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Folkert Leffring, Digital Media Manager , posted

Amsterdam to lead cross-city start-up collaboration

Amsterdam is in ongoing discussions with Barcelona and Dublin to work closer to emulate and scale up its successful Start-up in Residence programme.

The Dutch capital has just concluded its fourth edition of the 12-week programme which partners with start-ups to innovate to solve city challenges which can then be procured.

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Amsterdam tests autonomous boats

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Small-scale autonomous boat prototypes have been tested in Amsterdam to evaluate their potential to relieve road congestion by ferrying commuters and collecting household waste along the city’s extensive canal network.

Click on the link to continue reading: https://cities-today.com/amsterdam-tests-autonomous-boats/

Find out more about the initiator, and partner of Amsterdam Smart City, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions here: https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/network/ams-institute

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How Amsterdam is fast tracking innovation

Jonathan Andrews reports from Amsterdam on how the city government has developed an eco-system for start-up launches with the intention of positioning the city as both accelerator and customer.

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How will Europe’s new data laws affect cities?

Jonathan Andrews spoke to three smart city leaders from across Europe about the possible impact the new GDPR laws could have on their data collection and operation. Find out what the following leaders say about privacy laws.

- Jamie Cudden, Smart City Program Manager, Dublin City Council
- Konstantinos Champidis, Chief Digital Officer, City of Athens
- Francesca Bria, Chief Technology and Digital Innovation Officer, City of Barcelona

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