Citizens & Living

This week a joined a challenge of the government of Haarlem. The challenge is how we can improve the contact with civilians. See https://r2.miraheze.org/wiki/Contact_met_inwoners for more info.

Earlier this summer I was interviewed by Ioana Păunescu for Igloo magazine about what makes Amsterdam so unique as a smart city. Simply said, Amsterdam has always been a laboratory for experiments. Since the Renaissance, citizens have always street-tested new concepts of religion, economics, politics and social justice. Today we are celebrating a new ‘digital’ renaissance where our municipality and communities remain committed to experimentation to develop brand new tools and solutions to make Amsterdam more responsive, resilient and sustainable for its residents and tourists alike.

Before visiting Amsterdam, check out these Top 10 Living Labs to see these experiments first hand.

Want to test your own experiment in Amsterdam? or learn how you can transform your own street or public space into a living lab? contact us at City Exchange Lab - info@citixl.com

Visit Amsterdam in the travel trivia game Backpacker! Prove your knowledge about the city of Amsterdam and its culture, history, sights, monuments and much more in the travel trivia game Backpacker. You can download the game on the App Store and Google Play by following this link www.backpackergame.com

Explore the world and Amsterdam, become a Backpacker!

Vehicle-2-grid organiseert een evenement om met buurtbewoners van Amsterdam Nieuw-West in gesprek te gaan over een innovatie die bij hun in de buurt plaats vindt: de Vehicle-to-Grid laadtechnologie. Het innovatieve van dit project is dat een elektrische auto niet alleen opgeladen kan worden, maar ook energie uit de batterij terug kan leveren aan het net. Het idee hierachter is dat de wijk meer duurzaam opgewekte energie zelf kan gebruiken en dat het elektriciteitsnet langer meegaat.

Aanwezig zijn experts van Alliander, NewMotion, Enervalis en de berijders van de elektrische auto’s die deelnemen aan de proef.

Are smart cities potentially safe to live? If we look into smart cities closely, these are urban communities, constantly using the power of cutting-edge digital and computing technology to monitor and manage the urban environment and simultaneously stay connected. Some of these universal technologies currently being used are IoT, Cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and mobile apps. People and the places including utility plants to commercial and residential buildings are digitally connected to help enhance the efficiency, comfort zone, and livability in the urban space. However, in the attempt to transform the utopian-like vision into reality, cities are becoming a hotbed for hacking.

Sustainable startups in the Netherlands are doing well. Never before has so much been invested in startups that offer solutions to accelerate the energy transition. This is evident from StartupDelta’s bid book Startup Solutions for the Energy Transition, published today containing the profiles of 285 green startups, in partnership with the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge.

Honoured to be featured with WOODYSHOUSING as one of the solutions to drastically reduce CO2 emissions far before 2030!

CO2 reduction is just a beginning. We go further: circular, social, affordable, fair and connecting. We have a very good solution to the deficit in affordable and sustainable housing. We don't do it alone. We believe in cooperation and co-creation with all stakeholders. Thus.... be welcome to contribute in kind or cash, in network or locations to make the impact we aim for individuals and society.

You can be part of WOODYSHOUSING!

We created a service that helps out with debt and difficult letters to help their financial situation.

About Tiltshift: https://www.tiltshift.nl/

Rembrandt Square is a very popular entertainment area in Amsterdam. But people are also living there, and trying to get some rest. For enforcement, it's difficult to know where the problems are. Together with all parties involved, we created a solution that connects the local residents to enforcement in the streets.

About Tiltshift: https://www.tiltshift.nl/

There are over 30 streetmarkets in Amsterdam, all using their own administration. This makes a central coordination and control very cumbersome. Using the Fixxx method for fast innovation, our team created a solution that works!

Please contact us for more information: https://www.tiltshift.nl/

Our Future Water Berlin Event invites all current leaders and future leaders to attend and make water security a reality for today's and future generations.

The event involves an array of over 18 confirmed interdisciplinary European and international speakers, ranging from the Global Water Partnership to the Chief Resilience Officer of Milan, all addressing how we can achieve water security.

