Government House: We look at the importance of the Netherlands government backing Mainport Innovation's second fund.
Illustrating the importance of governments working closely with private industry and academia, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs has committed capital to the €18m ($20m) Mainport Innovation Fund II (MIF II).
The ministry, investing through its seed capital programme, joined Dutch government-backed Schiphol, an airport company whose portfolio includes the airports of Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam the Hague; airline operator KLM; rail network manager NS Dutch Railways; Delft University of Technology; and Port of Amsterdam.
The ministry, NS Dutch Railways…
