Work that the Netherlands benefits from

The research and advice provided by Dialogic almost always deal with current, socially relevant issues. Policymakers use the outcomes and insights from our work in policy-making. Many of our reports are presented to the Dutch House of Representatives or make national headlines.

In Dutch Politics

Many of the research projects conducted by Dialogic stem from questions posed by Members of Parliament to a minister or state secretary. Once the research is completed, it is presented to the House of Representatives, often accompanied by a letter from the minister or state secretary sharing their views on the findings. Sometimes, this can lead to a parliamentary debate. Therefore, our research forms the basis for (political) decision-making. An overview of recent parliamentary letters can be found at tweedekamer.nl.

In the National Media

Occasionally, our research findings make it to the national media - usually in the case of current issues. Below is a list of recent articles referencing our research:

• NOS: Controversial gambling law not effective: vulnerable players insufficiently protected (also NOS Journaal, Radio 1)
• FD: Rabo: growth funds deliver tens of billions in welfare gains
• FD: Only two fiscal arrangements score positively on all points
• FD: Astonishment over restriction of expat scheme: attracting talent 'becomes quite difficult'
• FD: Escaping the curse of fiscal arrangements
• NRC: 1 in 3 expats still in the Netherlands after 7 years
• FD: New state bank to rescue SME entrepreneurs
• NRC: Low VAT rate 'inefficient' according to research
• FD: Evaluation: reduced VAT rate costly and ineffective
• NRC: Statute of limitations protects wrong institutions

Although we mainly operate in the Netherlands and Flanders, our work is sometimes picked up by international media outlets:

• Financial Times: Weighing up business schools’ work on sustainability. This article outlines a method for assessing the relevance of business schools concerning sustainability topics. Dialogic, in close collaboration with Rotterdam School of Management, developed the underlying analysis method.
• Reuters: Exclusive: EU Commission to intervene in tech, carmakers’ patent dispute – document. In 2020, Dialogic conducted a study for the European Commission to determine whether certain patents are indeed essential for a particular standard.

In Other Research or Environments

Our research reports are usually publicly available and can be found on our website or the client's website. Consequently, our work is often referenced in other research projects. Our work also finds its way to the courtroom - in various cases, references are made to Dialogic's research.

In the Academic World

Sometimes, a study by Dialogic results in an academic publication (in a scientific journal) or a contribution to a (scientific) conference. Here are a few examples:

• Bekkers et al. (2022). Overcoming inefficiencies in patent licensing: A method to assess patent essentiality for technical standards in Research Policy
• Van der Vorst et al. (2019). Understanding the demand growth for digital connectivity Contribution to the ITS Conference in Seoul.
• Jelicic et al. (2019). Artificial Intelligence in Education: Can AI bring the full potential of personalised learning to education? Contribution to the ITS Conference in Helsinki.
• Sahebali et al. (2021) Rolling out of fibre optic networks in intermediate versus urban areas: An exploratory spatial analysis in the Netherlands in Telecommunications Policy