The day will be moderated by Karin Helmstaedt, TV host and presenter and one of the most constant faces on Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

Our Future Water is a Partner Institution of the BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK. The BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK is an international gathering, bringing together people from the world’s most innovative scientific institutions in Berlin.

Our Future Water has partnered with Connect4Climate, a global partnership program launched by the World Bank and the Italian Ministry of the Environment, together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, that takes on climate change by promoting solutions and empowering people to act.

Last day of Ticket sales September 22nd, 2018: Hotel catering requirements.

Beste connecties

Mijn naam is Maulo Lumleod, een vierdejaarsstudent bedrijfskunde aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Samen met mijn teamgenoten Rutger van den Hoek & Janneke Methorst, zijn wij op zoek naar een organisatie die graag een professioneel bedrijfskundig onderzoek wil laten uitvoeren.

We hebben vanuit de Hogeschool een aantal sectoren meegekregen zoals Health, FinTech, Smart Cities & Mobility.

De opdracht voor het onderzoek mag volledig door jullie organisatie worden bepaald. Zo zorgen we ervoor dat we een onderzoek uitvoeren wat voor de organisatie relevant en nuttig zal zijn. Het onderzoek zal volledig worden begeleid door twee onderzoeksdocenten die vanuit de Hogeschool zijn aangesteld. Zij zullen de controle en begeleiding uitvoeren op het onderzoek. Meer informatie over het project kunt u vinden op: https://lnkd.in/dnaGpiT.

Het project zal gedurende de periode september tot december worden uitgevoerd. Het zal voor de organisatie geheel kosteloos zijn om het onderzoek door ons te laten uitvoeren. Wel vragen wij om tijd en medewerking om de nodige informatie te kunnen verzamelen.

Met vriendelijke groet,
Maulo Lumleod

In June we kicked off a new phase of Amsterdam Smart City. Amsterdam Smart City is a collective of citizens, businesses, knowledge institutions and public authorities that are convinced that the changes necessary for the city and region, can only be achieved through collaboration.

More partners than ever are pooling their networks, knowledge and skills. Who are they? We will present some of them one by one. City of Amstelveen: 'Work collectively to improve the quality of life!'

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

We believe in cooperation, and we think this is a great opportunity to bring together our knowledge and expertise. We aim to solve challenges together with Amsterdam Smart City, and scale up successful Amsterdam Smart City projects.

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

We are looking forward to work collectively to improve the quality of life in our cities and create a sustainable future for everyone!

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

Creating a sustainable Metropolitan Area, that provides space for everyone to achieve his full potential.

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

Amstelveen Smart Society aims both to make our citizens smarter, and use the knowledge in our society (citizens, residents, entrepreneurs) to create the most fitting solutions.

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

In Education: Programming and robotics in primary education

In Digitalising welfare in order to give children in low income families easy access to sporting clubs and cultural activities.

A pilot with Automated Vehicles for the first/last mile from Metro to destination

A fast broadband connection for every citizen in Amstelveen.

Picture: Stefan Cornelissen, Bill Kuipers, Guido Israels, Simone Doornbosch.

In de zomer nemen wij als Amsterdammers graag een duik in de grachten, de Amstel of het IJ. Maar hoe staat het met de kwaliteit van het zwemwater?

In deze crash course onderwerpen we het zwemwater aan onderzoek door het DIY-sensoren data te verzamelen om deze vervolgens met experts te interpreteren. De water samples staan al klaar!

Dankzij goedkope(re) technologie wordt het steeds makkelijker om als niet-wetenschapper betrouwbare data te verzamelen over je eigen leefomgeving. In het Amsterdam Smart Citizen Lab laten we zien hoe dat werkt en hoe je zelf met simpele DIY technologie kunt bijdragen aan een gezonde stad. In het Fablab van Waag kun je zelf sensoren maken, van hightech tot eenvoudige DIY-oplossingen.

Tijdens deze crash course leer je hoe je zelf sensoren kan bouwen en metingen kunt verrichten. Naast zelf bouwen en experimenteren nodigen we experts uit die uitleggen hoe je de data moet interpreteren en hoe het er nu echt voor staat met de waterkwaliteit in Amsterdam. Ben je benieuwd naar de kwaliteit van het water waar jij graag in zwemt, neem dan je eigen sample mee.

