In sustainability studies the 'rebound effect' explains why people use clean devices such as smart heating longer – it is economical and clean so leaving it on won't hurt. As a result, one could end up using the same amount of energy as with your old, inefficient heating. But also in 5G, the rebound effect is expected to occur – both in ways related to sustainability and 'smartness'. Should we throw ourselves enthusiastically into 5G, without thinking about how we use our internet connections in the future? A mini essay by Socrates Schouten (in Dutch).
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Responsible Sensing Safari & Workshop

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.
Free KNX Smart Energy IoT workshop at FLEXCON2023 September 20 - 14.00 – 16.30 hours – max 8 developers.

KNX and FLEXCON2023 are hosting an in-depth KNX IoT development workshop. Are you a developer who wants to build Smart Energy applications? Bring your RPi’s and other Linux devices and come to Les Brigittines in Brussels on September 20th ! Connect heatpumps, EV's, Solar systems, smart meters, sensors, batteries etc to the smartgrid
In this workshop, you will get to understand the KNX IoT development approach. You will get your hands om a state-of-the-art test bench, equipped with a virtual KNX installation featuring actuators with load control and real-time current detection, providing instant power consumption insights.
The workshop is free of charge. We have only 8 spots available, so apply now! For more information and subscription to the KNX IoT workshop on September 20th:
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7460981/FLEXCON-2023-KNX-IoT-Workshop
For information on the #FLEXCON2023 event:
https://flexcon.energy
IoT Tech Expo

IoT Tech Expo is the leading event for IoT, Digital Twins & Enterprise Transformation, IoT Security IoT Connectivity & Connected Devices, Smart Infrastructures & Automation, Data & Analytics and Edge Platforms.
Speakers include:
🎤 Bruno Ávila - i-Team Director - Digital Urban Planning Lab - City of Amsterdam
🎤 Anca Iordanescu, PhD Computer Science - VP Engineering - IKEA
🎤 Thomas Kleine-Möllhoff - CIO - Pfizer
🎤 Yamina Kelm - Product Manager - Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
🎤 Najeeb Younossi - Head of Connected Experiences and Software - BAT
🎤 Fatiha Hammadi - Head of Digital & Innovation - Saria
🎤 Roland van der Heijden Program Manager - Digital City Rotterdam - City of Rotterdam
🎤 Teppo Rantanen - Executive Director - City of Tampere
🎤 Gaurav Lakhwani - Transition Program Manager - Nike
And many more
Selected presentations and panel discussions:
✅ Staying on Track with Digital Twins
✅ Examining the Current IoT Security Landscape
✅ Machine Learning for the Ultimate IIoT Infrastructure
✅ Implementing IoT inside the Aircraft
✅ Presentation: The Cognitive City
✅ Kyiv Digital Connecting Communities in a Time of War
✅ AI Opportunities in 5G
✅ Building a Robust Cyber Security Strategy,
✅ Locking Down Intelligent Building Security
✅ How IoT Devices and Data Platforms Build Better Consumer Value and Loyalty
Join over 6000 tech enthusiasts gathering on the 26-27 September, make new, valuable connections and boost your knowledge of IoT - all that at IoT Tech Expo Europe in Amsterdam.
Free and paid tickets available.
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