Citizens & Living

To keep Amsterdam liveable the municipality collaborates with its citizens. On average Amsterdam’s population grows with 10.000 people a year. This small big city has a density of 5065 people per square km, over 180 different nationalities. 19% of the total Dutch GDP is earned in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Between 2015 and 2016, the amount of tourists in Amsterdam increased by 7%. To keep Amsterdam’s 162 canals, monumental centre and residential areas liveable, innovative initiatives are required. Share your innovative concepts and ideas here!

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Coworking Smart City

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This year is the 10th anniversary of my decision to devote myself to the creation of the models of social changes. After banging my head against the wall, trying to scale the default coworking business model, I realized that only city-wide catalyst models such as smart city can survive and are ones of the pillars of the future of coworking business as well as cities itself.

It took some time when I tried to persuade the atomized community of small coworking owners that our model will not sustain and will probably end up very, very soon, but they didn’t want to listen. Next year, the network of publicly financed spaces turned up into business, disrupting the co-working space in every major city.

It was 2011, but of course, it was yet not what is coming now, when the main international networks are opening a multitude of huge spaces in the capital cities, using deep pockets of VC bankers and property managers and owners.

Warm, organic community growth generated by its leaders — it’s time to say goodbye. The future is in large corporate global coworking behemots.

Well, I foresighted that too. But in fact, the problem of coworking and the growth of these amazing communities (in Poland) lay somewhere else, than a lot of people think, and I hope I’m right on this. Poland is brain-drained, and the number of freelancers and creatives on the market is not growing, but even decreasing!

The problem can stand like this: how to encourage the average tee drinking person (from outside of creative industries) to fill all of the new transformed places? In other words: how to make people learn and become creative for the purpose of office rental to grow?

Introducing serious gaming can be one of the solutions. In Poland, we developed a complex model of how to get secondary schools and technical schools’ students on board of smart city and into the creative industry but it’s for another story.

In some cities, the important issue is how to not rent buildings to corporate employees, but how to use the growing number of freelancers, digital nomads and creative industries to fill new floors in new, sophisticated buildings and even neighborhoods.

We need to rethink that on a big scale. What you do not see in the small business sheet, is what large operators see. And they are making the impact right now.

The revolution will soon come over how the city is treated, used and perceived. For more and more people, city spaces become a meeting platform where they share time for creative activities with other people. As a reminder, for most of us, city streets are still the means of the fastest transfer between work and home and visiting many strange offices in order to get along with life in the so-called society. But this era is going to the end according to Toffler theory of The Third Wave. (and many others).

Reality changes quickly and aims to transform most experiences according to new paradigms and new reality. When we talk, new technologies “eat” workplaces and administrative bodies one by one. The new reality is about convergence, experience, sensitivity to all activities related to science and useful society or urban activities.

Step by step, engaging people in new social models such as coworking, as well as smart city, we as frontier innovators introduce expectations to a whole new level for the citizens. And imagine how competitive the city will be, after being completely reorganized to facilitate the coworking culture in its all places and spaces. The new intelligent digital layer of the social city will finally emanate in different forms.

The most important coworking values: community, cooperation, openness can be a great foundation for building other smart city solutions on it.

At this point, I really want to encourage the coworking and startup community to cooperate with municipal offices to facilitate and promote new socio-economic models, such as cooperation platforms, sharing economy and social entrepreneurship.
Why it’s so important?

In July 2011, Mitsui Fudosan announced its new concept, Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City, based on three pillars: environment symbiosis, health and longevity, and creation of new industry.

Gate Square, which serves as the center of the smart city and brings together offices, residences, retail space, a hotel, and academic facilities, encourages interaction among the residents of the area, as well as those who commute to the city to work. (@Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. )

The city’s perspective offers access to all taxpayers, and all this means that communication takes place in all urban social groups. At the same time, there is no way for city administration by themselves to adapt to the new disruptive innovation in enough fast pace because of the development opportunities have always will be stalled in administrative and budgetary never-ending processes.

The line of cooperation between city halls and coworking and startups must be marked. If they all have an impact, cities can grow well and live fully. But what exactly is a smart city? it is about citizens in all aspects of their lives and development using the latest technological advances, as well as methods for integrating and empowering people to take the driver seat in cities.

So what concerned me and what I’m talking about in the Smart City Podcast is that if, in fact, startups offering services to their citizens are often placed in coworking. So I assumed what the future role of this community for the city might be of great importance. Recognizing the positive effect of gathering creative people in post-industrial districts in order to revitalize it gives me hope that the urban strategy will eventually include a systematic approach to support and benefits for local communities.

But it is not what always happens. In most cases the positive effect of this coalition is consumed by private business not the city itself.

