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The Netherlands - Home of innovation

What is perhaps most unique about the Netherlands is that a longstanding culture of cooperation and consensus have worked to boost innovation and digital development rather than impede it. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said as much at a speech to Silicon Valley, where he highlighted the country’s major competitive advantages: “We are home to leading technology clusters, with world-class R&D in the fields of agri-food, life sciences and health, chemicals and high-tech. Business, academia and government work together in these clusters in a truly unique way, creating a climate for innovation at

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