Mapping the innovation ecosystem landscape in the Netherlands: Identifying the strengths & barriers and possible routes for support

This report argues that innovation ecosystems can play a key role in creating and enabling the development of innovative and digital technologies and in turn create economic growth and solve societal issues. The development of innovation ecosystems however poses risks, including for example the wrong allocation of investment, a lack in scalability of solutions, and failing to create sustainable impact. We argue that in order to build successful innovation ecosystems, governmental intervention needs to be built on a sufficient knowledge base. By mapping the innovation ecosystem landscape in the Netherlands, the report attempts to identify the strengths and barriers and possible routes for support for growth and up-scaling for innovation ecosystems. Additionally, a number of case studies of innovation ecosystems and their success factors are presented and a subsequent step-by step approach for innovation ecosystem development is outlined.