There is still a clash between the old-fashioned archaic hierarchy and the partial approach to city management, and new grassroots impulses. The new urbanists concepts are about driving development through the combination of ideas, products that enable the crowd’s wisdom in creating the city. So-called smart city 3.0 approach. But what cannot be combined in an old paradigm with only an improvement called sometimes “creative” or “smart” can be combined into a completely new model of an intelligent city, and ultimately it will replace those catching up and still converting cities.

What is to come is, of course, standardized as a framework for programming applications for “i-stores” and “app markets” for city creators and visionaries. It is not possible to maintain the basic needs of citizens’ tools based on a certain form of capitalist/market-oriented intermediary operating from the sky and oceans. Everything will be brought to local clouds and as close as it can be to the community of people adopting these independent standards, these standards will be introduced at the EU level or at the global level.

The re-orientation of the use of common communication / technology platforms and the emergence of new interfaces will also be achieved thanks to new data transfer standards (such 5G) and a fundamental change of the current system’s pillars, such as financial transactions (Fintech), as well as fluid law enforcement and liquidity through blockchain, as well as distributed and reliable databases.

Imagine what will happen if all applications are just a larger complex system that will allow cities to do just better. And I do not want to issue a label — or a brand for it (if I may i’ll name it City2.0neOS) Certainly the aggregation and the process of setting standards for cities can be a process that will end with a completely new ecosystem for innovation and unveiling our living to the fullest, and this is what it is all about.

SpaceOS is a smart technology, creating smart buildings and smart offices by letting workspaces turn the physical spaces into digital assets.

So in my opinion, a new model of cities based on a foundation of Open Source idea (Github and Linux are the greater examples) will be created. It will be standing on the values that create a coworking movement, and this model will be a combination of well-known solutions and applications in a standardized interurban form that will be developed by the community for its own purposes and best interests. And what’s best this movement is vibrant and alive and it’s happening all over the world. I hope in my best will that in the best solution and it is unstoppable and impossible to reverse.

Write to me if you want to learn more about the idea of a coworking city!

mateusz.jarosiewicz@smartcitiespolska.org

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M-Health Congress 2019

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On March 5, 2019, the fifth M-Health Congress will take place – the annual event organized by Smile-Expo, dedicated to innovations in medicine and healthcare.
The event will also include an exhibition area, where attendees will have a chance to ask questions to producers of medical devices and software, and test products. Exhibits will embrace cloud services for medical facilities, devices for remote monitoring of health state, and many other things.
Specifically, the congress will be useful for:
• representatives of state medical facilities;
• practitioners;
• owners of private clinics;
• investors;
• mHealth startups;
• developers of medical software, devices, and other representatives of the digital medicine market.

KATERYNA GLAZKOVA's picture Event on Mar 5th
Ella Uijtdewilligen, posted

The Era of Mathematics

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During this symposium, scientists from different disciplines will highlight the value, meaning and beauty of mathematics by showing how mathematics is rooted in society. From online payment methods, to finding the shortest walking route through a city, predicting the weather and optimizing train schedules. Mathematics plays a pivotal role in these innovations.

Event on Feb 18th
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Anthropocene & Age of Consumption

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The Anthropocene started as a proposed geological epoch but it has quickly developed into an existential planetary challenge beyond the preservation of our biosphere by representing disruption and convergence of planetary life support systems with the technological, economic, cultural and psychological limits of human existence.

"Anthropocene" or "Capitalocene"? How can the consumerist basis and perpetual growth requirement of present macro-economic system be addressed? Are there any alternative social innovations challenging this age of consumption?

Those and other questions will be discussed at our participatory debate.

* Registration and tickets by email to amsterdam.global.forum@gmail.com mentioning your professional/educational background and topics of interest if you are a new participant.
* Places are limited.
* Participant Entrance €6
* Location in Amsterdam will be confirmed to registered participants by email invitation.

Amsterdam Global Forum: Be part of a community focused on social transformation and innovation for more inclusive, resilient and sustainable societies.

Vicky A. Miller's picture Event on Feb 26th
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AMS Science for the City #11 Today’s challenges of Amsterdam

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The students of the master Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering (MSc MADE) work on defining and understanding the metropolitan challenges that Amsterdam is facing today. Based on their knowledge clips, they share their first observations on the challenges of the city of Amsterdam within themes such as extremely rising housing and property prices, climate change, population growth, increasing tourist activity and how these challenges are interlinked. During this program we take their observations one step further and engage in discussions on the possible solutions.

