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Action plan aims to boost Dutch innovation climate
When it comes to making targeted investments in technology, the Netherlands is falling behind its peers.
Lacklustre innovation leads to dependencies, means business misses out on opportunities, threatens economic se...
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Sign up to one of these six key international trade missions and events in the second half of 2025
In the second half of 2025, Topsector ICT and other key stakeholders will be co-organising various international trade missions and events that align with the National Technology Strategy (NTS). The following events are no...
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NWO-KIC call ‘Demand-driven Research by Consortia – XL’ opens
One of NWO’s larger funding instruments in the Knowledge and Innovation Covenant (KIC) – ‘Demand-driven Research by Consortia – XL’ – opened just before the start of summer.
Applicants may request a minimum of 1.4 m...
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Dutch Ministry of Defence invests in LiveDrop to improve security of offline data transfers
The Dutch Ministry of Defence is investing heavily in LiveDrop, a tech pioneer in secure data exchange. The Eindhoven-based start-up specialises in solutions for quick and secure offline data transfers.
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Action Agendas: How do we ensure that national policy also lands regionally?
Under the direction of Topsector ICT, the Cybersecurity Technologies Action Agenda is being further developed, in close cooperation with parties in the field, including Regional Development Agencies.
Guido Leestema...
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4 million euro call for SME public-private partnership
Topsector ICT is announcing a call for public-private partnerships for SMEs, focusing on digitalisation.
A total of 4 million euros in funding is available for research organisations and businesses to conduct innov...
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