ICT and innovation study

[...] Participants suggest that public administrations and governments should have more dialogue with entrepreneurs, companies, research organizations and stakeholders for the design and implementation of their policies. Governments and public administrations should contact not only intermediaries (chamber of commerce, industry representatives etc.) but they should establish direct contact with them especially when they are designing incentives and funding programs for innovation.
Sum2, LLC
From The Hamilton Plan: SME Development Bank (SDB) The SDB would be chartered to assure that capital is deployed to meet appropriate program projects and assure effective stewardship of shareholders capital. The SDB would be the repository for economic and regulatory capital. It would maintain capital adequacy ratios in conformance with Basel II directives. The SDB would serve as a fiduciary to distribute capital through local community banking channels. SDB governance would assure that program objectives, ownership equity, credit requirements, capital allocations, shareholder rights and inco
Sum2, LLC, 28/03/2014 18:45
StartUps.be
rather than by incentives, entrepreneurs are driven by impact => if these discussions tend to lead to very little actual change, they will drop out eventually. Especially if these types of 'brainstorm' exercises are repeated every few years without action in between. Best to involve them only if the political way to see the change through is really there, then they will be most willing to help implement that change in the best possible way.
StartUps.be, 07/04/2014 08:15