#Sensors

Back in November 2014, we organized the first Dutch chapter of ThingsCon in Amsterdam, after the inspiring first Berlin edition in spring 2014. After 4 years in Amsterdam, 4 in Rotterdam en 2 Covid editions, we decided to go back to Amsterdam, and also go back to Volkshotel, to mark our 10 years celebration!

Our theme for this edition: Generative Things
The inspiration for this year’s conference is the transformation of the new generative artificial intelligence in our digital lives to the physical world, the objects we use, and the places we live. What will be the physical realization of the “generative twin intelligence”? What will it mean for makers and designers of these things? How will ethics play out, and what new models of use and trust will emerge?

The program is ready. Check the latest confirmed program here. They are all inspired by this theme.

• Workshops and talks
• Exhibition with the best work
• Specially commissioned exhibition

On the latter:
We want to create an exhibition commissioned by ThingsCon to explore the next decade of living with things. We hope to inspire designers and makers of future things. We like to explain the context of an experience that ignites debate and critical thinking by engaging our community through speculative objects and things.

Our program:
🎓 <strong>Thursday</strong>: long-form workshops for even more in-depth knowledge exchange and interacting with peers.
🎉 <strong>Thursday evening</strong>: celebrating 10 years of ThingsCon with special evening program with inspirational talks, music, and drinks
🎤 <strong>Friday</strong>: the good old mix of inspiring keynotes, short project-pitches, 2-hour workshops, exhibition, and meeting each-other.

This year, the regular price for one day is <strong>100 eu</strong>, and the full conference pass is <strong>175 eu</strong>. The ticket includes entrance and catering on the conference days. You are also invited to join our special Thursday evening program.

https://thingscon.org/th-ngs-2024/registration/

CORRECTIE: Experiment van vandaag is geannuleerd vanwege de harde wind. Ik laat weten wat de nieuwe datum wordt.

Toeschouwers gezocht voor een rijdend experiment vandaag! 
 
Gemeente Amsterdam ontwikkelt een nieuwe technologie. Het gaat om een fiets met camera’s, die over een paar maanden waarschijnlijk door de stad gaat rondrijden. Er wordt veel moeite gestoken in blurring algoritmes, en andere privacymaatregelen. Maar op straat zie je vooral een camera langsrijden. Hoe communiceer je wat er achter de schermen van zo’n systeem gebeurd? Hoe zorg je voor genoeg ruimte voor feedback, vanuit de stadsbewoners? 
 
De afgelopen maanden dachten het projectteam, een bewonerspanel en de onderzoekers van Civic Interaction Design van de HvA daar samen over na. Naast inhoudelijk meedenken (en tegendenken), werden verschillende versies van de fiets gezamenlijk ontworpen. 
 
Op vrijdag 5 juli rijden we een testrondje. De fiets rijdt dan door 3 straten in Amsterdam. En daar zoeken we toeschouwers voor! Komen jullie de scan-fiets ontmoeten? Er is ruimte de fiets te bekijken, en om in gesprek te gaan met de fietsbestuurder en projectleider.  Ook stellen de onderzoekers een paar vragen. Ik hoop jullie te zien! 
 
Scanfiets bekijken? 
 
13:30 - 14:00 Lou Jansenplein (Geuzenveld) 
Verzamelpunt: Bij de ingang van het Lou Jansenplein (kruising met de Slotermeerlaan)

14:30 - 15:00 Sierplein (Nieuw-West)
Verzamelpunt: Tegenover Van Ollefenstraat; bij de Esso (tankstation)

15:45 - 16:15 Roetersstraat (Centrum)
Verzamelpunt: Ter hoogte van de brug bij de Nieuwe Achtergracht/Roetersstraat kruising

Merging the worlds of physical and digital, these 5 different summer workshops at Treehouse NDSM will teach you to go from zero to hero. IOT devices are everywhere in any modern, connected city, and these workshops will teach you how to create your very own interactive objects that connect the digital and physical worlds together.

All workshops are suitable for beginners!

MAKING INTERACTIVE OBJECTS 101
Tue. 28 May '24 @ 7pm — 10pm
Learn how to bring real-world objects to life using sensors and microcontrollers.

