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On the 16th of January 40 smart city professionals met our smart city researchers at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science. Our researchers presented their fields of knowledge, projects and tools. After which the Smart city professionals took the stage and pitched their smart city issues in order to win one of our research vouchers (equals one fulltime week of research). Each organization was matched with one of our researchers in order to start a research or student project.

The ambition of the smart city academy is to make our knowledge and tools more visible and applicable to smart city professionals. That’s why we for example presented our projects on upscaling, business models, entrepreneurship and learning, user design, stakeholder engagement and data. We showed a couple of our tools, like ‘the multi stakeholder multi criteria analysis’ (MAMCA), which can be uses to discuss and weight the interests of stakeholders in smart city initiatives. And our multi stakeholder business canvas, that is still in development, which helps finding a viable business model that suits the needs for all involved stakeholder your smart city project.

The researchers and organizations that brought up their smart city issue will continue with drawing up a research question which will be evaluated by the smart city academy professors; at the end of January. We will grant four research vouchers to the most promising combinations.

Big thanks to Mark Deakin for giving a key note on his research on sustainable smart city developments and offering a theoretical framework. And to those brave enough to climb up the soap box and present their smart city issue. We showed once again that a smart city is indeed a learning city!

Are you curious about our researchers and their ambitions? Starting a project together of doing a masterclass on one of the subjects mentioned above? Contact the academy at smartcityacademy@hva.nl and find us on the website.

Resistance against smart cities is growing. Technologists who claim that cities in the future will deploy up to 2 billions sensors ignore that they contribute to the big brother experience . On the other hand, the recent edition of the Smart City Magazine gives ample examples how sensors can improve liveability. The Nijmegen example in particular is a must read, because the city deployed sensors together with citizens and succeeded in lowering the costs significantly (in Dutch)

Amsterdam to pilot Mobility as a Service in 2018

The Amsterdam region is challenging mobility service providers to offer innovative mobility solutions for citizens and employees of companies that are based in the Zuidas business district. The City of Amsterdam, the Transport Authority Amsterdam and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management are organizing a market consultation on the 29th of November, with the goal of innovation within the field of mobility that triggers users to stop using their own cars.

The Randstad-area, and the Amsterdam region in particular, is facing serious accessibility challenges the coming ten to fifteen years. On one hand because of the rapid growth of the city, on the other hand because of major infrastructural works such as construction of the (enlarged) tunnels for the A10-south. One of the ways to keep Amsterdam and the northern part of the Randstad-area an attractive place to live, visit and work is the reduction of car traffic. We believe that the possession of a car becomes less attractive when users can contract mobility services that provide seamless access to public transport, taxi services, shared cars and bikes, shuttle services, parking solutions and easy ways of payment; also known as Mobility as a Service.

The City of Amsterdam, the Transport Authority Amsterdam and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management invite innovative mobility and service providers and technology partners to take part in the market consultation and accelerate Mobility as a Service solutions in and around Amsterdam. Our goals:
1. Satisfied users (employers, employees and inhabitants) who get to know and appreciate the benefits of paying for the use, rather than the possession of means of mobility.
2. Less congestion, by digitally matching the supply and demand for mobility and thus reducing the use of public space for transport.
3. A platform open to any provider of a means of mobility and usage data that is shared in a transparent way, to accelerate innovation in the mobility market and the way we facilitate mobility as a government.

Interested?
Date: Wednesday 29th of November,
10.00 – 15.00
Location: Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden,
Breestraat 60, 2311 CS Leiden
Register: http://maas.spitz.nu/

It has been said that each industrial revolution has its own transportation system . The first industrial revolution brought us the railway and the second one the car. The third industrial revolution wil bring the autonomous transport system, which will tremendously influence our build environment.
In a recent blogpost (in Dutch) I describe shortly the 'innovations' in cars. From my point of view the self-driving car is a kind of in-between solution on our way to a completely autonomous system, where no one owns a car of his/her own en driving a car yourself is forbidden. Only, this revolution will take time, because of the many hurdles te be taken.

You see a parking lot. We see the FUTURE.

We believe that the word "parking" is going to be replaced by "charging" in the future. The vehicle itself makes the reservation (Internet of Things), start contactless charging itself and the energy comes from the sun.

