Economic Board of Utrecht (EBU) schreef onlangs voor The New Economy een artikel over ‘healthy urban living’. In het artikel vertelt de EBU hoe de stad omgaat met de uitdagingen op het gebied van gezondheid en leefstijl. En hoe Utrecht hierin een voorbeeld kan zijn voor andere steden. Innovatieve ecosystemen in de stad dragen hieraan bij en ook de rol van BeBright wordt benoemd. Lees hieronder de paragraaf over innovatieve ecosystemen.
Innovative ecosystems
We are building ecosystems that are dedicated to healthy urban living, bringing a variety of stakeholders together, including suppliers, users, the business community and citizens. The Economic Board of Utrecht (EBU) is a regional network. The EBU brings together businesses, public authorities and knowledge institutes with the aim of forming new coalitions which invest in issues related to healthy urban living. Effecitvely, the EBU is an enbabler, with the ability to offer access to capital.
Utrecht-based consultancy and innovation agency BeBright and cooperative bank Rabobank have started a national network for open care innovation. This ecosystem, consisting of stakeholders including public and private parties and universities that wish to contribute towards innovation, was conceived with the objective of bringing into reality innovative ideas that have the ability to contribute to a vibrant society, both in terms of quality of life and economic vitality. – www.theneweconomy.com