Flanders Outlook 2011: a benchmarking of Flanders amongst the European regions

In 2006 Flanders launched the plan ‘Flanders in Action’ which aims to strengthen Flanders’ economic and innovative potential so that it will belong to the top of the European regions in 2020. Today, Flanders is a prosperous region. This analysis aims to detect regions that are already a step ahead of Flanders in developing into truly innovative regions. It wants to depict how Flanders is positioned in comparison to those ‘excellent’ regions. The analysis concentrates on the socio-economic perfor…

In 2006 Flanders launched the plan ‘Flanders in Action’ which aims to strengthen Flanders’ economic and innovative potential so that it will belong to the top of the European regions in 2020. Today, Flanders is a prosperous region. This analysis aims to detect regions that are already a step ahead of Flanders in developing into truly innovative regions. It wants to depict how Flanders is positioned in comparison to those ‘excellent’ regions. The analysis concentrates on the socio-economic performance of Flanders and the set of benchmark regions.