Wim van de Donk
Chairman of the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy.
Professor, Faculty of Law, Tilburg University
The Netherlands
As chair of the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy, Wim van de Donk spends his time thinking 'out of the box" and encouraging others to do likewise.

A new Map & Compass

Discussion about the future of Dutch media, both commercial and public, have lost their way. It has become focussed on issues affecting broadcasting, when the future will bring us many more platforms that traditional broadcasting. The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy will publish a report on its recommendations for the future at the end of January 2005. Wim van de Donk believes some fundamental changes in approach are needed in order to revitalize creativity and investment in Dutch media. This is important for the position of companies operating both in The Netherlands and in the rest of Europe.

Prof. dr. W.B.H.J. van de Donk studied Politics and Public Administration at Nijmegen University. He obtained his doctorate in 1997 at Tilburg University with a thesis on "The arena, an outline: an exploration to the meaning of computerization for policy and politics concerning the allocation of means in homes for the elderly". For this thesis he received the Van Poelje Yearprice from the Association for Public Administration.

He is professor in Social Public Administration associated to the Department Law, Administration and Computerization from the Faculty of Law at Tilburg University. He is a member of the Council since January 2003.
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