Flemish government

IDEA is a permanent advisor and partner of the Flemish government.

IDEA is frequently consulted by departments and agencies in the various policy areas. Especially for the policy areas that are closely linked to the three transitions IDEA stands for (new economy, vibrant places, modern governance) intensive cooperation is taking place.

We perform independent evaluations of the existing policy and instruments, but also inspire the future (the improved use of technology, the evolution towards a more circular economy, a more efficient use of space, the optimal scale for the local authorities, etc.).

We also think about the practical implementation: what instruments are needed to give substance to 'Industry 4.0' or the Spatial Planning policy plan for Flanders, for example?

Reference projects

• Towards a learning and career account for Flanders
• ICT coordination and policy: the situation today in Flemish schools
• The Argonauts join the IDEA Group
• The 'Training Twenties': 2021 as the start of a training decade in Flanders
• Concept study neighbourhood 'Arsenaal'
• Costs, benefits and financing of dual education in Flanders
• Citizen science, interesting for municipalities too!
• IDEA Consult evaluates various key actors in the Flemish innovation landscape
• Towards a better monitoring and valorising of waste streams in Europe
• IDEA Consult inspires a future-proof Flemish cluster policy
• A skills ecosystem as an engine for regional economic development
• Commissioned art in public space - a mapping study
• IDEA Consult launched the Transition Bulletin
• Is COVID-19 the final breakthrough of online learning?
• Road World Championships as a catalyst for cycling in Flanders
• The new territory imposed by COVID-19
• STEM in Flanders: A look back at the past and ambitions for the future
• Evaluation of the actors involved in science communication
• Costs and beneftis of dual learning
• Evaluation of the regional investment organisation LRM
• Impact evaluation Interreg Flanders-Netherlands
• Impact evaluation of social innovation projects funded by ESF
• IDEA identifies success factors for the successful digital transformation in companies
• Supporting digital transformation at the policy front
• Digitalisation in education
• E-learning in Flanders
• Feasibility study of political parties’ environmental proposals in the context of election programmes in Flanders
• Intermediate process evaluation 'Focus on talent'-policy
• In 2017, almost six kilograms of waste per capita were dumped as litter and fly-tipping in Flanders. But what are the costs to society?
• IDEA Consult offers support to Flemish spearhead clusters for the submission of proposals for innovation projects
• IDEA Consult maps the importance of the blue economy in Flanders
• Flanders and its cities: growing into a stronger partnership
• The SDGs in the 2019-2024 municipal administrative agreements
• International (basic) quality requirements of meeting locations: guidelines
• Technology 10 years on: Career paths and career outcomes of STEM students
• European funding programmes: what changes in 2021?
• Evaluation of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
• Evaluation of the strategic research centres (SRC’s) imec, VIB and iMinds
• Redesignation, feasibility study and concept development of the Groenendaal accessway
• Survey and analysis of litter and fly tipping quantities and policy costs in Flanders
• Facilitating the process of creative crossover projects within the CICI programme
• Giving to culture
• Evaluation of the public investment fund CultuurInvest and analysis of the evolving financing landscape for culture in Flanders
• Evaluation of the Flemish decree on ‘Integration of Art in public buildings’
• Strategic facilitation in the design of the Culture Counter and the Culture Bank
• Erfgoedlabo Leuven
• Litter and fly-tipping in Flanders in 2017
• Impact of imec
• Heritage study for Klein-Brabant
• Career paths and outcomes of STEM students
• Survey Researcher satisfaction of FWO service
• External Evaluation Pegasus
• Evaluation of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) and systemic evaluation of academic research funding
• Systemic evaluation of the ecosystem of science communication actors in Flanders and the role of science centre Technopolis in the ecosystem
• SMEs and university colleges - partners in innovation
• Analysis of the quantities and policy costs of litter in Flanders
• InnoVET: Professionalisation and innovation in labour market-oriented education
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of the vacancy toolbox for vacant and/or neglected business premises
• IDEA maps the sharing economy in Flanders
• Evaluation Erasmus+ in Flanders
• Vision 2050 - Lifelong learning and dynamic careers
• IDEA Consult evaluates research centre Flanders Make
• Cost-benefit analysis and financing of RPL (recognition of prior learning)
• Philanthropy for Culture
• Feasibility study Urban Mining
• Compiling a user-friendly dataset from 400 energy scans with SMEs in Flanders and monitoring follow-up actions
• Guideline location policy for commercial activities
• The Flemish Government supports the self-evaluation of local administrative effectiveness
• Financing for culture
• IDEA will provide support to the Flemish Government on strategic issues in the coming years
• How does temporary agency work compare with other forms of work?
• Economic leverage monitor of research projects
• Indicators: curse or blessing for local governments?
• IDEA investigates routes to entrepreneurship
• Global megatrends and their impact on the environment in Flanders
• Evaluation of career and diversity plans
• Cultural centres in transition
• Assessment of EURES activities
• Survey and supervision Environmental Quality
• Labour market oriented training incentives for workers