We are waiting for the first affordable electric vehicle (EV) to come on the market with a range of at least 300 km. Then "just go to the gas station to fill up" will change. You do not want to go somewhere to charge. You want to charge where you are, at home and at work. Where you charge, you also want to generate your energy. The oppertunity for company parkings is, to lower the enrgy bill with solar energy and charge at the same time the company car fleet. The 20 solar panels on the Parkasol carport produce 5300 Kwh a year which means 26.500 electric kilometers or 16,500 Mile.

Coming up: Recover your investment by sharing your charger with others when you’re not using it yourself.

Amsterdam will be at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona this year, sharing knowledge with other cities in the Holland Pavilion. One of the projects we will focus on is Mobility as a Service. In this video experts of the city of Amsterdam will explain to you what Mobility as a Service is. Also, a participant of a brand new pilot shares his experiences. What do you think of the video?

In this interview the spotlight is on Marco Maréchal, entrepreneur who joins us to the Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona. Marco founded Connected, a company which focuses on communications and environmental management within water, smart mobility and smart city projects.

How to make sure end users and stakeholders will embrace your product?

What is Connected about?

Marco: ‘Connected advises and supervises organisations like governments and companies. In every process we focus on bringing together ideas, goals and people. Actually, we are working on incorporating stakeholders and end users within projects from the beginning. This is often not the most logical way to go for people. We often hear them say ‘Why should we incorporate people already? We can develop new ideas and people will follow us’. But in the end this is not true. Within ‘Mobility as a Service’ for example this is different. If you want people to make other choices and stop using their cars, you have to involve them in your journey in some way. What is most challenging, is involving end users when you already have an idea for a new product.’

What is your ultimate goal?

‘I conducted extensive research about knowledge, attitude and behaviour and wrote a book about the approach of involving end users as soon as possible, based on the survey results. It would be my ultimate goal to incorporate the findings of this research into smart city and smart mobility projects even more. I would like to make sure users and target groups are involved from the start and project leaders don’t have to modify existing projects because they forgot this. It is important that we are aware of the people we start projects for and act upon that. For instance, add their knowledge and behaviour in the setup of plans. Me and my company can learn from this ourselves!

Why will you join us to the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona?

‘Last year I went to the Smart City Expo as well. I held a presentation for the Dutch delegation in the Holland Pavilion and in response to this pitch, I got invited to Connected Hub. This is the European platform for the Connected Automobile Industry. This platform provided me with a lot of contacts within Barcelona and Spain. I would like to see those people again and talk about the thing we can do for each other. On the other hand, the Smart City Expo proved to be an interesting place to find new business contacts. I am sure there are some very interesting parties to talk to!’

Want to know more about Connected? Leave a comment here and get in touch with Marco Maréchal!

Get to know the other entrepreneurs who join us?

Check Interview part 1: Live & Fun

Check our introduction video here!

When it comes to City Logistics, the need to innovate comes from multiple directions. Greenhouse gas emissions must be drastically reduced while at the same time maintaining a vibrant and healthy economy, demanding robust action from each and every sector, including transport.
At the same time, competition for scarce and precious common resources in a city (open and green space, an attractive and healthy environment, safety, clean air and low noise levels) puts political and societal pressure on supply networks to innovate in order to do more with less consumption of these scarce resources. This needs to be achieved not only by means of low-GHG-emission vehicles, but with less noise, less danger, less local pollution harmful to citizens, fewer transport movements and reduced need for roads and parking spaces.

Read the full report here:
https://greendealzes.connekt.nl/wp-content/plugins/email-before-download/?dl=699fd3f436dc2bf2ed585cd323205104

Do you understand the area of transport, logistics, mobility, supply chain management, computer science, data management, business economics or business administration? Are you a smart entrepreneur or student?

Would you like to contribute to optimizing mobility in the Netherlands and especially in and around the big cities?

Do you have significant new ideas for these issues or could you (or your team) think of a solution as a proof of concept within a period of 2 months?

THEN JOIN OUR NEW ONLINE CHALLENGE!

Our competition’s focus is on mobility issues, including urban and sustainable distribution combined with traffic and logistics data. How do we keep the Netherlands accessible while still meeting the growing demand for ‘same-day delivery’?

