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Prime Minister Balkenende ends Innovation Platform period
22.07.2010 | The IP report has been sent to the Lower House of the Dutch Parliament. The IP chair and Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende concluded the report with the following appeal to the new government: “The Innovation Platform was a unique collaborative body comprising the government, businesses and scientists, which placed the knowledge-based economy permanently on the governmental and social agenda.
The Netherlands: back in the top 5
19.04.2010 | Innovation Platform plan stimulates extra economic growth. The economic power of the Netherlands has significant room for improvement. This was the conclusion of the Innovation Platform’s Competitive Strength study group in the report The Netherlands 2020: Back in the Top 5. The Economic Agenda: Innovative, International and Involving. This is the final report published by the Innovation Platform. read more
FLOW-consortium
DUTCH INDUSTRY AND KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTIONS TAKE LEADING ROLE IN OFFSHORE WIND FARM INNOVATION RWE Offshore Wind, Eneco, TenneT, Ballast Nedam, Van Oord, IHC Merwede, 2-B Energy, XEMC Darwind, ECN and TU Delft are pioneering a large scale innovation programme for the development of wind energy far out at sea. (Far and Large Offshore Wind: FLOW). The plan was presented today to Minister of Economic Affairs Van der Hoeven. read more
Working smarter gives substantial productivity growth
13.07.2009 | Productivity growth at companies that are doing something about ‘Working Smarter’ is 9 percent higher than at companies that are not. That is the finding of research conducted by EIM on behalf of the Innovation Platform amongst 650 SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) with between 5 and 250 employees. The research also revealed that technological and product innovations are more effective if they are combined with ‘Working Smarter’. The productivity growth at these companies is around 12 percent higher than at companies that only pursue technological innovations. read more
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Netherlands 2020
Watch the vision of the Innovation Platform on Netherlands by the year 2020: a modern industrial policy with strong economic sectors.
