The European Innovation Partnership on Water - EIP Water in short - aims to boost opportunities for innovation in the water sector. It facilitates the development of innovative solutions and approaches that contribute to economic growth, solve societal challenges, create jobs and enhance Europe’s competitiveness. The EIP Water has launched the beta version of its Marketplace as an online collaboration platform for water innovation on 26 August 2013 and presented it at the World Water Week 2013. Check it out, register, and send us your feedback!

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European Innovation
Partnership on Water
www.eip-water.eu
Boosting opportunities
Innovating water
World Water Week 2013
EUWI Multi-Stakeholder Forum
4 September 2013
Robert Schröder
DG Environment

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EIP Water - Objectives
• Facilitate, support and speed up development and
application/deployment of innovative solutions to water
challenges
• Create market opportunities for innovations
• International perspective

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EIP Water - Added Value
Research Export
Technology
development
Market
application
JPI Water
MS
…
ETPs
MS
...
Climate KIC
EcoAP
MS
BOTTLENECKS & INNOVATION BARRIERS
EIP Water
Problem-oriented and demand-driven innovation

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Strategic Implementation Plan - Priorities

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EIP Water activities
• Task Force – work on barriers and policy
recommendations
• Action Groups
• Voluntary cooperations, not EU funded activities
• Water energy nexus relates Action Groups:
• Renewable energy desalination
• W4EF – Water footprint of energy production
• Anaerobic membrane bioreactor for recovery of energy and resources
• EIP Water tools

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• Matchmaking between demand & supply of water innovation
• Single Point of Access for information on water innovation in
Europe & Worldwide
• News & Events
• Special articles & library of relevant info sources
• Aggregated information from news streams
• Meeting Point for the Community on water innovation
(Europe / Worldwide) for communication & collaboration
www.eip-water.eu

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• Support the daily work as well as visibility of results of the
EIP Water working groups as the EIP Water Action Groups.
• Knowledge Portal: comprehensive information about the
EIP on Water and water innovation
• EIP Water News Aggregator: news stream filtered along
respective needs for information.
• Search and Matchmaking: on people, organisations,
products & services.
www.eip-water.eu

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BETA system online – register now!
• Visit the EIP Water Online Market Place and explore the information on
water innovation in Europe & Worldwide!
• Register today and benefit from the features of the Marke Place: establish
your water innovation network, promote your services & products, find new
partners, …
• Support and influence the future development & optimisation of the system
by sending your feedback on the BETA Market Place!
www.eip-water.eu

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BETA system online – register now!
Visit us in the exhibition area: B03:065 (EUWI / EIP Water) Continuous live
demos of the Online Market Place
www.eip-water.eu

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EIP Water - Next steps
• Online Market Place beta-phase until Nov '13
• 1st Annual EIP Water conference 21 Nov '13
• Second call Expressions of Commitment for
Action Groups Nov. 13

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Thank you for your attention
Questions?
Information on the Strategic Implementation Plan SIP, priorities, initial actions, action
groups, call for expression of commitment, activities and tools are available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/innovationpartnership/index_en.htm