REWARD
Participating in the challenge is absolutely worth it! As a winner, your input will be carried forward by leading companies in the sector to really put your idea into practice and to get significant exposure within our extensive network of companies/professionals.

SIGN UP NOW: https://dutchmobilityinnovations.com/spaces/1097/talking-traffic-logistics-challenge/landing

Looking forward to your participation! Please share this in your network.

Team TransportLAB, MobiliteitsRAI/RAI Vereniging, TLN, TIP Europe en NHTV

Taking place 19th & 20th June at Arena MK, the City Transport and Traffic Innovation (CiTTi) Exhibition is an an exciting event which gathers the industry together to explore the movement of goods and people through an urban environment safely and efficiently.

Get your free pass to discover the innovation of today’s technological landscape and changing environment when it comes to transport and traffic within cities. You will have full access to all of the solutions on offer, live demonstrations of cutting edge technology and informative free seminars where visitors can learn from the minds behind the latest transport and traffic innovation.

Register for free at: https://eventdata.uk/Forms/Default.aspx?FormRef=CiT68Visitor&PageNo=20

Smart cities need smart transport services. Proper movement of people, goods and services accelerate the growth and development of a region. A well planned and efficiently managed transport network is a must for any society.

The smart city projects of Amsterdam overlay 8 primary categories that include big and open data, smart infrastructure, smart mobility, smart economy, smart society, smart areas, smart living and living labs.

The municipality of Amsterdam, in collaboration with Topsector Logistics, Stichting Connekt and Amsterdam Smart City, is launching a competition for market operators and startups to bring innovative solutions for the logistics challenge in the city center. The increasing popularity of Amsterdam is accompanied by a growing need for mobility. The space is scarce on the road, on the sidewalk, on the bike path and in the number of spaces for parking, loading and unloading in a neighborhood.

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De gemeente Amsterdam schrijft in samenwerking met Topsector Logistiek, Stichting Connekt en Amsterdam Smart City een wedstrijd uit voor marktpartijen en startups naar innovatieve oplossingen voor de logistieke uitdaging in de binnenstad. De toenemende populariteit van Amsterdam gaat gepaard met een groeiende behoefte aan mobiliteit. De ruimte is schaars op de weg, op de stoep, op het fietspad en in het aantal parkeer-en laad en losplekken in een wijk.

Wethouder Pieter Litjens (Verkeer en Vervoer): “Door de beperkte ruimte en de drukte in de stad is het een uitdaging voor vervoerders en vrachtwagens om de stad op tijd te bevoorraden en ter plaatse te laden en te lossen. Dit kost de winkeliers geld en zorgt voor onnodige voertuigkilometers voor leveranciers. Om dit op te lossen kunnen we creatieve en effectieve ideeën van ondernemers hartstikke goed gebruiken. Ik ben erg benieuwd naar de inzendingen.”

De heer van Dijk van Transport & Logistiek Nederland voegt hier aan toe: “Als een laad-los plek bezet is moeten onze leden regelmatig weer terug de A10 op. Dat kost ons veel tijd en geld en maakt goederen onnodig duur voor bewoners”. Een voorbeeld: de gemeente kent vele soorten ontheffingen. Er kan niet bij elke beweegbare paal een handhaver ter plaatse zijn die controleert of een vervoerder wel een ontheffing heeft. Wellicht kan digitalisering handhaving overbodig maken.

De wedstrijd

De samenwerkende partijen schrijven een wedstrijd uit; de Smart City Challenge Stadslogistiek. Er wordt veel verwacht van het combineren van verschillende technologieën, bijvoorbeeld sensoren met internettechnologie en bestaande toepassingen. Hierdoor kunnen nieuwe oplossingen ontstaan die problemen van dienstverleners en overlast voor bewoners kunnen voorkomen. Alle mogelijke oplossingen zijn interessant: van zeer eenvoudig tot meer complex.

Europese aanbesteding met een opdracht als prijs

De challenge is een Europese aanbesteding in de vorm van een prijsvraag, met voor de winnaar als prijs een opdracht om het voorstel in praktijk te brengen. Er wordt een opdracht van maximaal €50.000 verstrekt per opdracht. De twee winnende concepten voeren een pilot uit in Amsterdam, ondersteund vanuit de gemeente.

