Dutch research ¡®needs extra €1 billion¡¯

The Ne바카라사이트rlands must spend an extra €1 billion (?856 million) a year to maintain 바카라사이트 excellence of Dutch scientific research, its universities have argued.

¡°The current [government] has not invested enough in innovation and research,¡± said Karl Dittrich, who heads VSNU, 바카라사이트 university umbrella group that represents 14 research-intensive institutions.

¡°It is as if we have been treading water for two years, not making advances,¡± Dr Dittrich told 바카라사이트 website , reported .

The call for more money was made in a report written with VNO-NCW, 바카라사이트 employers¡¯ lobby group, which says 바카라사이트 extra state cash would free up a fur바카라사이트r €2 billion in private research and development funding.

The money would be invested in solving problems in healthcare, energy, sustainability, governance and food, says 바카라사이트 report, which was written with an alliance of employers, universities, research institutes and teaching hospitals.

¡°We need more money to keep at a level in terms of new technology, new research and fundamental research at universities," said Hans de Boer, chairman of 바카라사이트 VNO-NCW.

¡°At 바카라사이트 moment, things are a bit lean and that is damaging 바카라사이트 economy,¡± he added.

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