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To what extent can Amsterdam and The Hague help each other?

While the worldwide attack by the Wannacry ransomware is still fresh in our memory, the city of The Hague once again underlines the importance of internet security and privacy. The Hague, the City of Peace and Justice, is emphatically presenting itself as the Secure Digital Gateway to Europe. “These days you can no longer solve problems on your own, you must cooperate and innovate.”

The Judicial Capital already is exemplary regarding cooperation. No less than 260 partners collaborate in the so-called Hague Security Delta. The town is now also organising MoCo The Hague, during which three speakers will shine a light on the approach to privacy and security on the internet. The Hague portfolio-holder Saskia Bruines, “By organising events and meetings, I hope that people will acquire the knowledge which they can use in their own organisation, and I also hope that they meet other relevant people to cooperate with.”

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Will this be your next home?

Reducing waste, encourage recycling, converting waste into commodities: developing a new way of sustainable waste collection and disposal.

Are you active in the field of circular economy and do you have ambitions of doing business or working together in Poland, Romania or Bulgaria? Then join this seminar on June 29 in Amersfoort to hear more about the opportunities for Dutch companies, knowledge institutions and non-profit organizations.

Een aanrader voor iedereen met hart voor het landschap.

Van 1 t/m 30 september a.s. vindt de Landschapstriënnale 2017 plaats op Landgoed Kleine Vennep, gelegen in PARK21, in het hart van de Haarlemmermeer. Een maand lang wordt het ‘Het Volgende Landschap’ verbeeld, besproken, gedeeld en gevierd. Het uitgebreide progamma vind je op https://landschapstriennale.com/

Programma voor iedereen, over het (toekomstige) landschap:
De Landschapstriënnale biedt iedere dag een programma en is er voor bewoners, beheerders en boeren; voor geïnteresseerden, studenten en professionals; voor kinderen en volwassenen. Een volle maand vol tentoonstellingen, excursies, workshops, theater en muziek, expertmeetings, conferentie en nog veel meer.

Uitgelicht:

- Open Landschap, Open Data (4 september)
https://landschapstriennale.com/programma/open-landschap-open-data/
- Circulaire Economie en de Openbare Ruimte (14 september)
https://landschapstriennale.com/programma/circulaire-economie-en-openbare-ruimte/

In Het Ideeënlab borrelt en bruist het van ideeën om Amsterdam gezond te maken. Vier Amsterdammers pitchen tijdens de avond hun duurzame idee voor Amsterdam aan het publiek. De jury en het publiek brengen vervolgens hun stem uit en bepalen welke pitcher €1.000,- wint voor de uitvoering van zijn of haar idee of naar huis gaat met de publieksprijs. Simpel toch?

Op donderdag 29 juni is het tijd voor Het Ideeënlab#5: ‘Energie’. We hebben vier toffe pitchers geselecteerd die hun idee gaan pitchen over hoe zij Amsterdamse energie groener of lokaler opwekken of juist hoe we energie besparen.

Wil jij geinspireerd raken door deze pitchers en stemmen wie de publieksprijs verdient? Kom dan langs langs bij Het Ideeenlab!

Dit keer vindt het Ideeënlab plaats bij de OBA Amsterdam. Wist je dat er op het dak van de OBA zonnepanelen liggen? En dat de architect nog veel meer duurzaamheidssnufjes in het gebouw geplaatst heeft? Daarom beginnen we de avond met een tour door de OBA en nemen we een kijkje bij deze zonnepanelen!

19.30 - 20.00: Inloop met drankje
20.00 - 20.30: Tour naar het dak van de OBA
20.30 - 20.45: Welkomstwoord
20.45 - 21.30: Pitches
21.30 - 21.45: Juryberaad
21.45 - 22.30: Bekendmaking winnaar juryprijs (€1000,-) en publieksprijs en borrel

Tickets
Je ticket is direct je stempasje en kost €10,- en gaat naar de winnaar van de publieksprijs. Je ticket koop je aan de deur en alleen cash-betaling is mogelijk. Laat ons van te voren even weten of je komt, via de ticketlink.

Zien we je dan?!

During the New York Smart City Expo early May, the Global Smart City and Community Coalition asked the CIO/CTOs of Amsterdam, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Eindhoven, The Hague and New York what they can learn from other cities with regard to their smart city projects. Please find the article below, where the full film is cut in several chapters. Otherwise, watch the full (9 minute!) film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zWd0bxRt8c

In honor of Metabolic turning 5 years old, and the 3 Year Anniversary of De Ceuvel, Metabolic is hosting 2 Sustainability Masterclasses at Metabolic Lab.

The Masterclasses are free of charge and hosted by our sustainability experts and you can join 1 or 2 sessions. There will be limited walk-in spots available on the day of. You can secure your seat by registering on this page.

The Masterclasses:

12:00 - Root Causes of Unsustainability in the Food System and How Systems Thinking Can Help
Go on a journey to understand the key issues and dynamics of how our food system functions. We share our experience working on developing transformative strategies around food and agriculture and help you understand what you can take forward in your everyday life.

13:00 - How to Design the Circular Cities of the Future
Drawing on in-house expertise and local Amsterdam examples, Metabolic provides the skills and theory on how to design, develop and implement the circular cities of the future.

The Masterclasses will be hosted by Metabolic's own Gerard Roemers, Leo Verkooijen and Oscar Sabag Munoz.

Gerard Roemers is a strategic consultant with a focus on systemic interventions within different sectors of the global and regional economy. He will be using his experience in closing material, water and energy cycles in regions and cities to host the Circular Cities Masterclass

Oscar Sabag Munoz is a sustainability consultant with a background in environmental policy. At Metabolic, he works on complex systems including the analysis of the global food analysis for WWF. He will be co-leading the Masterclass on Food Systems.