Aanmelden kan via Tendernet:

Prijsvraag Smart City Challenge stadslogistiek: De e-RVV-ontheffing

Prijsvraag Smart City Challenge stadslogistiek: intelligente laad- en losplek

Bekijk de video hier:

Smart City Challenge Logistiek Embed

In two years, construction will start on the Zuidas, Amsterdam’s financial district. Amsterdam is turning the Zuidas into the biggest Smart Mobility Living Lab in the world. “The roads and cities are becoming more and more crowded, and at some point, it simply won’t fit anymore.”

In two years, construction will start on the Zuidas, Amsterdam’s financial district. Amsterdam is turning the Zuidas into the biggest Smart Mobility Living Lab in the world. “The roads and cities are becoming more and more crowded, and at some point, it simply won’t fit anymore.”

Imagine receiving a voucher worth 1.000 euros, to be spent on transportation within a month. You could rent a Tesla in the weekends, for instance. Or travel by train in business class. Or you could rent an e-bike and travel to work that way. And you get to keep all the money you haven’t spent at the end of that month.

The only thing you’d have to do to get it? Hand in your company car’s keys for a month.

This is an experiment the city of Amsterdam will carry out this October. Fifty people who work at the Zuidas – who normally commute by (company) car – will test the concept for a month. “Naturally, we’re hoping they realize they don’t necessarily need a company car; that there are other options available,” says Tijs Roelofs, Smart Mobility manager for the city of Amsterdam.

Sharing economy

The experiment is a part of a much larger project the city is working on: Mobility as a Service, which, as the name implies, offers mobility and transportation as a service, whereas it’s generally seen as a possession. You own a car; you own an annual train card. But the city, in collaboration with employers at the Zuidas and beyond, wants to move towards a point where we start to see mobility as a service: you don’t own the product, but you use it – and then pass it on.

Thinking from a user’s point of view – someone who only has to pay for what he or she uses – fits in the rising concept of the sharing economy. Roelofs: “There’s a fundamental change in behavior taking place among people, through developments and new start-ups who focus on the sharing economy, or on unlimited subscriptions. This transition happened quietly with services such as Spotify or Netflix. You no longer wait to see what’s on TV or the radio; you ‘buy’ your own music. Whenever you like, whatever you like.” The city wants to implement the concept in transportation. What would happen if you could use every single stationary car and bike on one street? Would you still need as many as there are now?

The road to better transportation

A city that actively thinks from the user’s point of view requires a new way of thinking, Roelofs says. “It’s an important switch. For years, we’ve solved problems like traffic jams and transportation issues by offering more: if the roads were full, we’d build more roads. Or make them wider. Or build more train tracks.” But the roads are nearly up to full capacity, and matching supply and demand and spreading out through time and space is necessary. The National market and capacity analysis 2017 shows that the crowds in, and popularity of, the biggest cities are so great, that by 2040, the cities will be nearly impossible to get to. The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis predicts a rise of 23 to 50 per cent in individual mobility in the Netherlands until 2050. “The roads and cities are becoming more and more crowded, and it simply won’t fit anymore,” Roelofs says.

Urgency

Add to that the upcoming large-scale construction work at the Zuidas. Alderman Pieter Litjens (Traffic, Transportation and Organization): “We’re investing a lot in Amsterdam’s accessibility. It’s definitely necessary, but it also causes inconveniences.” The A10-south road will be widened and a tunnel will be constructed underneath (Zuidasdok), and the train station South will be rebuilt and enlarged. The construction is expected to be done by 2028 – meaning nine years of continuous construction work on both roads and railways. Litjens: “Of course it’s important to minimize the disruptions asmuch as possible, but as a municipality, we want to take that next step at the same time: investing in solutions for tomorrow’s economy.”

