Digital City

Er is €750.000 beschikbaar voor een community-gedreven datamarkt die eerlijke uitwisseling van data mogelijk maakt. Daarvoor wordt later dit jaar een prijsvraag uitgeschreven. We hebben een eerste opzet van de prijsvraag gemaakt, maar willen dit graag verbeteren met jouw input. Daarna kunnen we de prijsvraag definitief maken.

Wat is het idee van de prijsvraag?
We willen een virtuele datamarkt die uitwisseling van data mogelijk maakt. Een datamarkt waar data wordt uitgewisseld op voorwaarden van de data-eigenaren, waarbij de deelnemers gezamenlijk de regels bepalen en er door co-creatie synergieën kunnen ontstaan. Zodat we met data oplossingen kunnen bedenken voor de uitdagingen van de regio. Je krijgt tot €750.000 cofinanciering om binnen drie jaar je oplossing te realiseren. Wij helpen je hierbij met het inzetten van ons netwerk, zodat we samen de toepassing succesvol maken.

Wij denken dat de datamarkt hieraan moet voldoen:

- Data-soevereiniteit: deelnemers blijven eigenaar van hun data en bepalen de gebruiksvoorwaarden.
- Decentraal databeheer: deelnemers beheren en onderhouden hun data zelf.
- Gezamenlijke organisatie: deelnemers beslissen samen over de werking van de datamarkt, en bijhorende rechten en plichten.
- Digitale handhaving: afspraken (over gebruik van data) worden digitaal gehandhaafd.
- Waardecreatie: de datamarkt faciliteert co-creatie en daarmee synergie.

Om de prijsvraag aan het einde van dit jaar zo goed mogelijk uit te kunnen zetten, willen we graag met jou in gesprek. Dat doen we op dinsdag 16 oktober op het Science Park in Amsterdam.

Kan je niet komen, geef dan alsnog je feedback en ideeën door deze vragenlijst in te vullen:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ww2PmMVA9ylcOB2DtF4ejebraYhd_LoBYbDKTDjRqG0/viewform?ts=5bb22a10&edit_requested=true

History proves that cities have always been the centre of civilization. Be it social or economic, the innovation and the developments taking place in cities have always found its reverberations reaching other parts of the globe. Today, urbanisation is spreading around the world at a tremendous rate. More than half of the global population lives in cities and the number is still counting. A developed city like London has seen a population rise from 1 to 8.5 million in 140 years while even developing cities like Mumbai, Lagos, Sao Paulo, and Istanbul have seen a minimum 200,000 people flowing in each year in the recent decades. Lagos has witnessed a staggering 600,000 people moving in per year with a rate of 70 people per hour.

Hi there, we're looking for a Business Consultant Urban Science who can lead our data science team in development of our AI driven propositions in Mobility, Public Service and Energy. Do you have experience with digitalization in this rapid developing world? A motivator, inspirator and the one our clients need help from in becoming a more data driven organization with our AI solutions? Than you’re the one for us! We are a startup within the enterprise Axians organization, located in the B-building in Amsterdam. With our data science team we are improving our city. Thinking this could be a match? Drop me an email on rob.hoefnagel@axians.com and lets meet!

NEMO Kennislink verzorgt dit jaar een NEMO City Lab evenement tijdens het Inscience festival in Nijmegen. https://www.insciencefestival.nl/. Jaarthema van Inscience 2018 is AI. Inscience is een kwalitatief hoogstaand festival met (inter) nationale gasten en sprekers.

We zoeken experts - bij voorkeur op het gebied van AI in de stad – die willen deelnemen in onze activiteiten. Dat kan zijn als spreker in onze mini colleges of expert bij verschillende interactieve discussie formats. NEMO City Lab is laagdrempelig, speels en gericht op het betrekken van burgers bij stedelijke vraagstukken.

Inscience 2017 aftermovie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBEhnDOjtss

Wat we vragen
Je gaat als expert onder begeleiding van ons team met bezoekers van het festival in gesprek over AI in de stad. Dat gebeurt op zaterdag 10 en zondag 11 november. Het programma duurt 4 uur en loopt naar verwachting van van 12 – 16 uur. Je bent niet 4 uur continue bezig, er is voldoende ruimte voor pauzes.

