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Dialogic, in collaboration with TNO, is developing a manual on behalf of the Flemish Department of Economy, Science, and Innovation (EWI). This manual aims to assist Flemish companies and knowledge institutions in creating roadmaps. These roadmaps are part of the Flemish New Industrial Policy (NIB), which aligns with European ambitions in the field of (re)industrialisation. The policy focuses on smart specialisations through targeted cluster policies. The European Commission has identified six priority action lines for European industrial policy (advanced manufacturing; KETs; Green vehicles; Biobased; Sustainable production, building & raw materials; Smart Grids). One of these action lines concerns KETs, or Key-Enabling Technologies, which include nano-electronics, photonics, advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, nanotechnology, and advanced manufacturing. Roadmaps are intended to bridge the so-called innovation gap (mismatch between the scientific and industrial systems) by making societal challenges the guiding principle for the development and use of technology, recognising that technologies can contribute to achieving societal and economic objectives.
The manual is designed to support Flemish innovation clusters in creating roadmaps, both within a European context (addressing KETs) and in the Flemish cluster policy outlined in the Smart Specialisation concept note of the Flemish government. At the same time, this policy aims to contribute to the reindustrialisation of Europe.
