Press release

Exports increased in SMEs funded by Tekes by more than EUR 2.6 billion

Tekes funding has a major impact on the growth and success of businesses. More than 80% of Tekes customers that have been successful in their innovation activities say that Tekes funding was a key part of their success. Jobs increased by 16 per cent in SMEs funded by Tekes during the period 2012–2015.

UvA information scientist builds parliamentary search engine for De Correspondent

Maarten Marx, information scientist at the University of Amsterdam, has built a search engine for online news forum De Correspondent that makes it possible to search through motions made by parties in the Dutch parliament (Tweede Kamer). This allows voters to check which election promises were actually upheld by political parties.