Event on Dec 12th
Marjolein Bot, Lead Energy&Digital at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Een aardgasvrije stad - Informatiebijeenkomst

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De winter staat weer voor deur! De temperatuur daalt fors, de mutsen en handschoenen worden tevoorschijn gehaald en de verwarming gaat omhoog. Maar hoe verwarmen we onze huizen eigenlijk zonder aardgas? En wat zijn de alternatieven?

Op 12 december organiseert de Gemeente Amsterdam een stadsbrede informatiebijeenkomst over een aardgasvrije stad. Alle Amsterdammers die meer willen weten over wat een aardgasvrije stad betekent voor hun woning zijn welkom om deel te nemen aan deze avond.

Interactieve avond
Tijdens deze avond kunt u deelnemen aan themasessies. U kunt zich laten inspireren door buurtbewoners of u kunt leren wat de no-regret maatregelen zijn in uw woning ter voorbereiding op de aardgasvrijtransitie. Er wordt ook een themasessie georganiseerd waarin we de technische mogelijkheden naast elkaar zetten en er is een themasessie speciaal voor huurders en wat de aardgastransitie voor hen betekent.

Marjolein Bot's picture Event on Dec 12th
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We Proudly Present Our Partners: Part #11 Kennisland

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In June we kicked off a new phase of Amsterdam Smart City. More partners than ever are pooling their networks, knowledge and skills. Who are they? We will present some of them one by one. Kennisland: 'Experimenting with new interventions and solutions for the city by tackling urban problems.'

What is the main reason for you to join the open collective Amsterdam Smart City?

The Amsterdam Smart City collective forms a strong power to tackle complex urban and regional issues. Kennisland joined the collective to help make sure that the transitions taking shape in the fields of mobility, digitisation and energy are fair, inclusive and transparent.

What is your ambition for the city and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area?

Kennisland is working to create an inclusive city and to investigate new ways of involving all the experience and creativity present in the city and beyond.

What do you think is the biggest challenge for the city and the region in the future?

In recent years, many government responsibilities have been moved from the national to the local level. This means that municipalities have new tasks, and that a great deal of policy is now developed and implemented in an urban context and therefore closer to (and preferably in interaction with) citizens. We have observed that many municipalities are struggling with this – how should these duties be realised in practice, and how can citizens be involved in this process?

How do you see the role of the residents and citizens in your plans?

Kennisland is experimenting with new interventions and solutions for the city by understanding and tackling urban problems at the local level, based on the stories and experiences of those directly involved. As such, the stories and needs of all city residents play a key role in our work. Everyone can and must contribute to the discussion and work together to ensure that the city remains a place for everyone in the future.

What do you hope to work on in the upcoming years?

We hope to work on alternative ways of organising the city. We ask ourselves which type of governance will produce a city that is open, inclusive and successful. Which role can governments, citizens, community initiatives and businesses play in this? How can we ensure that all residents benefit from the wealth of opportunities offered in the city?

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De KasKantine

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The KasKantine is a small, transportable, ecovillage in the city, currently buildin up on its fourth location in the West of Amsterdam, completely made with DoItYourSelf technology and mostly with natural and waste materials. Still it has hold a liquor permit and a restaurant that can host up to 150 guests. Furthermore a mobile aquaponic system, rain water filter and waste water filter, 30 solar panels and 13 shipping containers accommodating social initiatives and ecological entrepreneurs.

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Frans-Anton Vermast, Strategy Advisor & International Smart City Ambassador at Amsterdam Smart City, posted

How to buy / sell smart cities

Worthwhile read by James Blackman.

Some of my observations / suggestions:
1) too much top-down: it doesn't focus (enough) on the end user / citizens who should play the central role in any smart city activity

2) page 4 'how to monetise the data from cities': cities do not own data they only store data that is owned by its citizens

3) page 5 'In Europe, most projects retain central government funding' and 'Governments typically offer subsidies, grants or tax breaks' Mr Citron hasn't looked at the Amsterdam Smart City model I am afraid, where governments in the Amsterdam Region invest instead of subsidise

4) page 10 who owns the data that goes through the 'smart light poles' ? Will US citizens be as enthusiastic when a foreign (for example Russian or Chinese) carrier would deploy the smart light poles in a city?

5) shift from this single silo approach (lighting) to a more holistic approach

6) regarding platform approach: Shouldn't all these developments be open source to prevent the vendor lock-in? There is no one size fits all platform nor in different parts in a city nor in different cities. One should choose little tailored made open platforms also from the perspective of a potential vendor lock-in

If you use the approaches mentioned in the article and local governments do nothing, platform companies will control the different smart cities chains from user to supply

Positives for local governments of these approaches are:
+ Developments will come naturally
+ best offer wins
+ government has little to do (one tender)

Negatives could be
- vendor lock-in
- Huge investment, high risk
- Market is still too uncertain  no room is left for failure and uncertainty
- Might loose control and steering as a local government

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Ella Uijtdewilligen, posted

Personalized Health, Nieuwe technologiën voor zorg op maat.

