Priority aim 3. NEVAT actively pursues industrial policy:

NEVAT lobbies at national government level and, if necessary, at a European level to gain the maximum influence on legislation and regulations and grant schemes. Examples of issues that can arise are: education, casualization, employment contracts, funding, incentive regulations, casualization through changes in legislation and regulations and bank relations.

On 20 April 2012, the Industry Memorandum:  "De Zeven van NEVAT" (The NEVAT Seven) was handed to Chris Buijink, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation: the NEVAT's position on a modern industrial policy. On the road to a More Productive Netherlands.