Construction will start in 2019. “Most companies tend to want to hold back on measures until the very last moment,” Finn van Leeuwen says. “But if that’s when you start, you’re already too late. Companies are starting to feel this urgency; they need to stay accessible to employees and visitors.” Van Leeuwen is program manager Accessibility for the Zuidas. “I work with employers to find solutions to keep the accessibility at a certain level, and to ensure the Zuidas is a place where you’d like to live, work, and stay.” One specific short-term goal is to convince 1.500 people who travel to the Zuidas by car, not to do so during rush hour, but to start driving at different times. Not just during the planned construction work, but also afterwards. “This will only work if the alternative is truly better, faster, cheaper or healthier than driving. Theoretically, this is already the case for many alternatives, but it all needs to be simplified and more easily approachable. And we really need to listen to the users. It’ll only work when and if they’re satisfied.”

App

Van Leeuwen is mostly focusing on collaborations with employers. On September 15, the Zuidas companies’ CEOs will sign a declaration of intent to spend their mobility budget differently, purchasing mobility in a different way. That means no longer offering a company car in employees’ contracts, but for example offering young employees a transportation budget with a corresponding app, that allows them to choose their own methods of transportation. Van Leeuwen: “By having companies and government work together, we create both scale and 260 million euros a year will be the cost of traffic jams by 2040 if nothing changes market. This way, we can command innovation within the mobility industry, and really move forward in ways we can transport ourselves, both for work and in our private lives.”

• Car sharing has increased by 376% since 2008, but still, only 1 % of all personal cars is shared.
• 15 % of the total consumption budget by households is spent on the mobility sector (a yearly 44 billion euros)
• A car spends 23 hours a day being stationary
• 1 percent of Amsterdam’s inhabitants shares their personal car

To find the solutions, there are also cooperations with technology development companies. There’s an app from Finland, WHIM, with which Amsterdam will start a trial this October. The app advises the best or most efficient way to travel from point A to point B, using both public transportation and private transportation such as bike or rental car. It will show the user many different options for transportation. “Our app ensures you won’t have to pay for anything separately, as everything is taken care of in the app,” says Sampo Hietanen, the app’s creator.

“WHIM is an innovator, and the first to use a complete MaaS APP,” Van Leeuwen says. Roelofs adds: “It’s great to design these pilots with technologically innovative companies, because we as government can’t exactly build an app like that. That’s not where our strength lies.”

Freedom as a core value

One thing that will definitely remain the city’s responsibility, is making sure mobility will remain available to everyone. “This is one of the core values that we’ve stated as a city,” Roelofs says. “What kind of city do you want to be? What’s important? Amsterdam is a city of entrepreneurship, freedom, and inclusivity. We’d never tax bicycle use, for instance; that would clash with our core value of ‘freedom’.”

For the city, it’s a challenge to lead the path of technological innovations while adhering to this core value. Roelofs: “The only way people living in Amsterdam would ever consider no longer owning a car, or using it less frequently, is if they had a better and cheaper alternative, thereby experiencing ‘freedom of mobility’.

What is Amsterdam doing in terms of MaaS now?

1. The Zuidas Mobility Experience: not using your company car for a month. The Zuidas Mobility Experience wants to have fifty people who’ll give up their car for a month, and who will use a Zuidas pass worth 1.000 euros instead. The Zuidas pass will allow you to travel however you want, both for personal and business reasons: by train, subway, bus, e-bike, taxi or rental car. The Experience is a preview of the MaaS system, in which employees choose how to spend their mobility budget instead of being assigned a company car, fuel card and parking spot.

2. On September 15, the CEOs of the Zuidas companies will sign a declaration of intent to spend their mobility budget differently and to purchase mobility as a service. This is a lead up to December 15, when a cooperation agreement will be signed to ensure that MaaS will be launched at the Zuidas in the summer of 2018.

3. Amsterdam will start a contest at the end of 2017 to find the best MaaS solution for the city’s inhabitants, a solution that will ensure that as many people as possible will stop using their cards (and thereby making space for a more attractive public space).

This article was written by Charlotte van ‘t Wout.

Nice overview in Het Parool (Dutch only) last week. When you cycle during rush hours in Amsterdam you might end up in a traffic jam.
What are solutions for our cycling challenges? What's your opinion?

We are looking for city officials, representatives of transport authorities, investors and other professionals who have a special interest in Smart Urban Mobility. We organize an invite-only break-out session "Future of Mobility" during CapitalFest, Amsterdam, Sept 27. Interested to participate? Please contact us at smarturbanmobility@jiip.eu.