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Wetenschappelijke en technologische ontwikkelingen maken een steeds meer gepersonaliseerde gezondheidszorg mogelijk. Hoe combineert de wetenschap kennis over het lichaam met hightech-innovaties om de gezondheidszorg beter te maken? En wordt er voldoende rekening gehouden met sociale en ethische aspecten, zoals privacy en beïnvloeding van patiënten?

Tijdens dit symposium zal een spectrum aan ontwikkelingen aan bod komen, waarbij ook de sociaal-ethische kant van de toepassing van deze technologieën belicht worden.

Met onder meer
* Albert van den Berg, hoogleraar sensorsystemen voor biomedische en milieutoepassingen, Universiteit Twente
* Alain van Gool, hoogleraar Personalized Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Center
* Nico Verdonschot, wetenschappelijk directeur van het Technisch Medisch Centrum, Universiteit Twente
* Paul Vulto, managing director Mimetas
* Dick Willems, hoogleraar Medische Ethiek, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Event on Nov 26th
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SDG Meetup | Climate Action

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Meetups are an accessible platform to learn about and work on the SDGs in an entrepreneurial way, facilitating collaboration and exchanging knowledge. It is an opportunity to meet social entrepreneurs, SMEs, independent professionals and established organisations working toward the same goal.

In April, we'll be focusing on SDG 13: Climate Action. The year 2017 was one of the three warmest on record, with average temperatures being 1.1 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial period. The world continues to experience rising sea levels, extreme weather conditions and increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases. That's why SDG 13 focuses on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

CONTRIBUTORS
➜ Stay tuned for speaker updates!

PROGRAM
19:00 Entrance (grab a drink)
19:30 - 21:30 Event (learn-innovate-participate)
21:30 - 22:00 Networking Drinks
22:00 End

PRICE
Regular ticket: €9,50 – Includes a free drink
Impact Hub member ticket: Free
SDG House resident ticket: Free

MORE ABOUT SDG MEETUP
Sustainable Development Goals Meetup is a monthly meetup powered by SDG House Residents Impact Hub Amsterdam and C-Change. Each edition focuses on one selected SDG (i.e. gender equality, climate change). It is an evening event with participatory nature to generate new learning, connections, collaborations and action! At each event we invite knowledge partners, entrepreneurs, innovators and expert facilitators to co-create this inspiring environment for us.

WHERE?
The meetups takes place at Impact Hub Amsterdam located in the SDG House (KIT Royal Tropical Institute) in Amsterdam Oost. SDG House, as a community, houses over 1000+ professionals and 50+ organisations working on or with the SDGs.

Catalina Iorga's picture Event on Apr 24th
Catalina Iorga, Content Lead at Amsterdam Impact (City of Amsterdam) , posted

SDG Meetup | Zero Hunger

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Meetups are an accessible platform to learn about and work on the SDGs in an entrepreneurial way, facilitating collaboration and exchanging knowledge. It is an opportunity to meet social entrepreneurs, SMEs, independent professionals and established organisations working toward the same goal.

In June, we’ll be focusing on SDG 2: Zero Hunger. There have been huge achievements in line with the targets set out by the first Millennium Development Goals. Unfortunately, extreme hunger and malnutrition remain a huge barrier to development in many countries. That’s why SDG 2 focuses on ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture.

CONTRIBUTORS
We will be hearing different perspectives on reducing hunger worldwide from three organisations: World Resources Institute, The Hunger Project and DSM!

Stay tuned for speaker details!

PROGRAM
19:00 Entrance (grab a drink)
19:30 - 21:30 Event (learn-innovate-participate)
21:30 - 22:00 Networking Drinks
22:00 End

PRICE
Regular ticket: €9,50 – Includes a free drink
Impact Hub member ticket: Free
SDG House resident ticket: Free

MORE ABOUT SDG MEETUP
Sustainable Development Goals Meetup is a monthly meetup powered by SDG House Residents Impact Hub Amsterdam and C-Change. Each edition focuses on one selected SDG (i.e. gender equality, climate change). It is an evening event with participatory nature to generate new learning, connections, collaborations and action! At each event we invite knowledge partners, entrepreneurs, innovators and expert facilitators to co-create this inspiring environment for us.

WHERE?
The meetups takes place at Impact Hub Amsterdam located in the SDG House (KIT Royal Tropical Institute) in Amsterdam Oost. SDG House, as a community, houses over 1000+ professionals and 50+ organisations working on or with the SDGs.

