Insights

From declared rights to lived rights
Has the EU developed the world’s most advanced rights-based framework for the digital transition? Read the article.

Strong Dutch position in the international 6G value chain, helped by ‘orchestrating innovation’
In the Future Network Services (FNS) 6G programme, businesses, knowledge institutions and government bodies work together to drive innovation. Paul Wijngaard shares how public-private ecosystems contribute to successful and impactful innovation.

Collaborating to accelerate climate-neutral cities

Transitions require more than effective tools and methods
Which approaches help develop effective and responsible policies for complex societal challenges? That was the question the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN) posed to TNO Vector.

Open and European language models: building digital sovereignty in government
Generative AI offers opportunities for the Dutch government, but also calls for greater digital sovereignty. Open-source models and European alternatives are crucial in this regard, although these terms are not always clearly defined.

Steering towards strategic sectors requires building strategic intelligence capability
Insight into analytical frameworks and decision-making criteria for strategic choices across sectors and markets.

Spatial quality and the Netherlands’ earning capacity
The Netherlands and Europe want to strengthen their strategic autonomy. This requires more physical space for energy, food, defence and security.

Patient capital for an impatient transition
The Netherlands needs more patient capital and stronger collaboration between government, investors and entrepreneurs to successfully scale up innovative solutions.

Grid congestion is not a fault in the system. It is the system asking to change
More cables won't solve grid congestion. The real challenge lies in making smart choices about scarcity and the energy system of the future.

Beyond ‘wicked problems’: a new way to understand complex societal challenges
Climate change, the energy transition and polarisation are often described as complex - or even wicked - problems.

Digital sovereignty as key to future earning capacity
Digital sovereignty sometimes sounds like a call to do everything yourself, but during the breakout session at the Vector Symposium it became clear that this misses the point.

Faster innovation adoption as key to improving labour productivity
Labour productivity is one of the key conditions for earning capacity. The Netherlands is lagging behind in both R&D investment and labour productivity growth.