South Holland has everything it takes to be the innovation engine of the Netherlands. But that position is not a given. Recently Economic Board Zuid-Holland published this position paper, and Do IoT Fieldlab couldn’t agree more.
Across campuses such as Leiden Bio Science Park, TU Delft Campus and the NL Space Campus, remarkable things are happening. Researchers, entrepreneurs and emerging talent are joining forces to develop the technologies, businesses and solutions that will shape tomorrow’s economy.
Today, many of these campuses rely on temporary funding that expires long before the innovation cycle reaches its full potential. To remain globally competitive, we need long-term investment that matches long-term ambition. Because the returns won’t just benefit South Holland. They strengthen the future of the Netherlands.
Recently, Willemijn Aerdts, State Secretary for the Digital Economy and Sovereignty, visited the National 6G Testbed location in Delft.
Today, the National 6G Testbed officially goes live. This initiative offers Dutch SMEs and startups the chance to develop, test and validate 6G applications under realistic conditions – well before the future rollout of 6G. The testbed includes the latest mobile communication infrastructure and is embedded in a network of five regional 6G Field Labs. These technologies go beyond 5G and form the foundation for the development of 6G. The programme is part of Future Network Services (FNS), for which TNO acts as lead partner.
On 22 September 2025, Do IoT Fieldlab had the honour of joining Het Diner at The Green Village, organised by the Economic Board Zuid-Holland (EBZ), as one of the 150 key players from South Holland. Femke Brenninkmeijer, Chair of the EBZ, opened the event by offering a toast with Do IoT Fieldlab’s tele-operated robot.
Thursday, 11 September 2025 called for a celebration! Together with Mondai and RoboHouse we proudly unveiled our brand-new home: the House of Robotics and AI, Data & Digitalisation.
At Do IoT Fieldlab, everything revolves around wireless communication. But last Friday it took a different turn… instead of experimenting with radio signals, we were the ones on the radio.
At Tomatoworld in the Westland area, robots pick and scan tomatoes, UV light fights fungi, and sensors capture real-time data on every plant at this very moment.
In the wireless factories of the future, this is no longer a necessity.
