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Beate Bouwman, posted

Residential Living Labs

Our company is establishing residential living labs for special user groups or mixed use on temporary or permanent locations. While testing, improving and applying innovation in circular construction, energy, IoT, social participation we improve urban livability and residential living. We cooperate with cities, universities, organisations and direct and indirect involved users/inhabitants.

If your city, university or organisation is interested to participate in this program, please contact info@woodyshousing.com, initiator of the International Residential Living Lab where data of different residentials living labs lead the way to the future of residential living and housing. If you like to become engaged on a personal level, please indicate your background and motivation.

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Annelies Van der Stoep, Strategic advisor at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Are you retrofitting your building in an energy efficient way?

We love people who retrofit their homes and make them energy efficient. Those residential renovations can be supported via an EU subsidy.

But what about other buildings in our city? Do you know a school, community center, shop or office building that is being renovated to become very energy efficient? We would love to know those examples!

With this information we might be able to open up the subsidy to non residential buildings too! So leave a comment with your suggestions below.

http://www.amsterdamsmartcity.nl/subsidie

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Viktor Bos, Business Connector at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Bedrijven (bouw /installatietechniek /logistiek): meld je aan voor project De Hal en help mbo’ers aan het werk!

Jongeren voor wie onderwijsniveau 2 niet haalbaar is, kunnen vaak heel goed in de praktijk beroepsvaardigheden aanleren, maar worden hiervoor niet met een officieel diploma gewaardeerd. Certificeringstraject De Hal zoekt werkgevers die helpt deze studenten toch gerichte certificaten te laten behalen.
https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/projecten/opleidingswerkplaats-de-hal

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Viktor Bos, Business Connector at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Help mee aan een betere aansluiting in de dynamische technieksector met Vakschool Technische Installaties. Word partner!

De roep vanuit bedrijven in de metropoolregio Amsterdam om meer én beter geschoold installatietechnisch personeel is groot. Want het huidige opleidingsniveau sluit onvoldoende aan op de eisen en wensen van bedrijven. Vakschool Technische Installaties (VTi) biedt een onconventionele oplossing voor een betere aansluiting tussen onderwijs en arbeidsmarkt.
https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/projecten/opleidingshuis-installatietechniek

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Viktor Bos, Business Connector at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Zoek je werknemers met een topsport mentaliteit? Word partner van Studeren met Topmentaliteit

Studeren met Topmentaliteit richt zich op het bijbrengen van houding en gedrag bij mbo studenten. Er wordt getraind op zeven vaardigheden, die binnen het onderwijs bekend staan als de 21st Century Skills. Deze overlappen met verschillende competenties die bij topsport nodig zijn, zoals samenwerking en probleemoplossend vermogen.
Sponsoren voor Studeren met Topmentaliteit mogen zich melden bij Maurijn Odé.
https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/projecten/topsportvaardigheden-vertaald-naar-werkvloer

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Viktor Bos, Business Connector at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Werving & selectie op basis van persoonlijkheidskenmerken via serious gaming. Werkgevers, doe mee!

Werkgevers die jonge mbo’ers met specifieke gedragskenmerken zoeken kunnen binnenkort terecht op een nieuw arbeidsbemiddelingsplatform: PlayToWork. Dit innovatieve wervings-, selectie en assessmentplatform creëert persoonlijkheidsprofielen van werkzoekenden met behulp van ‘serious gaming’.
https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/projecten/play2work-2

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Viktor Bos, Business Connector at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Welke skills heeft de logistieke vakman van de toekomst volgens jou?

House of Logistics inventariseert de opleidingsbehoefte bij logistieke bedrijven en brengt de competenties van de ‘Logistieke Vakman van de Toekomst’ in kaart. Op basis hiervan worden op maat gemaakte opleidingstrajecten ontwikkeld die aansluiten op het arbeidsprofiel van de toekomst.
https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/projecten/house-of-logistics-2

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Viktor Bos, Business Connector at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Kun je als werkgever technische mbo’ers gebruiken? Meld je aan bij Technisch Profiel Regionale Arbeidsmarkt

Plat gezegd tackelt Technisch Profiel Regionale Arbeidsmarkt drie maatschappelijke thema’s in één klap – een betere aansluiting op de arbeidsmarkt, meer technisch geschoolde arbeidskrachten en het terugdringen van jeugdwerkloosheid.
Heb je praktijkplaatsen voor technici (vmbo/mbo) in opleiding? Meld je aan bij Theo den Blanken https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/projecten/technisch-profiel-op-de-regionale-arbeidsmarkt

