The prince gets from July 1, the tasks resulting from Kroes, who in 2015 began with innovative entrepreneurs from abroad to retrieve the Netherlands, is Minister Henk Kamp of Economic Affairs said Tuesday.
The past year and a half that Kroes with it occupied, according to Camp Netherlands was put on the map as a leading center for startups. Prince Constantijn was the right hand of Neelie Kroes at startup program Startup Delta.
Prince Constantijn will also be appointed for eighteen months. Camp is looking forward to working with the new ambassador for startups, which include going to create an action agenda to operate flexibly in changing teams.
“No one is better equipped to Startup Delta to a higher level to lift. He has a wealth of experience in the European and international arena, “said Minister Kamp during a press conference about the new ambassador.
StartupDelta2020
The Dutch program for startups, Startup Delta, over the next 4.5 years will be continued under the name StartupDelta2020.
“As a government we will support the agenda for further leave Netherlands benefit from the innovations that create startups. My ambition is that the Netherlands achieved a place in the global top five in the startup ecosystem ranking of Compass 2020 . Now we are in it to place 19, “said Camp.
extension
Startup Delta was initially a temporary initiative, but according to Minister Kamp has asked the Dutch startup world for an extension of these .
He however stressed that Startup Delta now is not a permanent institution. “Neelie hates institutions and bureaucracy,” said Camp.
Prince Constantine said he wants are working on improving the connections between startups and universities. Even today there are, according to him areas where startups can grow and difficult to expand internationally.
Startup Delta should not stop at national borders, he said. Even countries like Germany and France should be involved in the “West Coast of Europe”
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