BUILDING AN INTERACTIVE COMPANION
Sat. 1 June '24 @ 2pm - 5pm
Learn how to build your own interactive companion. Port of the "l log in. therefore am" exhibition.

RUNNING YOUR OWN PRIVATE LLM
Tue. 11 June '24 @ 7pm - 10pm
Learn how to run your own open-source, local, free Large Language Models.

MAKING INTERACTIVE OBJECTS 101
Sat. 29 June '24 @ 10am - lpm
Learn how to bring real-world objects to life using sensors and microcontrollers.

GIVING YOUR PLANTS A VOICE
Sun. 14 July '24 @ 2pm - 4pm
Learn how to give plants the ability to communicate. Part of the "Creative Garden" sessions.

Maak jij je zorgen over je privacy en controle van de overheid? Of kan de digitale revolutie je niet snel genoeg gaan? Op woensdag 8 mei gaan we bij Argan in gesprek over de mogelijkheden en gevaren van de smart city: een stad waarbij technologie en data worden gebruikt om de stad te besturen. Een moderne stad moet slim zijn om alle problemen het hoofd te bieden, lijkt het idee. Maar wat is ‘slim’? En om welke problemen gaat het? Meld je aan voor het gesprek, stel je vragen aan het panel en praat mee!

Tijd: Inloop 19:00 - Start 19:30 - Einde 21:00
Locatie: Argan op Jan Tooropstraat 6A
Toegang: gratis
Aanmelden: https://argan.nl/upcoming-events/aanmelden/

A smart city is made out of connected objects. Sometimes we buy already-made "smart" objects, but it's also possible (...and really quite easy indeed) to make them ourselves.

In this hands-on workshop we’ll quickly cover the basics of microcontrollers and then we’ll work together to create your very own interactive object. It’ll even be able to connect to the Internet!

Specifically, we’ll be focusing on making a motion-activated light component. With your learnings you’ll easily be able to take the next steps to using other real-world inputs to invoke other real-world outputs.

With your ticket (€50-) you’ll get your own electronic components set (to take home with you after the workshop) and together we’ll hook them up to your computer and program them. This includes an ESP32 microcontroller, a PIR motion sensor, LED lights and all required jumper and USB cables.

Absolute beginners are more than welcome! This workshop will involve some basic programming, and if you don’t have any experience or this sounds intimidating, rest assured that you won’t need to write any code yourself and you can simple copy paste your way to interactivity.

Note: Discounted Stadspas tickets are also available - please get in touch with me for more information on this.

Deze netwerkbijeenkomst met aansluitende lunch op 13 maart biedt de perfecte gelegenheid om uw internationale netwerk uit te breiden.

Duits-Nederlandse samenwerking
Steeds meer infrastructuur en mobiliteit worden gedigitaliseerd. Steden richten zich in toenemende mate op een positieve leefomgeving, waarin innovatieve en slimme oplossingen een grote rol spelen. De Bundesverband Smart City roept Duitse en Nederlandse bedrijven op hun krachten te bundelen en de ontwikkeling van een Europese Smart City Standard te ondersteunen.

Nederland staat bekend om vooruitstrevende projecten op het gebied van slimme steden en intelligente mobiliteit, maar ook Duitsland heeft veel te bieden. Mede dankzij het Smart City made in Germany programma zijn zes Duitse steden opgenomen in de Smart City Index van 2023; Nederland werd vertegenwoordigd door drie steden. Vooral op het gebied van sensortechnologie scoort Duitsland hoog dankzij de strenge regelgeving voor gegevensbescherming. Hierdoor zijn de innovatieve technologieën ook in het buitenland met slechts minimale aanpassingen inzetbaar.

Uit het programma:
* Keynote van de Duitse brancheorganisatie Smart City: How digital solutions create a new vision for cities
* Paneldiscussie over stedelijke transformatie met <strong>Future City Foundation</strong>, <strong>ITS Mobility</strong>, <strong>WeCity</strong>, Argaleo en <strong>Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat</strong>.
* Smart City en Smart Mobility made in Germany - Q&A sessies met Duitse topondernemers
* Netwerklunch & themaworkshops: Intelligent Urban Mobility door Deloitte en Learnings of Smart City - Living Labs in Practice door <strong>VolkerWessels iCity</strong>.

