Hugo Hollanders
Senior Researcher
- INSTITUTE:
- UNU-MERIT
- OFFICE:
- Keizer Karelplein 19, 6211 TC Maastricht, The Netherlands
- E-MAIL:
- Hollanders@merit.unu.edu
- PHONE:
- +31(0)43 3884412
- NATIONALITY:
- Netherlands
Biographical Statement
Hugo Hollanders is a Senior Researcher at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). Before joining MERIT in 1992, he worked as a researcher at Statistics Netherlands (National Accounts division).
His research interests include growth theory, the measurement of science, technology & innovation, composite indicators, and economics of regional innovation. Current and past research focuses on innovation and S&T statistics.
He is a member of the Netherlands Observatory of Science and Technology (NOWT) and he was part of the EC Expert Group on Innovation in Services. The final report of the Expert Group was published 14 March 2007. He was a member of the expert group for the UK innovation index and of the High-Level Panel on the Measurement of Innovation. He has done consultancy work for the EC, OECD, UNIDO and several national governments.
Current commissioned project work includes the following projects:
- German Innovation Indicator, commissioned by Deutsche Telekom Stiftung and Federation of German Industries (BDI)
- GPrix project (Good Practicies in Innovation Support Measures for SMEs: facilitating transition from the traditional to the knowledge economy), commissioned by the European Commission (7th Framework Programme), DG Research (in collaboration with Rene Wintjes)
- INNO Grips (Analysis of Innovation Drivers and Barriers in Support of Better Policies), commissioned by the European Commission, DG Enterprise (in collaboration with Anthony Arundel, Nordine Es-Sadki and Rene Kemp)
- INNO Metrics, the European Innovation Scoreboard, commissioned by the European Commission, DG Enterprise (in collaboration with Anthony Arundel, Adriana van Cruysen and Nordine Es-Sadki)
- Regional Innovation Monitor, commissioned by the European Commission, DG Enterprise (in collaboration with Rene Wintjes)
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
- Cruysen, A. van and H. Hollanders, “Are specific policies needed to stimulate innovation in services?”, in: Promoting Innovation in the Services Sector: Review of Experiences and Policies, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: New York and Geneva, pp. 77-99. ISBN 978-92-1-117039-9, 2011
- Hollanders, H. and L. Soete, “The growing role of knowledge in the global economy”, in: UNESCO Science Report 2010: The Current Status of Sciencearound the World, UNESCO: Paris, pp. 1-27. ISBN: 978-92-3-104132-7, 2010
- Huang, C., A. Arundel and H. Hollanders, “How firms innovate: R&D, non-R&D, and technology adoption”, UNU-MERIT Working Paper #2010-027, 2010
- Tijssen, R., Th. van Leeuwen and T. Nederhof, H. Hollanders, M. Kanerva and P. van den Berg, “Science and Technology Indicators 2010″, Netherlands Observatory of Science and Technology, The Hague. ISBN 9789059104945, 2010
- Wintjes, R. and H. Hollanders, “The regional impact of technological change in 2020 – Synthesis report”, Brussels: European Commission, DG Regional Policy, 2010
- Garcia, A. and H. Hollanders, “The Diffusion of Informal Knowledge and the Innovation Performance: A sectoral approach”, UNU-MERIT Working Paper #2009-013, 2009
- Hollanders, H., “Measuring innovation: the European Innovation Scoreboard”, in: E. Villalba (ed.), “Measuring Creativity”, Proceedings from the conference, ‘Can creativity be measured?’, Brussels, May 28-29, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, ISBN 978-92-79-12862-2, 2009
- Hollanders, H. and A. van Cruysen, “Design, Creativity and Innovation: a Scoreboard approach”, in: E. Villalba (ed.), “Measuring Creativity”, Proceedings from the conference, ‘Can creativity be measured?’ , Brussels, May 28-29, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, ISBN 978-92-79-12862-2, 2009
- Arundel, A. and H. Hollanders, “2005 European Innovation Scoreboard – Innovation Strengths and Weaknesses”. Brussels: European Commission, DG Enterprise, 2005
- Arundel, A. and H. Hollanders, “2005 European Innovation Scoreboard – Policy, Indicators and Targets: Measuring the Impacts of Innovation Policies”. Brussels: European Commission, DG Enterprise, 2005
- Hollanders, H. and A. Arundel, “2005 European Innovation Scoreboard – European Sector Innovation Scoreboards”. Brussels: European Commission, DG Enterprise, 2005
- Analysis of the evolution of the costs of research- trends, drivers and impacts
- Analysis of the evolution of the costs of research-trends, drivers and impact
- GPrix – Good Practices in Innovation Support Measures for SMEs: facilitating transition from the traditional to the knowledge economy
- Regional Innovation Monitor (RIM)
- INNO METRICS – European Innovation Scoreboard
- NOWT (Nederlands Observatorium van Wetenschap en Technology) (Netherlands Observatory of Science and Technology)
- SYSTEMATIC
- The regional impact of technological change in 2020