Brainport 2020 - Top Economy, Smart Society is a vision and a strategy along with a tangible implementation programme that can help to make the Dutch economy one of the world’s top 5 economies. The strength of the region lies in High Tech Systems & Materials, Food, Automotive, Lifetec and Design.
Brainport 2020
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Organisation
The programme is discussed, agreed, implemented and monitored in the network organisation of Brainport 2020.
Europe 2020 connection
Brainport 2020 fits seamlessly in the European vision Europe 2020 and plays a key role in making the Netherlands an internationally competitive knowledge economy that develops products and services which improve the quality of life.
Economically the Netherlands owes a lot to Southeast Netherlands. That has been amply proved Joop Sistermans, Brainport 2020 delegate executive
EU Taskforce
The EU Taskforce consults two to four times a year. The aim of the taskforce is to properly collate the joint activities of the Triple Helixes in Southeast Netherlands with Brussels in order to further delineate the EU route.
Ambition and aim
The ambition of Brainport 2020: to be among the top 3 of Europe and gain a top 10 spot in the world. In terms of the gross national product per capita of regions with a comparable technology and business profile.
Strategy
The aim and ambition of Brainport 2020 is to be among the top 3 economies of Europe and the top 10 in the world. How are we going to do that? By strengthening and connecting the existing top clusters, and cooperating with all the regional networks, we can continue to play at the top. This is only possible by having a good base and developing new clusters, like smart mobility, energy and care.
Knowledge is the key
With Airport and Seaport, Brainport is one of the three cornerstones of the Dutch economy. Brainport is the axis of a network that spreads across Southeast Netherlands and beyond national borders. Open innovation and international cooperation are a matter of course. The cooperation between industry, knowledge & education and government is an internationally acknowledged tradition.
Why Brainport 2020?
The world is changing fast. We are faced by a scarcity of natural resources, ageing, climate change and rising demand for food and energy. Competition is growing internationally, for instance due to growth in Asia. How can Southeast Netherlands play a leading role in the Dutch economy?
Brainport 2020 anticipates the further growth of the top sectors in which Southeast Netherlands excels Jos Schneiders, chairman of the Limburg Economic Development Foundation