Er zijn nog maar enkele plekken beschikbaar. Aanmelden is gratis en kan via de website.

Heeft u nog vragen, neem dan gerust contact op met Gunhild Otto via g.otto@dnhk.org of Alice Wenning via a.wenning@dnhk.org

Reinventing the City Conference, April 23-25, 2024, Amsterdam. The ticket sale has started! Purchase your ticket and be part of this amazing event!

Join us for the Reinventing the City conference, where we will explore sustainable urban transformations on a metropolitan scale. Scientists, policymakers, students, and industry partners will come together to share insights, inspire action, and shape the future of our cities.

Purchase your ticket here

About the conference
The AMS Scientific Conference (AMS Conference) explores and discusses how cities can transform themselves to become more livable, resilient and sustainable while offering economic stability. Cities are innovation hubs, where an increasing number of people live, work, recreate, interact, and care. The urban fabric is where major transitions take place, catalyzing advancements in mobility, circularity, renewable energy, climate adaptation, urban food systems and digitization. Precisely for these reasons, our cities set the agenda for improving the livability and sustainability of our world.

Cultivating transformation
To foster improved urban environments, we need scientific and societal insights into our complex urban systems, into how natural and social processes are interconnected and reach tipping points, into the good, the bad and the ugly of our cities. We need amazing discoveries, technical and social innovations to transform the ugly, leave the bad behind and reach for the good. And most of all, we need to make the city together, because WE are the city.

Theme of this year

In this second edition of “Reinventing the City”, the overarching theme will be ‘Blueprints for messy cities? Navigating the interplay of order and complexity'. In three captivating days, we will explore ‘The good, the bad, and the ugly’ (day 1), ‘Amazing discoveries’ (day 2) and ‘We are the city’ (day 3).

Day 1: 'The good, the bad, and the ugly'
The first day of the AMS Conference primarily focuses on the messiness: the various aspects of urban development and innovation. "The good" refers to success stories and positive developments in cities. "The bad" relates to challenges and issues that cities face, and "the ugly" pertains to less attractive aspects of urban development. This theme explores how cities, both in terms of space and users, evolve in both positive and negative ways.
Day 2: 'Amazing discoveries'
The second day of the conference concentrates on pioneering research and innovations, both technical and social, in the field of urban renewal and sustainability. Here, we ask participants to present and discuss new and exciting discoveries that have a positive impact on urban areas. We focus on areas such as mobility, food, circularity, energy, climate resilience, and smart data.
Day 3: 'WE are the city'
This theme emphasizes that the people living and working in cities play an essential role in urban renewal and development. This can involve community engagement, citizen participation, public-private partnerships, and the importance of involving all stakeholders in the city. Only together can we create livable and inclusive cities.

Topics
mobility | circularity | energy transition | climate adaptation | urban food systems | digitization | diversity | inclusion | living labs | transdisciplinary research

Registration Options

• Full Conference Access: Immerse yourself in the entire event, spanning three captivating days, each dedicated to a distinct theme:
  • Day 1: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • Day 2: Amazing Discoveries
  • Day 3: We Are the City
• Single-Day Access: If your schedule is tight, you can opt for a single-day pass to attend the day that interests you the most.
• Student Access: To encourage student participation in our conference, we offer exclusive student rates. Universities often provide funding opportunities to support students in attending conferences like ours. We encourage students to explore the available funds and grants at their respective universities. It's a great way to help offset the costs of your participation. Please note that student passes are available to currently enrolled students with valid student IDs.

Conference Fees

• Full Conference Pass: €650,-
• Single-Day Pass: €150,-
• Student Full Conference pass: €200,-

Van scanauto’s tot  beveiligingscamera’s, in stadsontwikkeling wordt computer vision technologie op allerlei manieren ingezet in de openbare ruimte. Het inzetten van zulke technologie leidt tot allerlei uitdagingen op gebied van het inbouwen van publieke waarden. Neem bijvoorbeeld de scanauto, deze wordt vooral ingezet om parkeerovertredingen te detecteren. Technisch gezien is het ook mogelijk om andere dingen te 'scannen', zoals zwerfafval, kadebelasting of groepsvorming. Maar willen we dat wel? 

