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The creation of highly competent human capital through interdisciplinary demand driven basic

research, aimed at ICT and broad band services in collaboration with companies and government

The mission of IBBT

IDI index ranking

IDI index ranking

Source: European Commission’s 13th Progress Report on the Single Telecoms Market (March 2008)

Broadband in Europe

6

0

10

20

30

40

50

AT BE BG CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IR IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT RO SL ES SE UK SK

Mobiele breedbandgebruikers per 100 inwoners

2007

Broadband in Europe

Where are we going?

Where are we going?

UNITED STATES #1

2008 POPULATION: 305 million

HOME OF: Silicon Valley

2009 GOAL: Establish a stewardshipmechanism for the national innovation agenda

SINGAPORE #5

2008 POPULATION: 4.8 million

HOME OF: Biopolis, a biomedical research center, and Fusionopolis,a center for Digital media

2010 GOAL: Increase R&D spending on life sciences, clean technology, and digital media to 3% of GDP

FINLAND #2

2008 POPULATION: 5.3 million

HOME OF: Sitra, Tekes, and other governmental innovation agencies

2009 GOAL: Launch Aalto University, also known as Innovation University

CHINA #17

2008 POPULATION: 1.3 billion

HOME OF: Microsoft’s Beijing research center and 50 car companies

2011 GOAL: Build an innovativecountry on a rich talent base todrive economic and social development

Research and Innovation

The last five years

The last five years

Publications

0

152

304

456

608

760

2007

2008

Ongoing projects

0

22,5

45,0

67,5

90,0

2005

2006

2007

2008

Total IBBT projects( IBBT + companies)

15,00

23,75

32,50

41,25

50,00

2005

20

0620

0720

08

Number of partner Organisations

0

100

200

300

400

2005

2006

2007

2008

Innovation through Multidisciplinary research

FutureNetworks

FutureMedia

Secure distributed

systems

Health decision support

Innovation through Multidisciplinary research

User Market and Policy Research

Future Networks

Future Media

Future Media

Secure distributed systems

Health-care decision support

User Market and Policy Research

Living Labs

Living Labs

Business

The IBBT instruments

PEOPLE KNOWLEDGE

BUSINESS

The IBBT instruments

iPR

iCUBES

iBOOT

iVENTURE

iCUBATIONiSTEP

Future

Future

web 2.0 dynamics

Art & D

Art & D

Inspiration

Inspiration

Center for New Media

‘Innovation policy has to be simpler, more flexible and adaptable, in

line with rapidly evolving markets. Different policy tools have to be used

alongside project funding, such as prizes and public procurement of innovation’