http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/ Latest press releases of the Innovationplatform. Siteseeing Internet Services (SIS) RSS module, WebHare Application Portal v2.37.00 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/the_end_of_Innovation_Platform.doc/ 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. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/Netherlands%202020.doc/ 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. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/Engels%20persbericht%201.DOC/ Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will be visiting Singapore and Japan from 22 to 27 October. Minister of Economic Affairs Maria Van der Hoeven, Minister of Education, Culture and Science Ronald Plasterk and members of the Innovation Platform will be accompanying him. The main aim of the trip is to discover joint opportunities for sustainable economic recovery. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:04:45 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/2009-persbericht-flow-en.doc/ 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. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/working-smarter.doc/ 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. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/pilot-with-top-talent-from-china.doc/ The Netherlands needs more top (scientific) talent, from within the Netherlands but also from outside our borders. China is a particular growth market for young researchers. That is why the Innovation Platform is keen to start a four year pilot with China in the near future aimed at recruiting top scientific talent and strengthening the collaboration on research. This ‘China pilot’ has been developed under the leadership of Innovation Platform member Robbert Dijkgraaf. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/investing-with-an-even-greater-focus.doc/ Press release response to recession package Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/kia-pressrelease.doc/ ‘The Netherlands can still be the country of talents in 2016, a real knowledge country, but in that case we will have to speed up’. This is the conclusion of Robbert Dijkgraaf during the presentation of the annually recurring evaluation of the Knowledge Investment Agenda (KIA), a long-term plan for the Dutch knowledge economy. The Knowledge Investment Agenda has been scrutinized for the second time by Alexander Rinnooy Kan on behalf of the Innovation Platform, together with Dijkgraaf, Gerard Kleisterlee, Kees Tetteroo and the 26 organizations which are signatories of the KIA, the so-called KIA coalition. According to Dijkgraaf: “Our country does not fall in the leading group in Europe or in the world. We still score above the European average, but we are followers and not leaders. Competitors such as the US, Germany, Finland, Sweden and Canada are currently investing significantly more in education, research, innovation and enterprise during this period of crisis. Alexander Rinnooy Kan states: ‘It is precisely at times of crisis that we have to make big investments in knowledge and innovation in order to bring the economy back on track. We have to urgently speed up. If we are able to do this, we may be able to reach the European top again by 2016.’ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/change-agenda-dutch-economy.doc/ The Dutch Innovation Platform has brought together a large group of prominent players for the change agenda for the Dutch economy. The group consists of leading men and women in executive positions in the business world. These top players and the members of the Innovation Platform will take the lead in respect of 10 actions from the The Netherlands, connecting global ambitions change agenda. Prime Minister Balkenende, chairman of the Innovation Platform, has officially launched the change agenda and presented these players. It is essential to strengthen the competitive strength of the Dutch economy. As it stands, productivity growth in the Netherlands lags behind the competition, and Dutch businesses are less profitable in comparison with their foreign counterparts. To improve the entrepreneurial climate and the conditions for establishing a business, various actions will soon be taken. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/connecting-global-ambitions.doc/ Prime Minister Balkenende officially launches change agenda for Dutch economy. The Dutch Innovation Platform has brought together a large group of prominent players for the change agenda for the Dutch economy. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/paint-the-world-orange-kicked-off.doc/ Press release - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Innovation Platform Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/portal-to-europe.doc/ The Innovation Platform wants to position the Netherlands more actively as a ‘Portal to Europe’. A number of members of the IP, including Wiebe Draijer and Bas Verhart, will take this discussion to political and business leaders. Portal to Europe goes much further than the traditional focus on logistics and goods, taking advantage of initiatives to draw activities and services with a higher added value. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.innovatieplatform.nl/en/press/pressrelease-ip-icebreaker-for-tulip-islands.doc/ An action plan to develop a ‘bouquet of tulips’ along the coast was presented today to the Dutch Prime Minister, Jan-Peter Balkenende and his State-Secretary for Transport, Public Works and Water Management, Tineke Huizenga, at the Innovation Platform Coastal Conference. One of the tulip projects selected is a multifunctional energy island in the North Sea. “Yes, it is possible. It is technically feasible and can be financed. We should opt for high-quality innovative multifunctional islands by which the Netherlands can enhance its international reputation,” said the chairman for the day, Hans de Boer, who is also a member of the Innovation Platform. The development and construction of the projects must be speeded up. An additional proposal was made to allow the Innovation Platform to be the trailblazer up to 1 January 2009. Some 80 major players from the water, managerial, scientific and financial sector met today at the Innovation Platform’s Coastal Conference at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen, near The Hague, the Netherlands.