Why a Knowledge and Innovation Agenda for Key Enabling Technologies?
Key enabling technologies change the way we will live, learn, innovate, work and manufacture in the future. They offer solutions to the social challenges we face and simultaneously make a major contribution to our economy, increase competition and strengthen the labour market.
What does KIA ST do
In the KIA ST (Knowledge and Innovation Agenda Key Enabling Technologies) we connect knowledge institutions, businesses and authorities, as an engine for the development of key enabling technologies for all top sectors. We provide direction for national and international collaborations, build our innovative ecosystem, strengthen networks and co-initiate new platforms. Our shared commitment makes us an important partner in public policy.
KIA ST approach
The key enabling technologies formulated in the KIA ST 2020-2023 have a broad area of application and major influence on innovations in different sectors. Due to globalisation, innovation processes are moving faster than ever, and responding to this requires a great deal of knowledge and an ability to act. Our approach comprises:
The Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (KIA) Key Enabling Technologies 2024-2027 is online
Government wants more guidance on key enabling technology development. This has led to an update of the KIA Key Enabling Technologies for the period 2024-2027.
What are key enabling technologies?
Key enabling technologies (or KETs) are technologies in which the Netherlands excels scientifically and for which scientific and economic growth is expected in the coming years.
What is a Knowledge and Innovation Agenda?
The Mission-Driven Top Sectors and Innovation Policy comprises 25 missions distributed across 4 societal themes. Since 2019, the top sectors have been cooperating on Knowledge and Innovation Agendas for every social theme and for key enabling technologies and social earning potential as underlying themes.
Programmes
Due to globalisation, innovation processes are moving faster than ever, and responding to this requires a great deal of knowledge and capacity to act. The key enabling technologies in our Knowledge and Innovation Agenda are broadly applicable and always in development. With our current programmes, we respond to their progress.