Wanneer de gemeente besluit om computer vision technologie in te zetten, gaat dat vaak via een aanbestedingsproces. De gemeente publiceert een opdracht waar organisaties en bedrijven zich kunnen inschrijven. Waag heeft het aanbestedingsproces in kaart gebracht en onderzoekt op welke momenten burgers betrokken kunnen worden. Tijdens deze workshop delen we de eerste inzichten en gaan we samen met de deelnemers op zoek naar best practices, tips en tools voor het vergroten van de maatschappelijke waarde van aanbestedingen. Denk jij ook mee? 

Join us on 15 December for our annual ThingsCon event powered by CLICKNL. Participate in interactive sessions, be inspired by the keynotes, and view the thought-provoking projects in our exhibitions. And most of all, meet each other!

True to ThingsCon mission, we focus on a theme that we feel resonates with current developments and discussions that explore and promote the development of fair, responsible, and human-centric technologies for the IoT and beyond; our current working theme is <em>‘Un</em>/i<em>ntended Consequences’</em>. Read more on our website.

Friday 15 December will be our main conference day. With a mix of: interactive sessions, inspiring keynotes, pitches from the community and an inspiring design exhibition.

• Opening and closing keynote by Maria Luce Lupetti (TU Delft) and Bas van de Poel (Modem)
• 12 interactive sessions in two rounds
• Short project pitches
• Exhibition with the best design student work and case-studies from practitioners.
• Meet fellow participants during lunch and breaks, ending with drinks

Find more details on the program page!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 / 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿
This experiment created by Tessa Steenkamp, questions what the camera car in your city sees, that you can’t see? Come explore the journey its data travel, and how they are used. Which functions do you think are a good idea – and where do you think is the limit? More info here

The experiment is organized by the HvA 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 research team. Human Values for Smarter Cities is a 4 year research project on how to make smart city technology understandable and contestable through civic participation.

The experiment is hosted by 𝗧𝗛/𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 on 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 at Het Nieuwe Instituut. This year's theme: ‘𝗨𝗻/𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀’, explores and promotes the development of fair, responsible, and human-centric technologies for the #IoT and beyond. The event is organized by ThingsCon and powered by CLICKNL.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 here 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗛/𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 
In this workshop, Tom van Arman will guide you through some concrete citizen-by-design applications, toolkits and techniques to keep your smart city projects safe, insightful and inclusive to all. In this hands-on workshop, we will examine the Scan-Car. What is its purpose? What what does it do today? What can it do tomorrow? Teams will collaborate and speculate how the Scan Car can fit a citizen-centric future city. More info here

The workshop is organized by the HvA 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 research team. Human Values for Smarter Cities is a 4 year research project on how to make smart city technology understandable and contestable through civic participation.

The workshop is hosted by 𝗧𝗛/𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 on 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 at Het Nieuwe Instituut. This year's theme: ‘𝗨𝗻/𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀’, explores and promotes the development of fair, responsible, and human-centric technologies for the #IoT and beyond. The event is organized by ThingsCon and powered by CLICKNL.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 here 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗛/𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱/𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀
In this workshop we will look at unwanted consequences, based on two existing urban technologies: a parking scan car service and an online reporting platform for local issues. We will use a canvas and our imagination to work on recommendations to repair the existing systems and/ or structures where these consequences originated. Hosted by Mike de Kreek
More info here

The workshop is organized by the HvA 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 research team. Human Values for Smarter Cities is a 4 year research project on how to make smart city technology understandable and contestable through civic participation.

The workshop is hosted by 𝗧𝗛/𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 on 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 at Het Nieuwe Instituut. This year's theme: ‘𝗨𝗻/𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀’, explores and promotes the development of fair, responsible, and human-centric technologies for the #IoT and beyond. The event is organized by ThingsCon and powered by CLICKNL.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 here 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗛/𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

CULTUURVERANDERING IN DE BOUW

Binnen de bouw zal men in de toekomst anders moeten gaan werken vanwege de maatschappelijke opgaven als duurzaamheid, klimaat en het arbeidstekort. De bouw zal (meer) moeten leren werken met alle digitale mogelijkheden die er zijn en aankomen. Dat vereist een andere cultuur van samenwerken. Zowel binnen het bedrijf als in de keten.

