank">EIT RIS Success Stories 2022</a></li><li><a href="https://eit.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eit_ris_activity_report_2021.pdf" target="_blank">EIT RIS Activity Report 2021</a></li><li><a href="https://eit.europa.eu/sites/default/files/eit_ris_activity_report_-_final.pdf" target="_blank">EIT RIS Activity Report 2019-2020</a></li></ul><h3>Here's how to reach us</h3><ul><li><strong>EIT</strong>: Luke Incorvaja: <a href="mailto:EITRIS@eit.europa.eu">luke.incorvaja[@]eit.europa.eu</a></li><li><strong>EIT Climate-KIC</strong>: Morten Sorensen: <a href="mailto:climaccelerator@climate-kic.org"><u>climaccelerator[@]climate-kic.org</u></a></li><li><strong>EIT Digital</strong>: Tuan Trinh: <a href="mailto:tuan.trinh@eitdigital.eu" target="_blank">tuan.trinh[@]eitdigital.eu</a></li><li><strong>EIT Food</strong>: Milda Krauzlis: <a href="mailto:RIS@eitfood.eu" target="_blank"> milda.krauzlis[@]eitfood.eu</a>; and; Elvira Domingo: <a href="mailto:elvira.domingo@eitfood.eu" target="_blank">elvira.domingo[@]eitfood.eu</a></li><li><strong>EIT Health</strong>: Monika Toth: <a href="mailto:monika.toth@eithealth.eu" target="_blank">monika.toth[@]eithealth.eu</a></li><li><strong>EIT InnoEnergy</strong>: Pior Pawelec: <a href="mailto:piotr.pawelec@innoenergy.com">piotr.pawelec[@]innoenergy.com</a></li><li><strong>EIT Manufacturing</strong>: <span>Veronica Rodriguez</span>: <a href="mailto:veronica.rodriguez@eitmanufacturing.eu" target="_blank"><span>veronica.rodriguez[@]eitmanufacturing.eu</span></a></li><li><strong>EIT RawMaterials</strong>: <span>Tina Zajc Benda: </span><a href="mailto:tina.benda@eitrawmaterials.eu?subject=EIT%20RIS" target="_blank"><u>tina.benda[@]eitrawmaterials.eu</u></a><u>,</u> <span>Kristina Lovrek: </span><a href="mailto:kristina.lovrek@eitrawmaterials.eu"><span>kristina.lovrek[@]eitrawmaterials.eu</span></a></li><li><strong>EIT Urban Mobility</strong>: Bence Huba: <a href="mailto:bence.huba@eiturbanmobility.eu" target="_blank">bence.huba[@]eiturbanmobility.eu</a>, Laszlo Soos: <a href="mailto:soos.laszlo@eiturbanmobility.eu" target="_blank">soos.laszlo[@]eiturbanmobility.eu</a></li><li><span><strong>EIT Culture and Creativity:</strong> Ivana Unkovic | </span><a href="mailto:ivana.unkovic@eit-culture-creativity.eu"><span>ivana.unkovic[@]eit-culture-creativity.eu</span></a></li></ul><h3><span lang="EN-GB">Learn more about the rules 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