4. Objective:
unity in variety
Sectoral interaction:
Education
Government
Business
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5. Current trends and developments
In education and specifically higher education
In government
In business
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6. Current trends and developments
In education and specifically higher education
1. Internationalization-globalization
2. Debate on binary educational system in HE
3. Large scale of HE institutions versus flexibility and ability to act
4. Revaluation of knowledge aspect (balance between knowledge and competencies)
5. Replacement issue (aging of teachers, lack of young teachers)
6. Open Source - knowledge circulation and sharing – knowledge alliances
7. Dutch consensus model versus desire for differentiation
8. Excellence
9. Social responsibility of HE institutions (LifeLongLearning and Acknowledgement of
Prior Learning)
10. R&D: research and innovation
11. The chain of education issue (deficiencies and school drop outs)
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7. Current trends and developments
In government
1. Lack of management and vision (gap between politics and civilians)
2. Radicalization of political forces (PVV party)
3. Increase of budget deficit due to support of financial sector
4. Innovation Platform (cooperation of the Ministries of Economic Affairs,
Education and knowledge organizations in alliance with individual experts from
education and business)
5. Increase of pension age
6. Ambition: Dutch education in world top 5 (Hamer motion)
7. Cuts on education budgets (20-25%)
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8. Current trends and developments
In business
1. Financial and economic crisis
2. Ongoing globalization
3. Increase of global competition (rise of Rapidly Developing Economies, BRIC
countries, Asian Tigers and Eastern Europe)
4. Shift in world power
5. Shortage of HBO-level entrepreneurs
6. Lack of linkage between SME-SMI and HE, especially concerning R&D
7. Internationalization of SME-SMI’s
8. Increase of energy demand versus environmental issues and sustainability
9. Replacement issue: aging workforce and shortage of young employees
10. Too many unnecessary rules and regulations
11. Increase of selfemployed companies and effects of the economic crisis
12. Lack of creative and innovative power (as a result of insufficient technological
expertise).
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9. Global Competitiveness Index 2009-2010
Country/Economy
Rankings - Rank Score (133 countries)
1. Switzerland 5.60
2. United States …………..5.59
3. Singapore 5.55
4. Sweden 5.51
5. Denmark 5.46
6. Finland 5.43
7. Germany 5.37
8. Japan 5.37
9. Canada 5.33
10. Netherlands 5.32 (8 in 2008-09)
133 Burundi………………… 2.58
http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr09/
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10. Global Competitiveness Index 2009-2010
Country/Economy
General indicators
Global Competitiveness Index……….10
Public institutions………………...……11
Private institutions……………..………8
Innovation………………………………13 (availability of scientists and engineers 22)
http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr09/
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11. Global Competitiveness Index 2009-2010
Country/Economy
Education:
Education expenditure………………………...40 D
Quantity of education…………………............28 D (due to low tertiary enrolment)
Quality of the educational system……...........15 D
Quality of math and science education..........16 D
Government:
Ethics and corruption………………………….11 D
Government inefficiency………..…………….18 D http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr09/
Wastefulness of government spending……...16 D
Burden of government regulation…………….91 D
Transparancy of government policymaking…20 D
Businesses:
Pay and productivity…………………………...84 D
Female participation in labor force…………...42 D
Foreign market size index……………………..14 D
Company spending on R&D…………………..12 D
University-industry collaboration in R&D….…11 D Comparison best performing country
A= advantage D= disadvantage
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12. What now? Joining forces
Multidisciplinarity and diversity lead tot innovation
Education: University Colleges
Government: Innovation Platform Businesses: Senseo concept
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13. Objective:
unity in variety
Networking through identification of opportunities for
innovation in the triangle
4 principles:
The participants are the right people
What happens is what can happen
It starts when it is starting
When over, it is over
One simple law, the Law of the Two Feet
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