An important first step has been taken with the recognition in The Hague of Brainport Eindhoven as a Mainport Region, but now it is important to follow up. Peter Wennink, CEO at ASML: \u201cThe fact that millions of ASML are needed to keep the international school and the ice rink afloat, is unprecedented. But unfortunately, it\u2019s necessary because this region \u2013 mind you, the second economy of the country \u2013 is still not receiving enough resources from the central government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more about the annual figures of ASML here<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The \u2018undervaluation\u2019 of the region Eindhoven still touches a nerve for Wennink, so he shows at the presentation of the annual figures. \u201cDue to our further growth, we are going to need more talents from abroad. And that shouldn\u2019t really be a problem, the area code 040 is now known worldwide, so they can find us. But preserving all those talents for this region, that is a whole other matter. For that we will need a lot more and better facilities than what we have now \u2013 and that really is a task for the Central Government.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Wennink has mentioned it repeatedly the past year in the Hague, often together with former mayor Rob van Gijzel, but the battle is still far from fought. \u201cOur competitiveness simply has to increase, that\u2019s in the interest of our whole country. Here in Eindhoven, we\u2019re the international hub for innovation. When you see how much of the Dutch industry is dependant on the amount of added value that is created here, you can only draw one conclusion: an investment in Brainport is an investment in the Netherlands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Wennink calls the Brainport region a jewel. \u201cBut a jewel that can be polished, so it will really shine. Concretely: a high-speed train to Dusseldorf, a conference centre where we can bring together international specialists in the field of <\/span>leading edge technology<\/span><\/i>, better cultural facilities, finally a Rijksmuseum, for example on the field of design, and I could go on like this for a while. The difference between what the central government gives to Amsterdam and the rest of the Randstad and what befalls Eindhoven, is inexplicable. Just look at the billions spent on the second Maasvlakte. What added value, now and especially in the long term, really comes from that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Now that Brainport is recognized as mainport, it is important to continue, according to Wennink. \u201cBusiness, knowledge institutions and government have to take care of the implementation. The Netherlands needs it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An important first step has been taken with the recognition in The Hague of Brainport Eindhoven as a Mainport Region, but now it is important to follow up. Peter Wennink, CEO at ASML: \u201cThe fact that millions of ASML are needed to keep the international school and the ice rink afloat, is unprecedented. 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