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Large scale research infrastructure in Flanders - Flemish participation in international research infrastructures 2020
The department Economy, Science and Innovation and the Research Foundation Flanders have joined forces to prepare this overview of large-scale and international research infrastructures in which they have invested over the last 10 years. A collection of which we can justifiably be proud of.
Trilateral Strategy for the Chemical Industry - 2nd High Level Event
The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Flemish region, and the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia are forming the heartland of Europe´s chemical sector. Combined, they account for one in every two euros in terms of chemical industry turnover in Europe. The three ministers and the three branch organisations of the chemical industry, VCI, VNCI and Essenscia organise a High-Level Event to present you the state of play of the Trilateral Strategy.
Projects in execution
On this page you'll find the PIP-projects who are already up and running. The project on Hydrographic surveying has started during the previous programme on Innovative Procurement. Soon you'll find new projects framing in the Programma for Innovation Procurement.
The Flemish AI Plan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning have progressed tremendously in recent years. All sectors and parts of society will be affected in the coming years by AI. Flanders has to be ready for this evolution and even has to take a leading role in rolling out AI. For that purpose the Flemish Government launched the Flemish AI plan in 2019. It is good for an annual investment of 32 million euros focusses on strategic research, implementation activities, ethical issues and education and…
FRIS - Flanders Research Information Space
Research data from the Flemish universities, university colleges and numerous research centersMore than 42,000 research projects. 85,000 researchers. 458,000 scientific publications. Meet Flanders Research Information Space (FRIS). A wealth of research data and results, waiting to be used. By you.FRIS aggregates all the (partially) publicly funded research in Flanders.With FRIS you can quickly and easily look up further information on researchers, their projects and publications, allowing you…
STI system in Flanders
While certain policy domains remain exclusively federal, other domains have largely bene transferred to either the Communities or the Regions. The latter is the case for the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) domain: in terms of legislation and budget, scientific research is mainly a community competence, whereas innovation is almost completely a regional competence.Chapter 1: Science, Technology and Innovation system in Flanders
Competencies in the field of science, research and…
Competencies in the field of science, research and…
Funding of R&D
As an additional objective, they decided that one-third of R&D expenditure should be publicly funded, with the other two-thirds coming from the business community. This target was one of the headlines of the Lisbon Strategy from 2000. Flanders translated this objective within the Flemish context through the so-called Innovation Pact. This pact was signed in March 2003, and it contains a formal engagement by all the actors involved in the Flemish research and innovation landscape to jointly…
Human Resources in science and technology
HRST statistics always focus on two main aspects. Firstly, the stock of HRST that focuses on the characteristics of the current labour force involved in science and technology. Secondly, the flows showing the job-to-job mobility and the inflow from education to the science and technology labour force. In this case, particular attention is paid to scientists and engineers, who are often the innovators at the centre of technology-led development. Chapter 3: Human Resources in science and…
Innovation efforts by enterprises in Flanders (CIS results)
Chapter 4: Innovation efforts by enterprises in Flanders (CIS results)
CIS: global results
Process and product innovation
Organizational and marketing innovation
CIS: global results
Process and product innovation
Organizational and marketing innovation
STI productivity or STI output?
Chapter 5 STI productivity or STI output?
Introduction
Scientific publications
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Co-publications
Social sciences & humanities
Patents
Introduction
Scientific publications
Citations
Co-publications
Social sciences & humanities
Patents
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B- 1030 Brussels
BELGIUMYou can reach by phone +32 (0)2-553 59 80 from monday to friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
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Our EWI Department
The ideal mix between economy, science and innovation to bring Flanders to the top of European regions: that’s what we're looking for. In the first place, the Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) seeks to achieve this through the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of policy. The established policy is carried out by
the agencies, while the advisory councils provide competent advice.
MissionThe Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI Department) prepares, monitors…
the agencies, while the advisory councils provide competent advice.
MissionThe Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI Department) prepares, monitors…
Policy area: Science, Economy and Innovation
Under the name of Better Administrative Policy, the Flemish public administration was subjected to root-and-branch reform in 2006 by the following principles:
designed to make the public administration more efficient;
tasks are now organised on the basis of 12 policy areas;
each policy area is composed of a department and a number of autonomous agencies;
the role of the departments is to prepare, monitor and evaluate public policy in the policy field of the department;
the agencies…
designed to make the public administration more efficient;
tasks are now organised on the basis of 12 policy areas;
each policy area is composed of a department and a number of autonomous agencies;
the role of the departments is to prepare, monitor and evaluate public policy in the policy field of the department;
the agencies…
Flanders and the Flemish government
Flanders, as being an autonomous region in Belgium, has its own Flemish Parliament, Government of Flanders and Flemish administration. The Flemish Parliament consists of all the Council members directly elected in the Flemish Region. In total, there are 124 members. Ten of them have seats in the Senate: they are the "community senators". The Flemish Parliament votes on decrees: these are the laws of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region. The Government of Flanders exercises the…
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Explore Flanders Blue Research and Innovation system
A new publication 'Gearing up our blue knowledge - Tackling ocean challenges in the UN Decade of Ocean Science' invites you to explore the Flanders Blue Research and Innovation system.