Interdisciplinary clusters as a step towards a knowledge-driven economy

Responding to the appropriateness of the NIB, West Flanders wishes through this project to realize the necessary preparatory steps for the construction of two plants for the future, in terms of new and smart materials & products / industrial design and cleantech. It relates specifically to the development of unique economic alliances with complementary actors (businesses, government, research actors, ...), which embody a NIB in an interdisciplinary context, with very specific objectives and action in the areas of infrastructure, branding, services & networking, research and innovation and training, with particular attention to internationalization, sustainability and innovation. To realize the creation of such forceful FVT's, extensive partnerships should be developed. The West Flemish universities have to play a leading role, but to include them fully, they must first be reinforced material and immaterial plane i.s.m. the knowledge. Also on the side of the '' eindehebruikers' of FVT's, businesses and the bijzeonder SME's, additional resources should be done to take them to the FVT's to lead and the FVT 's make up for them profitable.