The Contract for Economy and Employment (in 2005) and the Regional Plan for Innovation (in 2006) are at the root of the Brussels-Capital Region's ambitions in terms of research and technological innovation:
- Strengthen scientific centres of excellence and stimulate activity in three leading edge economic sectors: information & communication technologies, life sciences and the environment.
- Develop a platform for all research stakeholders: businesses, investors, organisations, researchers ... whether from Brussels, Belgium or abroad.
- Encourage scientific study amongst young people in order to renew the pool of researchers in the future.
To achieve these multiple ambitions faster, the Brussels-Capital Region created Research in Brussels in 2008.
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