Wat we bieden
Wij voorzien je van lunch, koffie en thee. Je krijgt een festival pas waarmee je toegang hebt tot het festival. We bieden geen gages, wel een klein bedankje, reiskosten vergoeding en mocht het nodig zijn kunnen wij overnachting in Nijmegen voorzien.
Verder zorgen wij voor vermelding van alle deelnemers en hun organisaties in promotie uitingen en reportages.

Heb je interesse? Stuur dan vóór 8 okt. een mail o.v.v. Expert AI Inscience naar Giovanni Stijnen: Stijnen@e-nemo.nl

Wat is NEMO City Lab: bekijk hier een sfeerimpressie van een eerdere editie.
https://www.nemokennislink.nl/pagina/nemo-city-lab-x-roef/

WeMakeThe.City 2019 #1
Bruce Katz: The New Localism
Visiting urbanist Bruce Katz on the power of cities in the age of populism.

According to urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak, power is moving from the national to the local, and from the public to networks of public, private and civic actors. In doing so, 'power now belongs to the problem solvers’, and real change takes place in the communities where most people live and work: cities. In their new book, 'The New Localism', Katz and Nowak describe how these urban players address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges - thereby complementing existing top-down systems in times of national dysfunction and growing populism. What other solutions to global challenges can urban communities tackle in the future? And what can the city of Amsterdam learn from these international examples of urban problem solving?

With amongst others
- Bruce Katz, co-founder (with Jeremy Nowak) of New Localism Advisors
- Ger Baron, Chief Technology Officer of the City of Amsterdam
- Maurice Crul, Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Erasmus University Rotterdam

Blockchain technology can change the world for the better. Join the first European Bitcoin Cash hackathon and build the token-economy of the future in 32-hours!

FREE • €5000 in prizes • Open for developers & non-developers

❋Who should come: Blockchain enthusiasts, core developers, entrepreneurs, designers, front/ backend developers and everyone who loves building decentralized applications.
❋The challenge: Build decentralized applications using Bitcoin Cash or any other blockchain of your choice from scratch.

FAQ:

✦ With this hackathon we wish to bring the crypto development community together to build innovative applications using decentralized networks. Hackathons are a great opportunity to learn from each other and to build amazing projects in a short amount of time!

✦ No matter if you are an expert or a beginner with interest in Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin, Ethereum or other blockchain projects, the BTC.com hackathon is for you! We can guarantee that you will have fun building stuff, meeting new people and learning new skills.

✦ We are delighted to announce that the BTC.com Hackathon will take place in Amsterdam at Rockstart’s HQ, which is one of Europe’s leading startup accelerators. With nice food, cold beer and expert mentors we will ensure that all participants have a great time during this 32-hour non-stop hackathon! 🤘🏽

➤ Selection process: After submitting the application form, we will contact you for a quick assessment. This is to ensure a high standard among attendees. Participants will be selected based on their skills and passion for crypto.

➤ Teams: No existing projects are allowed to compete for a prize, teams will be created on the spot.

➤ Price: Good news, the event is free! All food and drinks are included as well as some extra goodies.

➤ To register and learn more visit: https://www.hackathon.cash

Hello, this is Tomo Kihara, design student graduating from TU Delft.
I am looking for play-testers for my graduation project: Escape the Smart City
It is an escape-room style game where participants have to escape from smart AI surveillance in the city.

It is on September 24, Monday 16:00 - 17:30 at Waag (Niewmarkt 4), 10 minutes from Amsterdam Central.

If interested please contact me.
I work a lot with urban playful intervention and check my other stuff here : www.tomokihara.com

How can we accelerate blockchain entrepreneurship and adoption in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area?

The promises of blockchain are endless. Blockchain allows us to find solutions to problems that were not possible before. Economies are reinvented, platform capitalism is being challenged and a new fair economy seems possible. But there are also many questions. What is the impact of blockchain? And what does this mean for the city? What role do companies, governments and knowledge institutions in the Amsterdam region play? How can we as a city a support a strong blockchain community?

This discussion in the Amsterdam region is very fragmented. To accelerate the development of a blockchain economy, the Amsterdam Economic Board and the municipality of Amsterdam are organizing a meetup for public and private partners to contribute to an action plan.

