Bonaire

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Economic outlines and opportunities for innovation

Bonaire’s economy is mainly based on tourism. Bonaire is world renowned for its excellent scuba diving and is consistently rated among the best diving locations in the world. Tourism infrastructure in Bonaire is contemporary and based on time-share resorts. Key opportunities for innovation Opportunities for innovation in Bonaire should focus on Blue Economy     approach including:
  • Brainport Bonaire (centres of knowledge/excellence)
  • Sustainable development based on natural resources, and renewable energy (wind in combination with solar park)
  • Laboratories: combination of salt, wind and high temperature gives extreme tough conditions for testing
  • Goats: an engine to growth in the Bonaire economy (according to Gunter Pauli).

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12.239456, -68.275909
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About

Member state: The Netherlands
Surface (km2): 294
EEZ (km2): 68 783
Population (2013): 17 400
Capital: Kralendijk
Languages: Dutch, Papiamento
GDP per capita (€ – 2012): 18 690
Main economic sectors: Tourism and nature, Service and knowledge, Agriculture
Government website: www.bonairegov.an

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News

  • Innovation championing in Bonaire

    Bonaire Governor Edison Rijna is champion of the innovation on the island and supports implementation of the systemic innovation across all sectors. Governor Rijna encourages all measures promoting and stimulating innovation on the island. To initiate the process of systemic innovation approach, Bonaire needs to work on how systemic innovation should be organised, and which […]    Read More
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  • The Van Gogh of Bonaire

    Winfred Dania is called the Van Gogh of Bonaire, as both felt misunderstood and resorted to painting as a means of expression. Van Gogh wanted to show a journey of self-discovery and portray his emotions thus paving the way for new trends in painting. The deaf Winfred Dania is able to involve people in his […]    Read More
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  • Sustainable car for Bonaire

    Bonaire offers guided adventures across the island in electric 2-seater Twizys, a sustainable, eco-friendly, semi-open electric car. This car, being eco-friendly, is in line with Bonaire’s commitment to the conservation of the environment since energy for the Twizys are generated by solar and wind power. Read moreOcta Innovation WebsiteFacebookGoogle+LinkedinTwitter    Read More
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  • Regional Innovation Workshop in Sint Maarten, 5-7 October

    Caribbean regional workshop will take place 5-7 October 2015 at Sint Maarten. The main aim of the activity is to improve OCTs and OCTA’s capacities and ensure better exchange of experience and expertise in Innovation by gathering the IMs and other relevant stakeholders in regional workshops and a project conference, which would contribute to facilitate […]    Read More
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  • Strategic Tourism plan Bonaire

    On the 1st of December the Tourism Bureau and the University of Central Florida launched the strategic tourism plan for Bonaire. The plan has been conceived in close cooperation with all relevant tourism stakeholders in Bonaire and is supported by both the chamber of commerce and the Bonaire Hotel and Tourism Association. Execution of this […]    Read More
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  • Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba and Dutch government embrace development plans

    Press Release March 14th, 2013   Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba and Dutch Government embrace development plans   The Hague – Ministries in the Dutch Government have reacted positively to development plans drawn up by the public entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Dutch Government has the ambition, together with the islands, to remove […]    Read More
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  • Bonaire, Saba and Statia develop five-year nature policy plan

    The territories of the Dutch Caribbean recently met to develop a five-year nature policy: On October 13th the first workshop for the formulation of a Nature Policy Plan for the Dutch Caribbean [was] held in Bonaire. The main stakeholders of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire in the area of nature conservation and protection [came] together […]    Read More
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