As part of the EU project TraCS3 this report is ther product of an analysis of the innovation capacity of the universitry of applied sciences Hanzehogeschool and its effects on sme's in the region Groningen

Lessons learned on the progress towards 4th generation district heating (4DHC) are presented from 6 pilot implementation projects in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands (HeatNet project). The pilots have implemented the infrastructure for district heating from various (waste) heat and …

presentation on the WIREX annual congres of the EU Week of innovative Regions in which we discussed the pilots in the Northern Netherlands

Across European cities local entrepreneurs are joining forces in new ways, forming collectives to stimulate business growth and innovation and to create a more attractive business environment. The value of such collectives is increasingly recognized by local governments and policy measures to stimulate …

This paper focuses on the specifics of the relationships between social entrepreneurs and local civil servants and politicians in The Netherlands. Policy frameworks for social enterprises (SE) are relatively underdeveloped here, as the central government took little initiative in policy development, …

This publication follows and analysis the proces in the region Westerkwartier in the Netherlands in their effort to built a whole new regionale food chain. In this report there is a remarkeble role for the knowledge instutions on vocational and applied level.

In samenspraak met de gemeenten Westerkwartier, het VNG en het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken is een onderzoeksvoorstel als bidbook uitgewerkt. Met ons programma willen we op een gestructureerde manier de transitie naar stadium 3 en 4 mogelijk maken, zodat we een verandering op gang brengen in de …

Deze publicatie doet verslag van het proces om te komen tot een regionale voedselketen in de regio Westerkwartier gelegen in het stedelijk veld Groningen. Deze regio heeft op dit moment een gerichtheid op de melkproductie voor de globale markt en vrijwel geen oriëntatie op de eigen omgeving zoals de …