Ook het tekort aan personeel zorgt ervoor dat anders zal moeten worden omgegaan met personeel. Bedrijven zullen inclusiever moeten worden, zullen ook te maken krijgen met zij-instromers en ook hier zal digitalisering ervoor zorgen dat meer gedaan kan worden met minder mensen. Dr. ir. Koos Johannes, onderzoeker cultuur & ketensamenwerking bij de HVA zal tijdens het diner zijn inzichten delen over de Cultuurverandering in de bouw. Over deze, en nog veel meer onderwerpen, gaat het komende Innovation Dinner met als thema: Cultuurverandering in de bouw.  

Wil jij meepraten over dit onderwerp? Meld je dan nu aan voor dit innovation dinner!

Most important causes of death worldwide (Source: The Lancelet, le Monde)
 
This is the 10th episode of a series 25 building blocks to create better streets, neighbourhoods, and cities. In this post, I mainly focus on health problems which are directly related to the quality of the living environment  

Are cities healthy places?

According to the WHO's Global Burden of Diseases Study, 4.2 million deaths worldwide each year are caused by particulate matter. The regional differences are significant. Urban health depends on the part of the world and the part of the city where you are living. More than 26 million people in the United States have asthma and breathing problems as a result. African-American residents in the US die of asthma three times as often as whites. They live in segregated communities with poor housing, close to heavy industry, transportation centers and other sources of air pollution.
Globally, the increasing prosperity of city dwellers is causing more and more lifestyle-related health problems. Heart disease, and violence (often drug-related) has overtaken infectious diseases as the first cause of death in wealthy parts of the world.  

The Netherlands

Very recently, Arcadis published a report on 'the healthy city'. This report compares 20 Dutch cities based on many criteria, divided over five domains. The four major cities score negatively on many aspects. In particular: healthy outdoor space, greenery, air quality, noise nuisance, heat stress and safety. Medium-sized cities such as Groningen, Emmen, Almere, Amersfoort, Nijmegen, and Apeldoorn, on the other hand, are among the healthiest cities.
In Amsterdam, the level of particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in 2018 exceeded World Health Organization standards in many streets. The GGD of Amsterdam estimates that 4.5% of the loss of healthy years is the result of exposure to dirty air.  

Collaborative measuring air quality

In various cities, groups of concerned citizens have started measuring the quality of the air themselves. A professional example is the AiREAS project in Eindhoven. An innovative measuring system has been developed together with knowledge institutions and the government. Sensors are distributed over the area of the city and the system provides real-time information. The AiREAS group regularly discusses the results with other citizens and with the city government. The measurement of the quality of the air is supplemented by medical examination. This research has confirmed that citizens in the vicinity of the main roads and the airport have an increased risk of mortality, reduced lung function and asthma.
The AiREAS project is linked to similar initiatives in other European cities. Occasionally the data is exchanged. That resulted in, among other things, this shocking video.  

Future?

Could the future not be that we are busy doing the obvious things for our health, such as walking, cycling, eating good food and having fun and that thanks to wearables, symptoms of diseases are watched early and permanently in the background, without us being aware of it? The local health center will monitor and analyze the data of all patients using artificial intelligence and advise to consult the doctor if necessary. An easily accessible health center in one's own neighborhood remains indispensable.
 
Follow the link below to find an overview of all articles.  

There is a lot of sensing going on in Amsterdam. Where are these sensors? What kinds of sensors are there? How do these sensors help our city? Join us on October 4th for a hands-on workshop to learn how to use 1) privacy-by-design toolkits, 2) discover citizen centric sensors and 3) learn how to make your own smart city projects more responsible.

Join us for an inspiring afternoon to learn and build human centric smart city technologies.

REGISTER FREE >> Eventbrite Responsible Sensing Safari & Workshop

Are you a concerned smart citizen, or smart city innovator? This workshop is for you! Tom van Arman, from TAPP - Smart City Architecture will guide you through the many legal, technical and even spatial considerations that you'll need to know about before deploying sensors in public space. Participants will go on a real-world Sensor Safari to discover the many devices in their natural habitat. Finally, roll up your sleeves and work together in a ‘Sensing Dilemma Workshop’ where we will field test some sensing projects to see how it can help (or harm) our future city! The workshop will take place on the Marineterrein, an inner-city test ground for a sustainable living environment.
Ethics in smart city technology is not something you assess at one specific point in time in a tech's lifecycle and then can forget about it. In the project Human Values for Smarter Cities, researchers, designers, civil servants (The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam), and citizens look for ways ethical principles can be interwoven in the articulation, making, deployment and adjustment of smart city technology.