Entree is € 5,- (incl. een drankje).

Over het Smart Citizens Lab
Het hele jaar door organiseren we Smart Citizens Lab workshops en ontwerpsessies gericht op het verbeteren en in kaart brengen van de leefomgeving. Samen ontwikkelen we doe-het-zelf (of doe-het-samen) oplossingen en creatieve interventies. Er is ruimte om te experimenteren en te leren, om zo samen te verkennen wat we willen en hoe we dat kunnen bereiken.

Creating quick win collaborations by leveraging the power of the crowd in Living Labs. CITIXL is about exploring and experimenting with socially impactful innovations from around the world.

Startup in Residence Amsterdam is going regional!

For the first time nine municipalities join forces to connect startups, scale-ups, innovative SMB’s and social enterprises with key social and urban challenges in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.

This regional program is a collaboration across the following municipalities: Haarlem, Haar-lemmermeer, Velsen, Diemen, Lelystad, Almere, Purmerend, Zaanstad and Amsterdam. Together they defined 7 challenges. These range from ‘how do we decrease loneliness’ to ‘how do we counter building subsidence’. The complete list of challenges is available at startupinresidence.com/ama.

Are you a startup, scale-up, innovative SME or social enterprise and are you working on social and urban challenges in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area?
Come and join our programme, applications open from August 14 until October 14 2018 23:59!

Startup in Residence Programme
The programme invites both Dutch and international entrepreneurs to social and urban chal-lenges in collaboration with the local government. Their innovative solutions impact the region as well as its citizens. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area can significantly benefit the prospects of a startup, scale-up, innovative SMB or social enterprise ,by investing and/or becoming a launching customer or partner. We bring together a network of committed entrepreneurs, mentors, civil servants and partners which benefits both the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area and you.

More Info
There will be an information meeting on 20th September for all startups and scale ups that are interested. Here, they will have the opportunity to ask questions about the challenges, the incubator programme and the (registration) process.
For more information please visit the website (https://startupinresidence.com/ama/) or send us an e-mail. (sir.ama@amsterdam.nl)

Take a pause from your busy life and look at our planet’s incredible sustainable natural cycle. Have you ever given a thought that our planet wouldn’t have lived billions of years without this natural cycle where the excretion of one living species tends to be another’s food – a natural zero waste management system.

On the 21st of June we kicked off a new phase of Amsterdam Smart City. Amsterdam Smart City is an open collective of citizens, businesses, knowledge institutions and public authorities that are convinced that the changes necessary for the city and region, can only be achieved through collaboration.

More partners than ever are pooling their networks, knowledge and skills. Who are they? We will present some of them one by one. Now AMS Institute: ‘Creating value for all involved parties including citizens makes the process of innovation more complex, but leads to better results.'

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

The main reason to join the ASC coalition of the willing is to co-develop and accelerate urban innovations that create true value, matter to citizens and help solve some of the most pressing challenges in our city (and cities worldwide). By joining forces we hope to speed up the process of innovation, create more value for society and reduce the risks associated to new solutions. AMS Institute is able to contribute with cutting-edge research and knowhow to co-create urban solutions that work.

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

We aim to help create and (re-)design the city into a sustainable, resilient, intelligent and creative city with a very high quality of life for its citizens and visitors. This is to create a prosperous future. We bring together some of the brightest minds and knowhow in technology, engineering and design to make work on the topic of urban innovation.

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

Working towards the most prosperous, sustainable and creative region in the Netherlands, and even Europe, with a high quality of life for all of its citizens. This entitles solving challenges on sustainable energy transition, circular resource flows, accessible and affordable mobility, and the development of new digital technologies. On top of this, these solutions will need to be implemented in a meaningful and integrated way, in the context of highly densified areas with limited space availability. Solving these challenges in a holistic and citizen-centered way will be the biggest challenge, and opportunity.

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

Co-creating and co-developing urban solutions requires involvement and empowerment of citizens in the innovation process. This should enhance and facilitate the development and implementation of accepted solutions that work and create value for all involved parties, including citizens. This makes the process of innovation more complex, but should lead to better results and impact. How to organize citizen involvement and empowerment in uncertain innovation processes is something we, together with the broader ASC initiative, will have to learn and discover along the way.