Our main interest lies in ways to strengthen the blockchain community and to accelerate blockchain entrepreneurship. But, amongst others, we are also very interested in:

How to position ourselves better internationally?
How to make better use of research?
How to accelerate the adoption of blockchain?
Essential conditions for a decentralized economy (if any)?

This is an invite-only event. Are your interested in joining us? Please let me know!

In several parts of Amsterdam we will realize a living lab in which we create a digital infrastructure (network+smart apparatus+data they collect+values), based on what is already there as well as on the needs from citizens living and or working in that area. Working together with several programs and projects like smart mobility and amsterdam crowd management, we will build a digital environment that is safe and usefull for citizen and society.

At the same time we will ask an ethical hackteam to break it, tell us how they did do that end help us to create measures to prevent breaking, taking over control by unauthorized persons/companies or anything else that is not the original purpose of the software or the hardware installed. The objective: learn what to do in order to fulfill needs of citizens in an area; learn how to create a save smart digital city; learn how to prevent and signal unauthorized access or data-copy etc.

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. Waag: 'Amsterdam should be an innovative frontrunner with a focus on the ethical and principled development of smart city technology.'

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

Waag joined the Amsterdam Smart City collective because we believe that inclusive and open innovation only can happen with cooperation between all stakeholders involved, with an important role reserved for the citizen. Waag represents a critical, but constructive voice in the development of a smart and shared Amsterdam.

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

Waag wants Amsterdam to be an innovative frontrunner with a special focus on ethical and principled development of new smart city technology. Innovative technology should serve the citizens of Amsterdam. According to the "Amsterdam Approach”, we want to create educated, involved and empowered citizens and involve these citizens in the development of smart city solutions.

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

Waag wants to give back control to the citizens, and give them the tools to manage their environment, personal data and privacy in the development of city of the future.

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

The residents of Amsterdam play an pivotal and essential role in our approach to innovation. Through co-creation, we invite citizens to give input, create, and lend their expertise for the development of open, fair and inclusive technology.

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

In the context of the Smart City Waag is active with several projects on a broad spectrum of topics, such as personal data ownership (DECODE), citizen science (Amsterdam Smart Citizen Lab), maker education (Maakplaats 021), commons (Chamber of Commons), and much more.

De afgelopen weken hebben we veel geleerd over de smart-city-markt. En dat is een belangrijke reden waarom we hebben besloten de Future City Conference voorlopig uit te stellen. Dat marktinzicht deden we op door het smart-cities-onderzoek dat we samen met USP Marketing & Consultancy uitvoerden. Onze belangrijkste conclusies leest u hier. Terwijl de samenleving in hoog tempo technologiseert en digitaliseert, blijven gemeenten achter. Waar staan gemeenten en hoe moet de markt daar op reageren? Die inzichten delen we graag met u. En dat doen we gratis.

Daarom nodigen we u graag uit voor het – gratis – Seminar: Trek uw lessen uit het Smart Cities Marktonderzoek

Tijdens dit seminar presteren we de uitkomsten van het marktonderzoek en reageert zowel markt als overheid hierop. Er is veel ruimte voor vragen en debat en we presenteren 6 interessante pitches.

Het evenement vindt plaats op 19 september op het kantoor van Future City, Paulus Borstraat 41 in Amersfoort. Deelname is gratis.

Aanmelden kan via de website http://future-city.nl/19-sept-seminar/

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.

The event is featuring speakers from academia, the hacker culture and the business world. You can expect good company, a series of compelling talks, music and food. It offers an opportunity for anyone to meet team members, advisors, partners and friends of Statebox.

Some topics addressed in the talks are related to:
- functional programming
- diagrammatic languages
- category theory
- cryptoeconomics
- the impact of the blockchain technology on society

Preliminary list of speakers:

- Josh Harvey (Lamassu: Bitcoin ATM) - Cashing in on Statebox
- Stefano Gogioso (Quantum Group, Oxford University) - What are Diagrammatic Languages
- Florian Glatz (Statebox, Bundesblock, Blockchain Embassy) - Law was Code before Code was Law
- Matthew Schutte (Holochain) - Ethical Computing and Natural Systems
- Sander Regtuijt (Guts Tickets)
- Jana Petkanic (BlockchainTalks) - Meetup Organizers of the World, Unite!
- Viktor Winschel (Oicos) - Finally: a Money Theory and a Bank for Central Banks
- Amin Rafiee - Gamification of Life

Register at https://www.meetup.com/Statebox/events/253550004/

Smart City & IoT - Client & Partner Sneak Preview 2018

On behalf of our current Smart City & IoT startups, we are excited to invite you to the Smart City & IoT Program 2018 Client & Partner Sneak Preview on the 11th of September from 15.00 - 18.00 at the Startupbootcamp HQ in B.Amsterdam.

