Dutch companies are spending more on research and development and information technology this year, according to researchers at RSM. Overall, investments in R&D have reached 4.3% of turnover in 2017. Investment in information technology has also risen, now accounting for 4.8% of turnover and the highest level since 2009. ‘Promising economic conditions and forecasts make companies more willing to invest in innovation,’ said Henk Volberda of RSM in a statement. ‘It is also necessary in numerous sectors.