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Viktor Bos, Business Connector at Amsterdam Economic Board, posted

Werkgevers op zoek naar software engineers kunnen zich melden bij Make IT Work

Make IT Work, schoolt hoogopgeleide talenten zonder werk in hun vakgebied om tot software-engineer. De omscholing bestaat uit een intensieve opleiding van vier maanden die een brede basis biedt in het back-end programmeren. Na afronding kunnen de cursisten gegarandeerd aan de slag bij het deelnemende bedrijf waaraan ze gelinkt zijn.
Meer informatie: https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/projecten/make-it-work

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Maike Pluijgers, Marketing & Communication at Greenspread, posted

City-Zen Virtual Power Plant: Looking for 50 households in Amsterdam New-West with solar panels.

We are looking for 50 households in Amsterdam New-West with solar panels who like to participate in a sustainable project. Collectively you will sell energy on specific moments while buying energy on the energy markets at other times. By using the storage capacity of 50 batteries, buying energy can be done at the most favourable time. The 50 participants will be able to use more sustainable energy and respond to the fluctuating prices. When there is a surplus of wind or solar energy, the batteries will be charged. When more energy is charged than the households are using, the batteries will be discharged. This will be done when the energy prices are high. A Virtual Power Plant will be created.

To participate you need to or want to have solar panels, a smart meter, internet access and enough space for the battery (141x50x38 cm). During the project your energy provider is Greenspread.

Are you interested?
- Join our information meeting in Molen van Sloten on Tuesday 8 November (19:30) or Monday 28 November (19:30). Sign up via vragen@greenspread.nl.
- Go to http://www.greenspread.nl/nieuws/deelnemerscityzen (in Dutch) and you will find more information.

This project by Alliander, Greenspread, EXE, Wageningen UR, and Amsterdam Smart City is part of City-Zen and funded by the European Commission. www.cityzen-smartcity.eu

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Frans-Anton Vermast, Strategy Advisor & International Smart City Ambassador at Amsterdam Smart City, posted

Seeking Development & Test-Bedding of (A) Integrated Remote Reading of Electricity, Town Gas and Water Meters, and (B) Provision of Timely and Useful Consumption Feedback via Consumers' Personal Smart Mobile Devices

Seeking Development & Test-Bedding of (A) Integrated Remote Reading of Electricity, Town Gas and Water Meters, and (B) Provision of Timely and Useful Consumption Feedback via Consumers' Personal Smart Mobile Devices

https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/briefing-for-call-for-proposals-tickets-28922177010

Request from the the Dutch Embassy in Singapore. Should you need more info please contact Mrs Liz Ng, Liz.ng@minbuza.nl

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Suzanna Törnroth, Student , posted

Spring 2017 Partnership

Hi there!

I am a M.Sc. student in Climate-Sensitive Urban Planning in Luleå University of Technology, writing a thesis in the Spring of 2017. I have a B.Sc. in Development Studies with a Major in Sociology and I'm looking to combine these niches by writing a thesis focusing on the effects different weathers or microclimates have on human activity, and how different urban design solutions can mitigate this. I think Amsterdam would be an interesting case study because of its typically wet and busy urban environment, and so finding anyone/partner/company who has interest in partnering up to develop this idea would be great! My experience in the field includes working in Singapore and planning for Smart City projects in Dubai, Vietnam and China. Email contact: suzanna@tornroth.co.

Thanks!

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Bart Takkenkamp, Founder & owner at Wuunder, posted

Pilot participants for on-demand parcel pick-up

Wuunder already offers a domestic and international shipping service for documents, parcels and pallets. In Amsterdam we're testing an additional service. Here we offer an on-demand pick-up within one hour. With only a mobile phone and a pen you can ship your parcel. One (bike) courier collect the shipments and will do the hand-over to multiple carrier companies. This avoids multiple parcel delivery vans within the city. Interested? We're looking for people that enjoy giving feedback to make our service even better. Info@WeAreWuunder.com

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Ronald Koen, Manager Communications , posted

Companies wanted by Technology Master Plan

School students have an important contribution to make to the Amsterdam Smart City projects and initiatives, now and in the future. This is a request for project teams and companies: do you want to provide students a learning opportunity within your project? And be surprised by their fresh insights and future perspective?

