Babette Bakker works as a program manager of TNO Appl.AI (Applied AI) and as a researcher in innovation policy at TNO. Appl.AI is TNO’s initiative to stimulate AI innovation by bringing governments, companies and researchers together in joint innovation projects. Her role is to set up and coordinate this new program. As a researcher, she is especially involved in AI for public policy and services.
Babette is also an advisor and researcher in innovation policy and strategy. She has ample experience in data-driven foresight studies, impact assessment of technology, roadmaps and national research agendas. Her role is to bridge the gap between policy/strategy questions, technological/market expertise and data science.
Babette completed the data expert program of the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science, the European Master in System Dynamics and a bachelor in (International) Economics from the Radboud University Nijmegen.
