European Business and Innovation Centre Network
Acronym: EBN
General Information
Identification Code: 056070639177-60
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Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 8/10/2020
Last Update: 6/10/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1
Mission & Interests
Goals: EBN (European Business and Innovation Centre Network) is the non-profit that facilitates this pan-European, global community of people using innovative business as a driver for regional (economic, sustainable, and social) development. EBN grants and manages the EU|BIC certification, and many other innovation solutions for excellent business support actors like the EU|BICs.
There are now more than 110 Certified EU|BICs and over 30 Associate members shaping our global community.
The first EU|BICs were born back in the 1980s with the support of the European Commission & private industry actors with the aim of stimulating the creation and growth of new enterprises by providing technical support to innovative startups, spin-offs, SMEs & entrepreneurs. EBN itself was created by the early EU|BICs in 1984, co-financed by the EC as a community-based membership network connecting innovation
actors.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Communication
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- European neighbourhood policy
- International co-operation and development
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Public health
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- national
- sub-national
- global
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Horizon Europe
Digital Europe Programme
European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH)
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Interregional Innovation Investement (I3)(EISMEA)
Research and Innovation agenda
Next Generation EU
European Green Deal
SME and Industrial Strategy
EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI)
Communication Activities: Participation in various ongoing EC-funded projects under Horizon Europe, H2020, Erasmus+ and EaSI
Dissemination among members of multiple calls for public consultations
Promotion of and support in building Digital Innovation Hubs and EDIH
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Commission Expert Group on Interregional Innovation Investments#E03767#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3767 #MEMBER #C#Academia/Research#Other#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Green new deal,Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment,Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development,Social economy,SME
Head Office
Address: Av. de Tervuren 168
Post Code: 1150
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Av. de Tervuren 168
Post Code: 1150
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 7
Members F T E: 6.25
Info Members: On average 6 full-time project managers working on EC-funded project implementation
On average 0.25 FTE providing advocacy support and public relations activities on EC policy, projects and funding
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: See website http://www.ebn.eu/members
See Annex I 'List of EU|BIC Members' in the 2020 EU|BIC Impact Study - https://ebn.eu/images/news/2020/EBN%202020%20Impact%20and%20Activity%20Study%20-digital.pdf