The Eureka instruments play a distinctive and strategic role within the Dutch innovation policy landscape by fostering international R&D collaboration. They provide companies, particularly SMEs, with access to international knowledge, partners and markets that would otherwise be difficult to reach. The evaluation shows that the instruments effectively support the acceleration of innovation projects and the strengthening of international networks, positioning them as a valuable component of the broader innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their impact is most evident in collaboration and R&D outcomes: firms increase research efforts, build lasting international partnerships and enhance their innovation capacity. Economic effects such as turnover growth are less immediate and tend to materialise over time. While the instruments are broadly efficient in design and delivery, there is scope to strengthen strategic steering, improve alignment with other instruments and better sustain collaboration outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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