Key Performance Indicator 7

KPI 7

The number of initiated or ongoing research and innovation initiatives within the scope of the blue economy, project-related scientific collaborations with actors from the Flemish research and innovation system*, and collaborations within the scope of European or international projects and calls for projects (with foreign partners) in which VLIZ actively participates is 40 a year.

*This includes the strategic research centres IMEC, VIB, VITO (incl. VLAKWA), Flanders' Make, the Flemish universities and knowledge institutions, the relevant spearhead clusters (in particular Blue Cluster) as well as institutions such as ILVO, Flanders Hydraulics, the Flanders Heritage Agency and INBO.

 

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Initiated or ongoing research and innovation initiatives

A Flemish/Belgian scientific partner was involved in 79 of these 144 initiatives, while Flemish/Belgian companies and Flemish/Belgian administrations were involved in 36 and 23 of these initiatives respectively. 55 out of 144 initiatives were deemed relevant to the blue economy.

113 in 2022

KPI 7 2023