Catalina Iorga's picture Event on Jun 26th
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SDG Meetup | Decent Work & Economic Growth

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Meetups are an accessible platform to learn about and work on the SDGs in an entrepreneurial way, facilitating collaboration and exchanging knowledge. It is an opportunity to meet social entrepreneurs, SMEs, independent professionals and established organisations working toward the same goal.

In May, we'll be focusing on SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth. As the global economy continues to recover from the 2008 economic crisis and global recession, we are seeing slower growth, widening inequalities, and not enough jobs to keep up with a growing labour force. That's why SDG 8 promotes sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

CONTRIBUTORS

- Unicef Nederland | Caroline Bomers, Business Connector for the Amsterdam region, will talk about the organisation's new project for SMEs, #UNICEFBusinessBuddies. Want to know how you can make an impact as an entrepreneur on SDG 8 together with UNICEF? Learn more about the theme Youth Empowerment, Generation Unlimited (the UN Youth 2030 Strategy to get every young person in a decent job and education) and UNICEF projects related to SDG 8, including Leaders of the Future (Jordan) and Techno Girls (South Africa).

- Social Finance NL | Co-founder Ruben Koekoek was educated as an economist (Cum Laude) with a focus on Development Economics and Macroeconomics. Prior to co-founding Social Finance NL, Koekoek led the Social Impact Bond efforts for ABN AMRO Bank. Together with the municipality of Rotterdam, Ruben initiated the first Social Impact Bond from continental Europe. Social Finance NL is a social enterprise that serves as in intermediary between government, service providers and impact investors in order to solve social issues more effectively. Ruben will join us to tell us more about the status of SDG 8 and about the work that Social Finance NL is doing across the globe to tackle un(der)employment.

- GreenfieldCities | Joris Benninga, Founder and CEO | GreenfieldCities (GFC) delivers sustainable solutions to mitigate forced migration. It does so by developing sustainable, safe, inclusive and productive urban areas in regions of origin of (potential) migrants. The initiative puts the creation of high-quality jobs for the local workforce at the heart of its enterprise and views entrepreneurship as a critical cornerstone to building thriving labour markets. Having started in 2016, GFC is getting ready to launch a Clean Tech Campus for 1500 people in Jordan in the year ahead together with a wide range of allies including the United Nations. Joris will join us to provide his perspective on the importance of jobs in sustainability and their Jordan pilot.

FACILITATORS

The evening will be facilitated by Alexandra Lomo, Community Lead at Impact Hub Amsterdam, and Carolien de Bruin, CEO of C-Change, an advisory and tech startup with a mission to connect social entrepreneurs to the capital and support they need to succeed.

PROGRAM
19:00 Entrance (grab a drink)
19:30 - 21:30 Event (learn-innovate-participate)
21:30 - 22:00 Networking Drinks
22:00 End

PRICE
Regular ticket: €9,50 – Includes a free drink
Impact Hub member ticket: Free
SDG House resident ticket: Free

MORE ABOUT SDG MEETUP
Sustainable Development Goals Meetup is a monthly meetup powered by SDG House Residents Impact Hub Amsterdam and C-Change. Each edition focuses on one selected SDG (i.e. gender equality, climate change). It is an evening event with participatory nature to generate new learning, connections, collaborations and action! At each event we invite knowledge partners, entrepreneurs, innovators and expert facilitators to co-create this inspiring environment for us.

WHERE?
The meetups takes place at Impact Hub Amsterdam located in the SDG House (KIT Royal Tropical Institute) in Amsterdam Oost. SDG House, as a community, houses over 1000+ professionals and 50+ organisations working on or with the SDGs.

Catalina Iorga's picture Event on May 29th
Arjan Koning, Community Manager Responsible IT at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, posted

Inspiratieavond datascience voor Sociale ondernemers

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Tech4Good
We organiseren twee inspiratiesessies vanuit het Tech4Good project waarin de lectoraten Urban Entrepreneurship en Urban Analytics samenwerken om sociale ondernemers te helpen hun missie te halen.

Inspiratiesessie
Hoe weet je of jij als sociale ondernemer de impact bewerkstelligt die je voor ogen hebt? Om dat te meten beland je al snel op het gebied van data science.
Meld je via datastudio@hva.nl aan voor de inspiratiesessies die we organiseren op 26 november en die we gaan uitdiepen op 7 januari.

Wie zijn wij?
Wij zijn onderzoekers van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam die in een samenwerkingsverband tussen de lectoraten Urban Entrepreneurship en Urban Analytics, de mogelijkheden willen onderzoeken om sociale ondernemers met dataoplossingen te helpen.

