The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body in EIT ICT Labs, deciding on the strategic issues and approving the Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA). At the General Assembly the Core Partners elect Executive Steering Board members.

The ESB is formed by two representatives per Node, one from an industry Core Partner and one from an academia/institute Core Partner. It is elected by the General Assembly and appoints its chairman, the CEO and other main officers of the KIC. The ESB provides guidance to the CEO in strategic tasks, decides on specific EIT-funded activities, evaluates and validates the progress of these activities, approves co-funding eligibility, and makes recommendations on the admission and exit of partners.

The Chairman is responsible for the strategic external positioning of EIT ICT Labs and for securing long-term increases in private funding.

The CEO is leading the EIT ICT Labs daily operations and ensuring achievement of the goals according to the business plan. The CEO is appointed by and works under the supervision of the Executive Steering Board, ESB.

The CSO liaises with the Directors of Education, Research and Business and prepares the Strategic Innovation Agenda and annual Work Plan. He also liaises with EU and national level programmes and initiatives, establishes and maintains links with key international (outside EU) activities and programmes, and coordinates them with the KIC activities.

The Education, Research and Business Directors, more commonly referred to as the ERB Directors, are responsible for developing and managing joint actions in their respective domains.