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2.3 Higher education and the labor market .......................................................................... 432.4 Governance and the regulatory framework ................................................................... 452.4.1 Federal governance ................................................................................................ 452.4.2 Advisory bodies ..................................................................................................... 452.4.3 Consultative bodies ............................................................................................... 452.4.4 Intermediary organizations .................................................................................... 462.4.5 Interest groups ....................................................................................................... 462.5 Funding .......................................................................................................................... 462.6 Regional dimension ‘inside’ the national higher education policy ............................... 492.7 Regional higher education system and governance ....................................................... 513 CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH TO REGIONAL INNOVATION ............................. 533.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 533.2 Framework conditions for promoting research and innovation ..................................... 533.2.1 A theoretical framework ........................................................................................ 533.2.2 National legal framework ...................................................................................... 553.2.3 National funding framework ................................................................................. 563.3 The <strong>Amsterdam</strong> metropolitan area in a national innovation strategy ............................ 593.4 Regional innovation strategy of the <strong>Amsterdam</strong> metropolitan area .............................. 593.5 Key clusters of economic activity according to RIS ..................................................... 633.5.1 ICT and the creative industry ................................................................................ 633.5.2 Trade and logistics ................................................................................................. 633.5.3 Life Sciences ......................................................................................................... 643.5.4 Sustainability ......................................................................................................... 643.5.5 The importance of innovative clusters for the local economy ............................... 653.5.6 Innovation output in the <strong>Amsterdam</strong> region .......................................................... 693.6 Responding to regional needs and demands .................................................................. 703.7 Interfaces facilitating knowledge exploitation and exchange ........................................ 753.7.1 The role of the university TTOs ............................................................................ 753.7.2 Results of the TTOs ............................................................................................... 763.7.3 Other mechanisms to commercialize the knowledge base .................................... 763.8 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 773.8.1 The need for cooperation ....................................................................................... 773.8.2 SWOT analysis ...................................................................................................... 79

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