De voertaal tijdens dit evenement is Nederlands
Heb je altijd al eens willen ervaren hoe een sensor werkt? Of hoe je een actie omzet in een reactie? Kom dan naar Waag Open en leer hoe je met verschillende textiel-technieken zachte, aaibare sensoren kan maken. 
E-textiles bieden de mogelijkheid om aanrakingen, knijpbewegingen of spanning om te zetten in data. Door met stroomgeleidende garens elektronische componenten te maken (bijvoorbeeld door te borduren of te breien), kun je vervolgens fantastische dingen aansturen zoals geluid, licht en beweging. Tijdens deze Waag Open editie focussen we op geluid: aan het eind van de avond gaan we de zelfgemaakte sensoren gelijk testen, en sluiten we af met een muzikale jamsessie…
Ontwerper & maker Michelle Vossen en soldeer- & hardware-expert en tevens oprichter van Acid Solder Club Veerle Pennock bieden je een toegankelijke instap in de wereld van elektronica. Ze hebben zichzelf de uitdaging gesteld om elektronica tastbaar en zichtbaar maken: textiel leent zich hier uitstekend voor! 
In deze workshop leer je verschillende textieltechnieken die je daarna zelfstandig kunt toepassen om je eigen zachte sensoren te maken.
NB: geschikt voor alle niveaus en achtergronden!

Programma

19.15 - 19.30 uur Inloop
19:30 - 19:45 uur Welkom en introductie
19:45 - 20:00 uur Uitleg e-textile, elektronica en modulaire synth
20:00 - 21:30 uur Zelf twee sensoren maken: 1 digitaal, 1 analoog
21:30 - 22:00 uur Afsluiten met een 'jamsessie' + drankje

Waag Open

Elke eerste donderdagavond van de maand opent Waag haar deuren! Kom langs om te discussiëren en te doen. Want we gaan niet alleen in discussie over maatschappelijke thema's en de toekomst - je leert daarnaast ook altijd iets praktisch.
Iets dat je altijd al hebt willen uitproberen, zoals de 3D-printer in het FabLab, of juist iets dat je nooit had verwacht, zoals uitpluizen hoe DNA in elkaar zit in ons biotech-lab. Waag Open vindt plaats in (een van) de maakplaatsen op de eerste en tweede verdieping van het historische Waaggebouw op de Nieuwmarkt.

Toegankelijkheid

Omdat het Waag-gebouw een beschermd monumentaal pand is, is het helaas niet voorzien van een lift. Dit evenement vindt plaats in de Makersguild op de eerste verdieping van het Waag-gebouw. 
Mocht je krap bij kas zitten en wel graag aan dit evenement willen deelnemen, neem dan contact op met tanja [@] waag [punt] org. 

Day and night, 114 sensors are collecting data about the use and occupation of the facilities at H20 Esports Campus in Purmerend. Such data can be of great interest to plan work more efficiently and cost effectively. Partners of AMdEX, an Amsterdam Economic Board initiative make sure data is exchanged between trusted parties only. And that any conditions for access and use are enforced.

How many people go in and out a building throughout the day? Do they prefer specific elevators? Which toilet areas are most used? Are bins and soap dispensers full? Facility managers and cleaning companies love that type of information. Unoccupied areas do not need to be serviced as frequently as busy ones. The Esports Campus, an event location for businesses and private parties, was keen to share the sensor data in a safe and trustworthy manner. The entrepreneur reached out to the team of our AMdEX initiative, via the Data Sharing Coalition.

Ready for it

For AMdEX, the request from Esports Campus came at exactly the right time. Previously, the field lab at the Marineterrein in Amsterdam proved how environmental and liveability data can be accessed and shared in a trusted environment – after the data owner and data user had agreed on simple terms. “We were ready for a more complicated case,” says Hayo Schreijer (Dexes), one of the founding partners of AMdEX. “The case at Esports Campus is a mix of private and public data, collected in a private space and to be shared over the Internet. Also, a lot more parties would be involved than in the previous Marineterrein case.”