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

We hope to work on new solutions in the area of renewable energy integration in the city, Mobility as a Service, with solutions that are affordable and accessible to all, circular economy in the city, and adequate and meaningful digital technologies that improve city services and operations that enable citizen empowerment.

Thanks @Lotte Duursma for inviting me to share this summary of 'We Make the City', and thank you to Amsterdam for the generous welcome. Looking forward to learning more from such diverse, creative and inclusive citizens and sharing 'down-under'.

Welke projecten, initiatieven en acties zorgen voor afvalvrije en zwembare grachten in 2025?
Dagelijks vist Waternet ruim 3500 kilo afval uit de grachten. Van petflessen tot fietsen, van een afgewaaide hoed tot piepschuim en van bierblikjes tot plastic tasjes. Maar niet al het afval kan uit de grachten gehaald worden, zoals bijvoorbeeld onzichtbare deeltjes plastic. En wat in de gracht beland stroomt door naar zee. Hoe zorgen we voor schone grachten in 2025? Wie jarig is trakteert; wat geeft de stad Amsterdam met haar 750e verjaardag aan de zee cadeau?

Met in dit programma onder anderen
- Maarten Ouboter | Waternet
- Francis Zoet | Co-founder of The Great Bubble Barrier, Sustainability Consultant
- Constance Steenkamp-Faaij | Manager Schoon & Heel Gemeente Amsterdam, stadsdeel Nieuw-West

Welke verborgen kansen zijn er in het landschap van de Metropoolregio Amsterdam?
Verstedelijkingsvraagstukken in de Metropoolregio Amsterdam (MRA) hebben niet alleen betrekking op hoog stedelijke binnenstadproblematiek, maar ook over landschappelijk gelegen kleine kernen. Onder de rook van Schiphol ligt Rijsenhout, een voormalig kassenbouwgebied dat al een decennium lang beheerst wordt door de Rijksreservering van de parallelle Kaagbaan. Er mag niet worden bijgebouwd, het lukt niet de verouderde kassen op te schalen en het dorpscentrum mag niet vernieuwd worden. Het dorp is een onontdekte parel aan de Westeinderplas centraal in de MRA. Welke kansen liggen er voor innovatie en experimenten met wonen, werken, recreëren, bedrijvigheid en voedselproductie? We gaan op tour door het gebied en gaan met elkaar in gesprek over welke kansen dit onontdekt stukje land heeft.

Met in dit programma onder anderen
- Joost van Faassen | Urban designer, redacteur ‘De adaptieve luchthaven’
- Paul Bos | Boer Bos ‘expert kuddegedrag’
- Freek Loos | Architect and urban designer

Programma
Introductie
Fortboerderij Dijkzicht vormt het decor van de sessie, met een opening vanuit MRA perspectief tussen de schapen, door Joost van Faassen, auteur ‘De adaptieve luchthaven’.

Fietstour
Vanuit een introductie op Rijsenhout door lokaal entrepreneur Paul Bos, volgt een fietstocht langs de kansrijke ingrediënten en locaties: de oevers van de Westeinderplas met de seringeneilanden en Ringvaart, fort Aalsmeerderbrug, gebieden met door bramen overwoekerde kassen en ponystallen.

Plenair programma
Een inspiratiepitch over circulair landschap door Freek Loos (Atelier Loos van Vliet) vormt de aftrap naar een actieve sessie o.l.v. Menno van der Veen (Tertium). Positieve Dilemma’s zetten de toon naar kennisuitwisseling over de MRA opgaven: de luchthavenregio als aanjager van innovatie.

Afsluiting
Uiteraard een borrel tot slot om de verwondering te delen.

Vervoer
Vertrek bus vanaf Pakhuis de Zwijger: 12.30 uur. De bus maakt een tussenstop op station Hoofddorp.
Vertrek station Hoofddorp: 13.00 uur
Vertrek terug naar Amsterdam: ca.17.15 uur
Meer informatie via info@podiumarchitectuur.nl