New EIT Water Launched
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has selected the consortium that will lead the new Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), EIT Water, which is dedicated to addressing critical challenges across the water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems.
EIT Water is the EIT’s tenth KIC. Adopting an integrated approach across freshwater, marine, and maritime environments, it will support entrepreneurial education and skills development, innovation projects, and business creation. The winning team, Allwaters, comprises 50 partners from 24 countries. These include leading industry partners, universities, research organisations, ports, non-governmental organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises.