At the MI Gathering in Vancouver Austria and Sweden presented the initiative to organise the first Mission Innovation Multilateral Call for R&D projects in 2019. This call will be hosted by the Joint Programming Platform Smart Energy Systems, that already gathers 30 public funders from 23 European and associated countries (www.eranet-smartenergysystems.eu).

1. 1MI Prep Meeting, February 2019, Santiago de Chile
• Launch a Multilateral Call for collaborative research and innovation projects
• Realise Public-Public-Private Partnership with projects involving industry and research
• Quick Success by leveraging on a proven model and existing platform
• Create Impact by co-creating with potential buyers, enablers and financers
PILOT CALL 2019
Initial partner network to be established before MI#4
Announcement and Kick-Off at MI#4 with matchmaking side event in Vancouver
Beta Version of MI multilateral program (2020-2025) to be presented at MI#5