Growing knowledge economy
Of Flanders’ total R&D expenditure, 72% comes from the private sector and 28% from the public sector Furthermore, the total number of full-time R&D employees in the region has increased by 3.5%, bringing the total to 61,358.
“Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, companies in Flanders have continued to invest in R&D,” says Flanders’ Minister of Economy & Innovation Jo Brouns. “The powerful impulses the government provides through Flanders’ Resilience plan have certainly supported and boosted companies’ confidence to up their innovative efforts.”