During this exclusive event, the 9 startups will pitch their innovative solutions that pave the way for the Future of Smart City & IoT. After the pitches there will be the chance to mingle with not only the startups but also your peers attending during the network drinks.

Program:

15:00 Walk-in & Registration

15:15 Introduction by Manuela Krull the MD of Smart City & IoT Program

15:30 Pitches

17:00 Drinks & Networking

We look forward to seeing you on the 11th of September!

The Startupbootcamp Team

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol´s investment in the Veovo BlipTrack Guest Predictability solution has resulted in some significant and positive changes to the way Schiphol understands passenger movement and has led to considerable experiential improvements.

At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, which serves as a transit hub for over 300 destinations, passenger numbers have skyrocketed from 50 million in 2011, to almost 70 million in 2017. Playing host to 107 airlines, and with six runways, 90 gates, heavily used road infrastructure and capacity constraints, Schiphol’s passenger management challenges are considerable.

> Multiple challenges, one holistic solution
The airport continually needs to accommodate these rapidly increasing passenger volumes, avoid safety breaches, comply with changing regulations, keep staff happy, expand capacity and ensure that passengers enjoy a pleasant airport experience.

Insight and collaboration are essential to resolve and prevent these ongoing challenges, to which Schiphol relies on data gathered by the Veovo BlipTrack Guest Predictability solution. Its combination of sensors and data-processing analytics software provides real-time passenger movement information, to proactively manage and improve the flow.

Initially, the solution was implemented to provide automatic queue wait time measurements at security processes. With this data on hand, the airport found it was able to quickly and efficiently resolve issues arising from irregularities and disruptions. It also helps them monitor queues, ensuring they stay within their service level agreements.

“At passenger processes, airports must constantly be prepared to respond to increasing passenger numbers and demands. At Schiphol, which constantly battles challenges with capacity, the BlipTrack solution offers a necessary level of service and logistical insights,” says Michiel de Haas, Capacity Manager at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

> The solution that keeps on growing
Since inception, new functionalities have gradually been added, including predicted wait time information, displayed on screens at passenger processing points.

“What travellers want, is to move through all the multiple processing areas as fast as possible, so that they can relax without the pressure of potentially missed flights. Keeping passengers in the loop by providing them with estimated wait times, helps reduce stress levels by creating realistic expectations,” explains Christian Bugislaus Carstens, Marketing Manager at Veovo.

Recently developed hybrid camera/WiFi technology helps the airport to alleviate overcrowding, while passenger flow measurement provides a seamless picture of passenger movement and behaviour throughout the airport. With this information, the airport gains an understanding of how disruptions affect behaviour to improve contingency planning. It also helps the airport add value to existing facilities and make investments that unlock new business opportunities.

“The Veovo BlipTrack solution has helped us manage airport performance with data-driven certainty. With advance predictions of expected passengers and real-time visibility of passenger flow, we can keep security processing quick, and also make holistic decisions on how to create more efficient and more meaningful customer experiences. It has proven very valuable, as it provides continuous, airport-wide visibility and measurements - a feature that other systems do not provide, as they are not able to measure flow for longer periods or through multiple stages of the journey,” explains Eric van´t Veer, Project Manager at Schiphol Group.

> A part of Schiphol´s digital transformation
The cooperation has grown considerably over the years, resulting in continuously improved solutions for both the airport and Veovo. Today, the partnership plays an important part in Schiphol´s predictive approach and digital transformation initiative.

“We are working on the development of a data-driven and proactive approach towards performance management. Having accurate data available on a variety of processes is key. Therefore, we see developments towards a wider network of different sensors and combining information collected by a variety of systems. We want to work towards connecting the different processes we measure today into one single travel pattern,” ends Eric van´t Veer.