Data science en sociaal ondernemen
Sociale ondernemers hebben vast vraagstukken die een data scientist misschien wel kan beantwoorden.
Met data science kun je tot inzichten komen die je op basis van je directe dagelijkse ervaring waarschijnlijk niet zo snel krijgt. Je hebt misschien zelfs wel data science nodig om je impact te kunnen meten.

Een mooi voorbeeld van hoe data ingezet wordt om sociale impact te genereren is bijvoorbeeld de deelfiets waarbij door het bijeenbrengen van partijen (bijvoorbeeld moeilijk aan het werk komende mensen voor onderhoud en fietsers) en actuele meetgegevens (wie heeft de fiets op een bepaald moment) sociale impact (mobilteit en uitstootloos vervoer) maakt.
Met datascience kun je analyseren en daarmee mogelijk patronen herkennen waar je gebruik kan maken om de missie te volbrengen.
Geld is een middel om je missie te volbrengen; hetzelfde geldt voor data.
Uitnodiging
Graag zouden we met jullie als sociale ondernemers in gesprek komen om te horen welke vraagstukken jullie beantwoord zouden willen hebben.
Daarvoor organiseren we twee inspiratiesessies. De eerste op 26 november om te laten zien wat data science voor sociale ondernemers kan betekenen en een vervolgsessie op 7 januari 2019 om een vraag (of enkele vragen) uit te diepen om die later met een data challenge te trachten te beantwoorden.

Om te noteren
Inspiratiesessie
26 november 2018 Wat kan data science voor sociale ondernemers betekenen?
7 januari 2019 (vervolg): Uitwerken aangebrachte (data-)vraagstukken

Arjan Koning's picture Event on Nov 26th
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SDG Meetup | Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Meetups are an accessible platform to learn about and work on the SDGs in an entrepreneurial way, facilitating collaboration and exchanging knowledge. It is an opportunity to meet social entrepreneurs, SMEs, independent professionals and established organisations working toward the same goal.

In this month's Meetup will be focusing on SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure. Investment in infrastructure and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and development. That’s why SDG 9 encourages building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation.

CONTRIBUTORS
➜ Metabolic | Andrew McCue, Sustainability Consultant | Metabolic is a consulting and venture building company that uses systems thinking to tackle global sustainability challenges. By sharing their knowledge and tools, they help businesses, governments and non-profits thrive in the circular economy. They’re also behind iconic projects like developing Amsterdam’s first circular neighbourhood, Buiksloterham, and supporting DGTL Festival’s transition to a zero-waste strategy. #KnowledgeSharing

➜ Studio Wae | Tynke van den Heuvel, Founder | After trying - and failing - to find an adjustable carpet on Pinterest, Tynke came up with her business idea for a circular carpet brand. Studio Wae produces decorative tiles and carpets for outdoor and indoor spaces, made from waste streams! Tynke will share more about her circular products, how she extracts materials for production using urban mining, and the partnerships she developed in the process. #Action

➜ Biopolus | Kriszti Árvai-Nagy, Dutch Partnership Executive | Biopolus is a Hungary-based water innovator. Using advanced biological engineering, they’ve created a modular, expandable water treatment system for complex circular urban water treatment and management. Kriszti will tell us more about their BioMakery approach, specifically focusing on the Koningshoeven BioMakery: their first water treatment facility in the Netherlands, for which they won the water management category of the 2019 Dutch Circular Awards. #Action

➜ You! | The event will continue with an interactive process facilitated by Thomas van der Molen, founder of Sustainable Start. Together, we’ll brainstorm about various issues relating to SDG 9 to generate new insights for overcoming such challenges, and aim to find new ways to accelerate sustainable solutions for Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.

PROGRAM
19:00 Entrance (grab a drink)
19:30 - 21:30 Event (learn-innovate-participate)
21:30 - 22:00 Networking Drinks
22:00 End

PRICE
Regular ticket: €9,50 – Includes a free drink
Impact Hub member ticket: Free
SDG House resident ticket: Free

MORE ABOUT SDG MEETUP
Sustainable Development Goals Meetup is a monthly meetup powered by SDG House Residents Impact Hub Amsterdam and C-Change. Each edition focuses on one selected SDG (i.e. gender equality, climate change). It is an evening event with participatory nature to generate new learning, connections, collaborations and action! At each event we invite knowledge partners, entrepreneurs, innovators and expert facilitators to co-create this inspiring environment for us.

WHERE?
The meetups takes place at Impact Hub Amsterdam located in the SDG House (KIT Royal Tropical Institute) in Amsterdam Oost. SDG House, as a community, houses over 1000+ professionals and 50+ organisations working on or with the SDGs.

