Innovator in the Spotlight

Towards a more inclusive society to raise awareness of basic skills gaps

In the Netherlands, 2.5 million people struggle daily with reading, writing, math, and digital skills, also called basic skills. These deficiencies make it difficult for them to fully participate in society, such as reading and understanding a letter or buying a train ticket, leading to various personal and societal problems.

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WOIC 2022

The 9th annual World Open Innovation Conference 2022 brings theory and practice closer together. We seek the latest in academic research on open innovation, and combine that in our program with challenges faced by industry executives who manage open innovation in their organizations.

Date: 15 & 16 November 2022
Time: 09:00 -18:00
Location: High Tech Campus

In addition, we aim at engaging policy makers to better understand the opportunities and challenges associated with designing effective open innovation policy measures. This year, we will also introduce a dedicated workshop program by adding a third conference day, and we will be organizing an exciting pre-conference visit to local companies in the Brainport Eindhoven region.

Walter Baets, learning officer at Eindhoven Engine, will give you on 15 November insight into the State-of-the-art in Innovation Ecosystems: the expericnce of Eindhoven Engine in the Brainport region.