Four major social issues
Mission-driven Innovation Policy
In 2018, Minister Wiebes and State Secretary Keijzer (both of Economic Affairs and Climate) coined the term "mission-driven innovation policy. A new strategy to accelerate major transitions. In a parliamentary letter, they stated that Dutch innovation policy should focus on four major societal themes:
- Energy transition
- Agriculture, water and food
- Health and care
- Safety
An explanation of the innovation policy followed in 2019 and stated that for each theme, a large number of parties must start working together. This is because the social challenges we face today are so large and complex: disciplinary cooperation and/or technological innovation alone will not get us there...