1. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Care Innovation Partnerships seminar Peter Raeymaekers Cabinet Advisor of Flemish minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family Affairs Brussels, October 27 th, 2010

2. Care-challenge = opportunity 16% active population 8% GDP Flanders (unchanged policy) source: Planbureau + 70.000 jobs 2014 To measurably improve the quality of care through innovation and responsible entrepreneurship Flanders’ Care mission statement

3. Knowledge inst.Industry Care inst. Maximum stakeholder input via Care Renewal Platform Using existing policy instruments Developing new policy measures In a consistent way Over the whole innovation cycle Approach

4. Policy instruments: finding synergies! CareInnovationEntrepreneurship Policy Impulse office Seed Capital Demonstration projects Innovative tendering

5. Covering the whole innovation cycle Impulse Office Incubators Innov.procur. Seed capital Demo proj. Accreditation R&D proj. NERF CMI Care for talent CORAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION INTERNATIONAL VALORIZATION DEMONSTRATION

6. Large divide between care sector and industry Traditional sector with large innovation barriers Issue complexity (user centeredness) Underdeveloped regional networks Legal framework with respect to innovation in care Fit policy instruments and care sector Non-existing European reference/benchmarks Barriers and obstacles

7. Acknowledgement of societal challenge specificity – Ecosystem complexity – innovation barriers Vision creation and long term strategy definition (incl goal setting) Cross border network building – European postioning – Smart specialization and economic development Instrument level synergy exploitation – E.g. Framework programmes – E.g. market stimulation measures Synergy creation in European policy definition – Connect regional and EU policy Promotion of ‘comfort measures’ – E.g. technology standardization – E.g. barriers for EU instruments in the care sector EU-wide competence definition and buildup Innovation Partnership added value

8. More information: Peter Raeymaekers Advisor Flanders’ Care Cabinet of Jo VANDEURZEN Flemish minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family Affairs Koolstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel +32.2.552.64.47 I mobile +32.478.40.52.21 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Care