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For more information please consult any of the following websites:

NOI website
With the Nederland Ondernemend Innovatieland (NOI) programme, the government wishes to achieve optimal use of knowledge in innovation. The project is based on a long-term strategy, and aims to develop innovation programmes for social issues in association with several involved Ministries.

TNO
An independent knowledge organisation that forms a link in the knowledge chain between science on the one hand, and companies and other organisations on the other.

AgentschapNL
Concerning matters of sustainability, innovation, international entrepreneurship and cooperation, AgentschapNL is the information centre for companies, knowledge organisations and governmental authorities. You can rely on us for information and advice, but also for financing, networking and implementing legislation. Regardless of whether you are a company, (knowledge) institute or government body.

NWO
The NWO (Netherlands Institute for Scientific Research) finances thousands of top-researchers in universities and institutes, and provides guidance for Dutch science by means of subsidies and research programmes.

VSNU
The VSNU, the Dutch Association of Universities, is comprised of the fourteen Universities in the Netherlands. The VSNU aims to promote the interests of its members in government, politics and social organisations. Moreover, the VSNU is an employer’s association that consults the government and employee’s organisations on employment conditions within the university sector (which comprises approximately 52,000 employees). Finally, the VSNU develops service-related activities for its members.

KNAW
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) aims to promote the practice of science in the Netherlands. The KNAW advances the quality and interests of science and devotes itself to science making the best possible contribution to the cultural, social and economic development of society.

AWT
The AWT (Advisory Council for Science and Technology Policy) advises the government and parliament on knowledge and innovation policy.

Innovation programmes
The Netherlands has the ambition to develop into a knowledge-based economy. That is why the government invests in the innovation of economic sectors in which the Netherlands has a high potential of international excellence. To that end, the government invites companies and knowledge institutions to develop innovation programmes that will lead to top performance. Entrepreneurs and knowledge institutions who wish to join forces in creating innovation can use the facilities offered by the government.

Pieken in de Delta
Pieken in de Delta stimulates economic development in six regions within the Netherlands.

Societal Innovation Agendas
The government wants to use innovation to address and solve social issues. With the Societal Innovation Agendas the knife cuts both ways. Innovation contributes towards solving social issues and reinforces the country’s economic competitive position.

Innovation Platform
The mission of the Innovation Platform is to advance the innovative capacity of the Netherlands in such a way as to position it as the leader of the international knowledge-based economy. This implies that the Netherlands needs to become a nation in which there is ample room for excellence, ambition and entrepreneurship to be demonstrated by both people and organisations.

The Innovation Platform aims to establish a competitive edge by means of extending strong positions that enable global excellence. The key area approach demonstrates that it pays to stimulate the economically strong positions in our country and challenge them to become even more forceful. This requires room for companies to operate and a higher level of knowledge utilisation. Improvement, modernisation and innovation thrive in an environment that provides room for excellence, creativity and risks. Our aim is to deal with obstacles, whatever their nature. A solid foundation is the fuel on which the Dutch innovation engine runs, and the building blocks of that foundation are focus, initiative, action and decisiveness.

Stichting Innovatie Alliantie (SIA)
The SIA (Innovation Alliance Foundation) aims to promote knowledge circulation, in particular between academies, SMEs and public institutions. Its objective is to increase the innovative capacity of the SME and public sector. One of the means by which to achieve this is the RAAK subsidy scheme.

Entrepreneurs from the SME sector often have ideas for new products or applications. Professionals from the public sector search for solutions for hindrances they encounter in their daily activities. They themselves do not always have the knowledge or time to find solutions. Cooperation with colleges and universities provides access to relevant knowledge and potential partners. They in turn acquire more insight into developments taking place in the business community and the public sector. RAAK projects provide concrete arrangements for all these issues. SIA was established by MKB-Nederland, VNO-NCW, HBO-raad, TNO, Novay and Syntens.