Catalina Iorga's picture Event on Feb 27th
Jurgen Broeders, Adviseur duurzaamheid , posted

Inspiratiesessie bewoners & aardgasvrij

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Alle Nederlandse gemeenten staan de komende jaren voor een grote uitdaging: de warmtetransitie. Alle wijken en woningen moeten in 2050 van het aardgas af. Op dit moment weet het merendeel van de bewoners nog niet wat aardgasvrij voor hen betekent en wat hen te wachten staat. Om bewoners optimaal voor te bereiden op de warmtetransitie is het nodig om nu te beginnen met actieve communicatie, ook al is misschien nog niet alles duidelijk. Hoe bereid je bewoners voor op de dingen die komen gaan en hoe stimuleer je ze om nu al duurzame stappen te zetten? Wij helpen je graag op weg!

Op donderdag 29 november 2018 organiseert SME van 14.00 tot 16.30 uur een informele werk- en inspiratiesessie over het voorbereiden van bewoners op aardgasvrij. De sessie vindt plaats op ons kantoor (Kanaalweg 19H in Utrecht).

Deelname is gratis!

De bijeenkomst bestaat uit:

- Waar staat iedereen in het proces? Zijn jullie al begonnen en lopen jullie al tegen dingen aan? Of is voor jullie de vraag ‘hoe begin ik?’ in dit stadium belangrijk?
- Uitwisselen van (eventuele) eigen ervaringen met het betrekken van bewoners bij de energietransitie/aardgasvrij.
- Onze ervaringen en een korte toelichting op de visie en aanpak van SME om bewoners op een laagdrempelige manier voor te bereiden op de transitie door Bregje van de Brand.
- Onderdelen uit de energiebesparingsworkshop door Imke Tegels.

Na afloop staat er een borrel klaar.

Event on Nov 29th
Valerie Bos, Program Director at Economic Development Board Almere, posted

Looking for sleep experts / fanatics / startups!

Short nights, long days, yawning, snoozing, blue light, espresso popping, one more episode - than one more. We get less sleep than we need. And that is a shame because sleeping contributes to good health. To our productivity, our vitality and our enjoyment of life. And, indirectly, also to our economy. We, therefore, dare to say with confidence that becoming rich sleeping is not such a crazy statement: a healthy, sleepy city is a productive city after all.

We are looking for companies, individuals, startups etc. that are interested in this topic or doing great things and are ready to share that with the rest of the region (world).

The program starts the 7th of January till 25 March 2019.

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Urban Books Special: Next Chapter

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Op onderzoek naar innovatieve ideeën voor de toekomst van het boek.
De boekenwereld is springlevend, maar staat ook onder grote druk. Onze Netflixverslaving, events, whatsapp en podcasts vormen stevige concurrentie. Er wordt minder (lang) gelezen en mede dankzij de bestsellercultuur verdienen veel schrijvers niet meer voldoende om van hun vak rond te komen. Tegelijkertijd zoekt de scene de vernieuwing op: uitgeverijen als Das Mag en Chaos, en fenomenen als luisterboeken en literatuurfestivals voor een nieuwe impuls. Wat is de veranderende rol van het boek? In gesprek met uitgevers, schrijvers, lezers en boekenwurmen over de toekomst van het boek als medium.

In gesprek met:
- Milou Klein Lankhorst.
De Correspondent geeft sinds 2014 boeken uit, op papier en als e-book, denk aan de bestseller ‘Gratis geld voor iedereen’ van Rutger Bregman. Als uitgever houdt Milou Klein Lankhorst zich bezig met het hele proces: van het prille idee tot de promotie. Hoe ziet zij de meerwaarde van het boek voor De Correspondent?
- Esther Scholten.
Leesplezier bevorderen, ontmoetingen creëren en het Nederlandse boek promoten. Dat is waar CPNB (Stichting Collectieve Promotie voor de Nederlandse Boek) voor staat, bekend door campagnes als de Boekenweek. Wat is er volgens adjunct-directeur Esther Scholten nodig om iedereen aan het lezen te krijgen?
- Saskia Goldschmidt.
Niet afwachten tot de PR machine op gang komt, maar zelf je PR oppakken, hoe doe je? Saskia Goldschmidt, schrijver en ondernemer nam het heft in eigen hand en maakte ter promotie van haar recente boek ‘Schokland’ een echte filmtrailer, met als doel een jongere doelgroep te bereiken.
- Roel van den Sigtenhorst.
Bibliotheken profileren zich steeds vaker als multifunctionele locaties voor educatie, kennisdeling en sociale activiteiten. Als hoofd programma bij OBA is Roel van den Sigtenhorst constant bezig met deze veranderende rol van het boek en hoe deze er in de toekomst uit gaat zien.
Met in dit programma onder anderen
Milou Klein Lankhorst | Uitgever De Correspondent
Esther Scholten | Adjunct-directeur CPNB
Saskia Goldschmidt | Schrijver
Roel van den Sigtenhorst | Kwartiermaker en hoofd programmering OBA
Janneke Siebelink | Founder & Editor-in-Chief boeken bij bol.com
Jasper Henderson | Hoofdredacteur Nederlandse fictie/adjunct-uitgever bij Lebowski Publishers & mede-eigenaar Firehose
Victorine Hollaers | Oprichter The Next Generation Club

