Therefore adapting policies to the context and characteristics of each region can better address their particular bottlenecks and build upon their strengths. The government recently abandoned the explicit regional policy of the Peaks in the Delta and replaced it by the Enterprise Policy which includes generic policy as well as a policy specifically for innovative sectors in which the Netherlands excels globally rather than on the area-specific strengths of regions. This change was partly driven by the need to priorities resources in a tight fiscal environment brought by the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis and current difficulties in the recovery phase.