And do you have ambition to grow and are looking to connect with investors, corporates and public authorities?

Opportunity:
• free ticket CapitalFest “Global challenges, Start-up solutions” on 27 September 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• chance to be selected for 1:1 matchmaking with international investors
• attend invite-only break-out session organised by the European Commission’s directorate-general for Mobility and Transport, with representatives from BMW Startup Garage, Mastercard and Rotterdam Mobility Lab as well as public authorities.

On 27 September 2017, CapitalFest brings together top-notch founders, investors and corporates in Amsterdam. CapitalFest is organised by Amsterdam Capital Week and StartupFestEurope, dedicated to creating connections between founders and investors.

The European Commission’s directorate-general for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) works to accelerate the deployment of sustainable urban mobility solutions. To bridge the gap between supply and demand, the break-out session will bring together public and private organisations to see how we can create new partnerships.

With sponsorship from DG MOVE we can offer these tickets free of charge to you. Contact us for more information by email smarturbanmobility@jiip.eu or by phone +31 614716657 (Carlien Roodink).

This event is organised as part of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities, action cluster Sustainable Urban Mobility

Amsterdam zoekt nieuwe Fietsburgemeester!

Heb jij ideeën over hoe je het fietsen in Amsterdam kunt verbeteren? Meld je dan aan als nieuwe Fietsburgemeester van Amsterdam! Een Fietsburgemeester is het gezicht van het fietsen in een stad en vormt de schakel tussen de gemeente, stadsbewoners en andere stakeholders. Daarnaast zijn alle Fietsburgemeesters onderdeel van een internationaal netwerk.

Aanmelden is simpel: je gaat naar www.bicyclemayor.org en beantwoord een aantal vragen die door een jury bekeken worden. De jury kiest een top 5, die 5 kandidaten presenteren op donderdagavond 19 oktober hun ideeën aan de vijf juryleden. Op basis van de presentaties kiezen zij een top 3. Op donderdagavond 2 november pitcht deze top 3 hun plannen aan het publiek. De uiteindelijke winnaar wordt gekozen met de stem van het publiek, de jury en voormalig Fietsburgemeester Anna Luten.

De positie van Fietsburgemeester is vrijwillig. Je krijgt er uiteraard wel veel voor terug! Je leert ontzettend veel over de ontwikkelingen op fietsgebied in Amsterdam en wereldwijd en de functie is een verrijking voor je (internationale) netwerk. Er is veel ruimte voor eigen inbreng en je wordt gecoacht in het geven van pitches en interviews, het organiseren van bijeenkomsten, innovatief en creatief denken en het ontwikkelen van leiderschap skills - afhankelijk van jouw wensen en behoeften.

Wil je weten wat Anna Luten afgelopen jaar allemaal heeft gedaan? Lees dan haar blog op onze nieuwe website! Zo krijg je meteen een beter beeld van wat een Fietsburgemeester voor een stad kan betekenen.

Het ‘Bicycle Mayor Program’ is geïnitieerd door CycleSpace en is bedoeld om wereldwijd de groei rondom fietsen te versnellen.

http://www.bicyclemayor.org

We believe that the word "parking" is going to be replaced by "charging" in the future. The vehicle itself makes the reservation (Internet of Things), start contactless charging itself and the energy comes from the sun.

"Just go to the gas station to fill up" will change. You do not want to go somewhere to charge. You want to charge where you are, at home and at work. Where you charge, you also want to generate your energy. The solution we provide in a free E-book, is a solar carport. The so-called Parkasol, with solar panels and charging station for electric vehicles.

The free Parkasol e-book is the first step in our mission to "make charging of electric vehicles simple, reliable and durable in locations where vehicles stop for more than two hours." In the next e-book we are going to explain how an existing EV charging station can be linked to our reservation platform. By connecting to our reservation platform drivers can easily find the best local chargingpoint and make a reservations from a smartphone or PC. The chargingpoint owners decide the price and availability. In this way we ensure that electric vehicles can always be on the road with a full battery.

Dutch ebook: http://parkingware.eu/het-nieuwe-laden/
English ebook: http://parkingware.eu/the-new-way-of-charging/?lang=en

Best regards,
Gerard Spin
Founder of Parkingware
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/gerardspin