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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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Now open: NWO’s Perspectief programme for the development and optimisation of Digital and Information Technologies
Starting today, researchers, businesses and community organisations can submit proposals as a consortium for the annual Perspectief programme.
For each Perspectief project accepted, NWO will contribute 2 to 5 millio...
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Council of Ministers approves measures in 3% R&D action plan
The Dutch government has released a nine-point action plan to raise R&D investments from the current level of 2.2% to 3% by 2030. The plan seeks to reinvigorate innovation and maintain the Netherlands’ status as an EU ...
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These are the 7 projects selected in the Digital Product Passports call
Taskforce for Applied Research SIA and Topsector ICT have awarded funding to seven projects focusing on Digital Product Passports (DPPs).
The research proposals will receive 2.7 million euros of funding in total....
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These are the key takeaways from Topsector ICT’s 2024 Annual Review
The Netherlands aims to remain a leader in the European digitalisation landscape. What steps did Topsector ICT and its coalition partners take in 2024 to deliver on that ambition? And what are the highs and lows of the dig...
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European digital leaders meet at D9+ Summit in Amsterdam
On Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 March, Amsterdam will be the focal point of digital Europe as it hosts the D9+ Summit for EU ministers for digital economy and technology.
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