“Leveraging the immense amount of data collected by BlipTrack and other data sources enables Schiphol to learn from the past and help predict the future to make informed decisions. It also helps the airport to create a safe and secure environment, unique sense of place, and personalised experiences for everyone – staff, passengers and visitors alike,” says Peter Knudsen, General Manager at Veovo, BlipTrack Guest Predictability.

Today, the solution covers all terminal entrances to the lounges. By the end of 2018, it will include the complete passenger journey from airport entrances to gates, and from gates to airport exits.

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 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. Eurofiber: 'We need a dialogue with citizens on how to use technology.'

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

As a supplier of high quality digital infrastructure, Eurofiber is closely connected to the Amsterdam region. Our fiber optic network offers connectivity for Amsterdam hospitals, schools, metro services, energy stations and the water net, but we are also the basis for smart city applications. Currently, 60 bridges and locks in the region are connected to the Eurofiber network, just as 200 bus stops and security cameras in public space

To us, Amsterdam Smart City is unique because of its broad perspective. Eurofiber believes that citizens, public authorities and businesses should work together to address social, environmental and economic challenges. An open, smart infrastructure provides the solid basis for a Smart Society and empowers Amsterdam to overcome these challenges. Eurofiber will contribute to the construction of this smart infrastructure. We look forward to work together with all the partners for the benefit of the Amsterdam region and its inhabitants.

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

It is our ambition to come up with new, scalable initiatives that make our capital and region more ‘connected’ but also more sustainable. Eurofiber and the other ASC partners want to make this place a better place to live in. We want to help Amsterdam in becoming a smart city example for The Netherlands, Europe and the world. Not only from a technical point of view, but especially from the perspective of its residents and visitors.

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

Becoming a smart city where life is good for all. There are many challenges, starting with the engagement of all stakeholders in order to develop a really holistic approach. The possibilities with the Internet of Things (IoT) are endless and we expect to have a billion connections on one square kilometre soon. To control this, we need directions, standards and boundaries. But we also need the dialogue with the residents of the region.

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

Residents should be in the center of all smart city developments. We need a dialogue with citizens how to use this technology for the topics we find important. The needs of citizens in the city and region are leading. Therefore Amsterdam Smart City is a great initiative, because the society is the basis. All other parties involved should have the wellbeing of the inhabitants as their number one priority.

Image: Hilda Koenes, Marketing Director Eurofiber.

Calling all AI, Machine Learning experts, and Python developers in Amsterdam!

We're excited to invite you to the Intel AI DevCamp hosted by Intel in Amsterdam at the Wicked Grounds Venue on October 27, 2018. During this full-day conference, AI experts will spend time talking about AI and Machine related topics while showcasing Intel's new AI portfolio.

Our goal is to gather AI and Machine learning experts from all over the Amsterdam Region. You will profit from a hands-on experience approach and by the end of the conference, you will be able to build deep learning solutions with AI optimized Caffe and Tensorflow using the Intel® AI DevCloud! Sign up to learn more about @intelsoftware all while meeting interesting AI experts!

If you're interested in this free conference check out the website and signup here: http://bit.ly/IntelAIDevCampSeriesAmsterdam

Big Data Expo, the leading two-day expo for big data solutions

On 19 & 20 September the fourth edition of Big Data Expo will be hosted at Jaarbeurs Utrecht. The only event in the Netherlands specifically focussing on applying big data and creating new insights and value. Big Data Expo not only offers an expo floor for 85 exhibitors to present their big data solutions, but an extensive high-quality presentation programme as well. A visit to the two-day expo will provide you with all the tools you need to further improve and optimise your big data expertise.

Once again, this year’s expo revolves around sharing knowledge, with inspiring speakers from companies such as Bol.com, Achmea, VodafoneZiggo, Picnic, TNO, Dutch National Police Force, CZ, NN, Booking.com and Basic-Fit taking the stage.

The main goal of Big Data Expo is uniting data professionals – from different big data fields and of different levels – with exhibitors and speakers. A two-day event to share knowledge and expertise with a big group of specific visitors who are looking for solutions to analyse the huge stream of data and make it relevant. Because becoming inspired and receiving the proper tools is of invaluable importance for making progress.

Visit the Big Data Expo for free.