Endorsing partner KPN

KPN is AMdEX’ endorsing partner for connectivity and network infrastructure. KPN’s infrastructure could enable this innovative entrepreneur to collect and share this data reliably with his business partners. Carolien Nijhuis is EVP Internet of Things and Dataservices at KPN. She says: “This smart building project is next level complexity. It combines all the issues we think are important. Safe and trusted exchange of data is necessary to solve the bigger issues in our society. In this project, KPN provides interoperability and connectivity according to European standards of privacy and security.” It is tempting to think that data exchange is all about technology. It is not. “Besides being innovative, using professional technology, data exchange is very much about legal and organisational issues”, says Schreijer.

New terms and conditions

The Esports Campus pilot ran in parallel with a next phase of the field lab at the Marineterrein. Tom van Arman (Tapp), says: “At Marineterrein we measure environmental factors and occupancy of the public space: water quality, temperature, numbers of people. Esports is a private space that collects more personal and commercially sensitive data. We had to consider new terms and conditions in the agreements with all parties involved. We also included the principles of the Tada Manifesto, that prescribe safe, inclusive sharing and usage of data.” Collecting data inside a building results in whole new datasets to play with.

Prototype for all-in-one app

This summer, a milestone was reached: a prototype of Facility Apps, the all-in-one app solution for cleaning and facility management. Data from the Esports Campus is made available to the cleaning partners through this app, allowing them to plan the work more efficiently. The data in the app is contained in a ‘Solid Pod’, a decentralised data store. When data is stored in someone’s Pod, they control which people and applications can access it. The AMdEX layer verifies the identity of parties that want to access the data and authorises them to do so – if they are certified parties. Schreijer clarifies that AMdEX does not ‘see’ the data. It tells systems whether access or usage of data is allowed and makes these decisions auditable. Nijhuis also emphasises that KPN enables the technical data exchange and has no access to the actual data. The next step is to evaluate the app with the users.

Great potential for smart cities

This pilot has shown that private data can be shared reliably between private partners. Combined with the results from the public space of Marineterrein, all three partners see great potential for smart city applications. City planning based on actual data, more efficient energy management of buildings or even industrial areas, innovation in sustainable logistics. “Especially when we all work together,” concludes Nijhuis. “If you run alone, you go faster, but together you go farther.”

Text: Karina Meerman

Wat is de bezetting van een gebouw gedurende de dag? Hebben mensen voorkeuren voor bepaalde liften? Hoe vol zijn afvalbakken en zeepdispenser?

Door de explosieve toename van sensoren weten we steeds meer over het gebruik van gebouwen en openbare ruimtes. Maar in de meeste gevallen mag niet alle data zonder meer worden gebruikt en zijn sensoren van verschillende eigenaren met specifieke eisen. Dit maakt het delen van data tijdrovend en kostbaar.

De H20 Esports Campus heeft, samen met AMdEX, KPN, iShare en Facility Apps deze catch-22 doorbroken voor het delen van gevoelige data. Zij laten zien dat het mogelijk is om zulke gegevens te delen tussen meerdere partijen en toch grip houden op hun eigen data.

Programma

Op 14 september vertellen zij hier meer over. Het programma:

• Welke uitdagingen speler er bij het delen van sensordata? – Hayo Schreijer (Dexes) & Dirk Tuip (H20 Esports Campus)
• Hoe wordt gebruik gemaakt van iShare om deelnemers te identificeren? – Gerard van der Hoeven (iShare)
• Hoe functioneert de Smart Building data space in de praktijk? – Smart Building Team

Na afloop is er gelegenheid elkaar te ontmoeten en bij te praten.

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Meer informatie

Met AMdEX ontwikkelen we een digitale notaris. Deze notaris levert contracten aan organisaties die data willen delen. Ook dwingt AMdEX de voorwaarden in deze contracten af. De contracten ondersteunen eenvoudige datatransacties tussen twee organisaties. Maar ook complexe AI-algoritmen, die toegang moeten hebben tot data die op meerdere plekken is opgeslagen.

Ontdek meer over de digitale notaris AMdEX.

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Program

• 14:00 – 14:15: Walk-in
• 14:15 – 14:30: Welcome by Allard Pierson
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