1) The document discusses investment opportunities in the WestHolland region of the Netherlands, which includes major cities like The Hague, Delft, and Leiden. 2) It outlines several key industry clusters in the region like IT/telecom, oil and gas, life sciences/biotechnology, security, space, and international organizations focused on peace and justice. 3) Support services are available to foreign investors through the WestHolland Foreign Investment Agency, which provides free advice, networking assistance, and help with business set up and relocation.

1. The Hague (your) Business City
WestHolland Foreign
Investment Agency
at:
International City Podium
November 5, 2013
14.30 – 15.30h
Marleen Zuijderhoudt
Managing Director
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2. WestHolland Region
27 municipalities:
The Hague, Delft,
Leiden, Zoetermeer,
Naaldwijk, Noordwijk
1,5 million inhabitants
3 Universities
2 Airports
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3. Investment Promotion Agencies in NL

4. Netherlands Foreign Investment
Agency (NFIA)

5. Results 2012
Total projects & jobs:
WFIA: - 40 projects
- 889 jobs
NFIA:
- 170 projects
- €930 mln investments
- 5.166 jobs
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6. Why foreign investors?
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1% of all companies in NL is foreign
•
15% of total employment
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34% totale turn over in NL
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24% of all new investments (30% in R&D)
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0,72 extra fte
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Grow faster, less prone to bankruptcy
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More highly educated staff
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Higher salaries (+10%)
•
More time & money in training/education
Source: NFIA, Buitenlands investeringen maken Nederlandse economie sterk – April 2013
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7. WestHolland Services
Free of charge advice and support:
•Setting up a Fact Finding Program
•Registration, Expansion & Relocation
•Tax, legal & financial matters
•HR staffing/foreign employees
•Payrolling & accounting
•Visa & permits
•Networks & clusters
•Key business and government contacts
•Living (housing, schools, etc.)

8. Foreign Investors in WestHolland

9. The Hague Region
Facts:
1.000.000
Inhabitants (50% in
The Hague)
70.000
Companies (50% in
The Hague)
500.000 Jobs
(50% in The Hague)

10. Employment in Sectors:
(Stadsgewest Haaglanden, monitor werkgelegenheid 2011)

11. IT & Telecom cluster
• Focus on:
– Telecom infrastructure
– Software engineering
– Gaming
• IT & Telecom operators, providers and suppliers like:
– KPN, Ziggo, T-Mobile, Siemens, AT&T, Samsung,
Huawei, ZTE, Tech Mahindra
• Education:
– Delft University of Technology: Faculty of
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics Computer
Science, and Incubation Programs for technology
start-ups
– Haagse Hogeschool: Academy for IT/ Telecom
and Media
– Hogeschool In Holland; dept. Associate & MSc
International Communication Management

12. The Hague, International home of
Telecom.

13. Oil & Gas Cluster: Focus on Upstream

14. Life Science & Biotechnology
Life Sciences: the Leiden Bio Science Park:
-Some 85 companies
-3.500 employees
-Focus areas:
• red biotechnology,
• biomedical research,
• drug developing companies,
• service providers in drug development ,
• industrial biotech,
• green (food/plants) biotech
- www.leidenbiosciencepark.nl/jobs
Industrial Biotechnology: the Biotech Campus Delft.
-Focus on creating a Biobased Economy
-initiative of DSM Delft, Delft University, City of Delft and
the Province of South Holland

15. Biotechnology

16. Security: The Hague Security Delta
The security cluster has a strong focus on:
• Cyber security
• National security
• Urban security
• Forensic research
• Critical infrastructure
Over 300 security businesses (SME & Multinationals)
Renowned research institutes
• TNO
• Netherlands Forensic Institute
• Delft University of Technology
HSD Campus – opening February 2014
www.thehaguesecuritydelta.com

17. The Hague Security Delta

18. Space industry in WestHolland
Stakeholders in the Space sector:
-ESTEC in Noordwijk, the scientific and technical heart of
the European Space Agency
-Space Business Park Noordwijk:
www.spacebusinesspark.nl
-Delft University of Technology: Faculty of Aerospace
Engineering
-Hogeschool InHolland: Composietenlab
-Holland Space Cluster

19. Space industry in WestHolland

20. City of Peace and Justice
•160 international institutions and organisations
•14.000 employees
•2013: 100 years Peace Palace
•International organisations like:
• International Court of Justice
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
• International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia (ICTY)
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
• Eurojust and Europol
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons (OPCW)
•March 2014: Nuclear Security Summit (NSS)

21. The Hague City of Peace and Justice

22. Q&A
Thank you for your attention!
More info on the topics discussed at:
•www.doingbusinessinthehague.com
•www.westholland.nl
•www.thehague.com