Northern Netherlands as a ‘Region of Smart Factories,’ the region with the smart factories. Because in this way, employment in the North can be maintained and even increased. The manufacturing industry forms the basis for this, because it provides spinoff and therefore jobs. That is the firm belief of Rob Karsmakers, site manager of Philips Consumer Lifestyle in Drachten, and Siem Jansen, director of the Noordelijke Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij (NOM). Both gentlemen gave their explanation in the Dagblad van het Noorden newspaper.
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source: NOM / Daily newspaper of the North.