Nationaal Agentschap Baanbrekende Innovatie, in EU of niet? - Bert Hubert's writings
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- The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs proposed a National Agency for Disruptive Innovation (NADI), now called National Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (NABI), inspired by Germany's SPRIN-D and US ARPA.
- Traditional innovation funding is unsuitable for disruptive innovation; a new agency with autonomy, a long-term budget, and strong program managers is needed.
- The author questions whether this should be done at EU level, but argues that EU programs like Horizon Europe are too bureaucratic and inflexible for disruptive innovation.
- Germany's national agency SPRIN-D demonstrates that national agencies can work and collaborate internationally, even supporting Dutch initiatives.
- The author recommends starting nationally in the Netherlands with a mandate for international collaboration, and only later considering EU integration after the agency is established and resilient.
- The key is to avoid 'business as usual' bureaucracy; a national agency can be more agile than EU frameworks.