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Flanders, after Estonia, has the highest number of innovative enterprises in the whole of Europe. Compared to the Netherlands, Flanders has a strong and extensive manufacturing industry. Out of the four Strategic Research Centres (SOCs) in Flanders, Flanders Make focuses specifically on the Flemish manufacturing industry. The institution's mission is to support both large and smaller manufacturing companies with industry-driven, pre-competitive, and excellent research in the fields of vehicles, machinery, and assembly.
The SOCs are largely financed by the Flemish government. This is done through a contract (convenant) between the government and the institution, with a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) defined in the convenant. Funding for the SOC is directly tied to the achievement of these KPIs. Every five years, a new convenant is established for each SOC. The Flemish government (Dept. Economy, Science and Innovation) has tasked Dialogic with evaluating the performance of Flanders Make over the past five years (2018-2022). This evaluation will serve as the foundation for the new Convenant spanning 2023-2027. To conduct the evaluation, we are using a wide array of research tools (desk research, portfolio analysis, international benchmarking, interviews, surveys, and an international panel of experts).