Pakhuis De Zwijger's picture Event on Nov 23rd
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Talk of the Town #109: Stedelijke vernieuwing 2.0

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Hoe betrek je iedereen bij het vernieuwen van de stad?
Het gaat goed met Amsterdam, toch profiteren sommige buurten minder van de voorspoed. Om te voorkomen dat deze buurten de slag definitief missen, gaat de gemeente er intensief aan de slag: de komende jaren wordt stevig ingezet op het wegwerken van kwaliteitsachterstanden in de woningvoorraad en leefwoonomgeving en het verbeteren van de sociaaleconomische positie van de buurt en haar bewoners. Bij dit transformatieproces moeten de bewoners een doorslaggevende stem krijgen. Hoe zorg je ervoor dat iedereen geniet van dezelfde plek en tegelijkertijd een rol speelt bij de inrichting daarvan? Hoe ziet dit proces van co-creatie eruit? En is het realistisch om alles in samenspraak te ontwikkelen? Met de gemeente, woningcorporaties, ontwikkelaars, vernieuwers en bewoners gaan we in gesprek over de stedelijke vernieuwing van Amsterdam.

Met in dit programma onder anderen
Laurens Ivens | Wethouder wonen & bouwen, wijkaanpak, groen, dierenwelzijn in Amsterdam
Saskia Bosnie | Sociaal ondernemer en oprichter Sabo Advies bewonersparticipatie
Max van Engen | Directeur Wonen van de Gemeente Amsterdam
Fulco Treffers | Owner / Director | 12N Urban Matters
Jacqueline van Loon | Directeur van !WOON
Egbert de Vries | Directeur van Amsterdamse federatie van woningcorporaties

Pakhuis De Zwijger's picture Event on Nov 12th
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VPRO Tegenlicht Meet Up #141: Deep fake news

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Hoe kunnen we online nog waarheid van leugen onderscheiden?
Staan we nog maar aan het begin van de impact van 'fake news'? Russische trollen verspreiden online desinformatie om instabiliteit te veroorzaken, Braziliaanse burgers maken nep nieuws ten gunste van Bolsonaro. Factcheckers en journalisten draaien overuren, maar kunnen niet op tegen de overvloed aan valse berichten. De stabiliteit van democratie en het recht op betrouwbare informatie is op deze manier continu onder aanval. Met de ontwikkeling van Deep Fake technologie wordt het alleen maar erger. Hoe kunnen we onszelf beschermen? Wat is de rol van de journalistiek, overheden en sociale media? Hoe kunnen we nog weten wat waar is? Begeven we ons naar een toekomst waar het gevecht over de controle van onze werkelijkheid online wordt uitgevochten? Wat is de impact van online desinformatie op democratie?

Propaganda 2.0
Het verspreiden van nepnieuws is big business. We weten ondertussen dat in Rusland personen 24/7 bezig zijn met het maken van valse artikelen, om daarmee instabiliteit in Westerse democratieën te veroorzaken. In Veles, Macedonië, hebben jongeren zich massaal gestort op het maken van fake news, omdat gekoppeld aan Google Ads de clicks 3x zoveel geld opbrengen dan het maandloon van hun ouders. Als we niet opletten gaat het aantal misleidende berichten online steeds groeien. En dat is gevaarlijk.

Burgers weten niet meer op welk nieuws ze kunnen vertrouwen, malafide overheden krijgen een machtige kaart om de publieke opinie te bespelen en burgers vallen ten prooi aan minutieus uitgedachte complottheorieën. Deep Fake maakt het daarbij nog gemakkelijker om fake news te verspreiden. Hoe beschermen we onze samenleving tegen valse propaganda?

Met in dit programma onder anderen
Nordin Lasfar | regisseur
Jaron Harambam | Socioloog en onderzoeker fake news en complottheorie
Alexander Pleijter | Universitair docent Journalistiek en Nieuwe Media, Universiteit Leiden en coördinator Nieuwscheckers
Reinier Kist | Mediaredacteur NRC
Melanie Klus | Jurist informatierecht

Pakhuis De Zwijger's picture Event on Nov 21st