Then invest in talent now that could play an important role in further development later. You can gain new insights and ideas thanks to young people's different perspective on things. Via your partnership school students are challenged to contribute their ideas to issues in society that they themselves have to face, now or in the future.

If you would like to know more about how school students can contribute to existing or new city projects/initiatives, please contact Joost van Elten:
• T. +31 (0)6-52463297
M.j.elten@chello.nl

In the Amsterdam region, large numbers of school students, from primary schools through to higher professional education, are becoming acquainted with engineering and technology through the Amsterdam Technology Master Plan (Masterplan Techniek Amsterdam), see https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/watdoet/arbeidsmarkt/masterplan-techniek/

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Erik Bos, MSc student Urban Environmental Management at Wageningen University and Research, posted

Amsterdam Smart City - Survey 2016

Why did you sign up for the online community of Amsterdam Smart City (this website!)? How do you use this online community and what do you expect from the community? This and more questions are asked in the survey about the Amsterdam Smart City online community. Your feedback is very useful for us and will help us to better meet your needs in the future.

You can find the survey here:
http://bit.ly/2eBfV65

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Kris Steen, posted

Gebruikers betrokken bij Energiek Zuid-Oost

In opdracht van AMS (het Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions) voer ik een onderzoek uit naar Urban Living Labs, met het doel om de methode en institutionele inbedding van urban labs te optimaliseren zodat ze hun doelstellingen systematisch kunnen behalen en hun resultaten kunnen worden gerepliceerd.

Onderdeel van dit onderzoek is een verkennende studie naar de methodes die op dit moment gevolgd worden in urban living labs in Amsterdam. Hiervoor zijn we op zoek naar iemand die ( betrokken is bij het proces van het project Energiek ZuidOost en ons veel zou kunnen vertellen over het verloop daarvan.

Als iemand tijd heeft voor een gesprek hierover hoor ik het graag!

Kris Steen (AMS-Institute)

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Reinier Siderius, Director at Sidcon B.V., posted

Brainstorm session

We have an installed base with underground compactors to collect waste in "stadsdeel Zuid", part of Amsterdam. We like to get ideas to find out what else we can do with the these machines. For that we would like to have a brainstorm session with inhabitants, students, etc, to find out.
Who can help us?

Reinier Siderius
www.sidcon.nl

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Anonymous posted

Partnership in Environmental Conservation in Malaysia

Human economic activities are sources for pollution and this objective will contribute to raising the public awareness on this issue. On the other hand, the pollution issues are linked with the sustainable development and the health status of the people. Pollution is the cause/reason for many problems, coming from different perspectives and requires an appropriate answer.
The objective of the Return to Blue River Project for Klang River is to improve the welfare of the population along Kuala Lumpur region by cleaning up serious mercury pollution in area adjacent to the Klang River, providing a safe, secure and cost effective alternative source of water supply to meet growing needs of local water users, and restoring flow control in the river for flood management and ecological purposes.
Our method in river restoration is by using Activated EM mudballs. EM has a broad application. EM has no adverse effects on and is beneficial to plants, animals, and humans. Very simply put, EM lives off our waste while we live off "their waste". Their waste simply translates to a healthy environment for us in which EM becomes inactivated, therefore, a mutual existence can be had. EM only creates the condition for best results, that is, the users should nurture the condition and provide the resources for EM to perform optimally.
Applied to polluted and putrefactive water, EM holds a dominant position in the layer of microorganisms and help ecosystems revive and reduce sludge and foul odors. The purpose of EM application is not to create apparently-clear water by chemical means but to revive the native function of aquatic ecosystem. In this sense, Depending on the overload of drainage and the volume of water, the amount and the frequency of Application of EM should be various.
Kindly visit https://www.facebook.com/EcoClubMalaysia/ or www.http://ecoclubmalaysia.org/. You may contact me directly at kevin@ecoclubmalaysia.org

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Martin Boerema, posted

Do you want to develop a business model or do you want to redesign your business model? We can do it for free!

Do you want to develop a business model or do you want to do redesign your business model? Students from the University of Applied Sciences, study Industrial Engineering & Management are willing to help you for free! Submit your exercise description before 25th of October! More information: http://business-development-amsterdam.businessinperspective.nl (Dutch only)

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