Leonardo Verkooijen works at Metabolic as a sustainability consultant. He studied environmental sciences and sustainability and has had extensive experience integrating sustainability into finanance, business and supply chains. He will be co-leading the Masterclass on Food Systems.

While many cities in the Netherlands want to go 'off grid' and disconnect their buildings from the gas network, the odd situation arises that 60% of the newly build homes between 2017-2021 will have a gas connection. This is due to the 'right to be connected to gas' in the Dutch gas law.

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Hi! We need to find seed or angel investment and an accelerator to start our project SOLCOMPANYAPP. We intend to open a business and a beta operation in Amsterdam.
Please, take a look at some details on the project (website below) and any ideas just talk to us.
We´re also open for partnerships. Let´s became partners in this project!
Website : https://amsterdamsmartcity.com/international-projects/sol-companyapp

SUNLAB´s system facilitate and automate the acquisition of solar generation by anyone, in their place, tracking the best technology and price conditions, preferably provided by affiliated companies near customer´s residence.

PROBLEM / OPPORTUNITY

Brazilian photovoltaic market has more than 1,500 companies and customers wait a long time to quote prices. They think photovoltaic prices are high due to lack of information. Anyway, it´s a continuously growing market (between 70% and 85% per year).

SOLUTION / VALUE PROPOSITION

SUNLAB´s system facilitate and automate the acquisition of solar generation by anyone, in their place, tracking the best technology and price conditions, preferably provided by affiliated companies near customer´s residence.

BUSINESS MODEL

Our product consists on an electronic sales system (web-based software - running in PC or mobile devices) that offers the client an all-in-one experience since simulating until purchasing a photovoltaic generator, suitable for home and small business use. The advantage of using this service is that the costumer will not need to look for the best solar energy solution in many places, to get the best price. The software will perform all the steps in this process, quickly and safely.

Zürich is showing its beauty after sunset by deploying a modest lightning strategy

Dear All

I am Senthil Kumar from INDIA , I'm happy to seen everyone here

I love IOT and smart cities, Digital Signage solution, Building Automation Design and project development

Currently i work in Abu Dhabi - UAE, i interest Amstertam Smart cities envelopment, I have some Innovative concept in Green energy development and some IOT Products

kindly check my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senthil-kumar-dsce-0630b259/

IOT Certificate: https://mitprofessionalx.mit.edu/certificates/0e261aac617c488482881d6e024b8848

Smart cities certificate : https://www.futurelearn.com/statements/bkq9ikm

Digital Signage Expert: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jt17itb71oelu2h/R%20Senthil%20Kumar%20DSCE.pdf?dl=0

If any one give me Opportunity, let me know

Regards
Senthil Kumar

Email: rsenthilkumar.eee@gmail.com (contact email)

GreenBuzz Amsterdam wants to enable professionals to make sustainability the new norm in business and society through their daily work. We do this by organising network events, where professionals can meet, share their ideas and challenges and get inspired by pioneers from several industries.

Each event we organize focuses on a different industry. This time we will look at businesses that have the potential to turn sustainable ideas into business models for the mass market. The industry we will focus on during this event is the energy industry.

Join us on the 21st and get inspired during this network event!

Our first confirmed speaker is Chiel van Leeuwen, Business Development Guru @ Vandebron. The mission of Vandebron is to move as fast as possible towards 100% sustainable energy by connecting consumers directly to producers of clean energy. Their online marketplace brings together many small players to create the scale to be relevant in the market. So far, the company provides over 80,000 households with access to clean energy.

Our second speaker is Hubert Spruijt, Co-Founder & Business Analyst @ Senfal, and a long time member of the GreenBuzz network! Senfal develops software that helps align energy demand with energy production, allowing for an energyprofile that moves in accordance with market prices. This has some interesting implications for sustainable energy sources since storage problems can be partially overcome.

Cities generate 75 percent of global energy consumption and 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Clean energy applications can significantly improve the situation, but progress is slow. The installation of the first Smart Solar Street Light in the Municipality of Stari Grad, Belgrade aims to facilitate green energy, technology-driven projects that will make a difference in building a sustainable future in urban regions.

Bij Nerdalize zijn we op een missie: iedereen voorzien van gratis warmte én cloud computing duurzaam en betaalbaar te maken voor onderzoekers en bedrijven.

Hoe doen we dat? Door cloud servers in huizen te plaatsen, kunnen we water verwarmen met de restwarmte die de servers afgeven door hun berekeningen. Op deze manier is het mogelijk voor huishoudens om 300 euro per jaar te besparen op hun energierekening, onderzoekers besparen 50% op hun cloud kosten en samen besparen we jaarlijks 3t CO2 per huishouden.

Grote dromen beginnen klein. We hebben onze investeringscampagne gestart om de eerste 42 woningen te voorzien van de gratis restwarmte van cloud servers. Je kunt al investeren in Nerdalize vanaf 20 euro.

Doe mee met onze missie! Samen zullen we heel Nederland voorzien van gratis server-warmte!

City authorities need to enhance public-private cooperation to build sustainable urban transformation agendas. Private sector introduces innovation, talent and provide capital to the urban development process, while playing a leading role in design, implementation, operations and maintenance, and sustainability of the urban development and services initiatives. But it seems that everywhere private companies are exploiting data which should be in the public domain.

Google, Apple, Facebook, Fitbit, Snap, Amazon and Uber – they all probably know more about you than the authorities do. And let’s be clear: they are not aiding the government and its citizens to have a healthier, more sustainable existence.

What is your opinion? Read more in the article below.

As many visitors arrive and leave at the Jaarbeurs at the same times, the charging sessions are also taking place at the same time. To avoid stress on the local electricity grid and to avoid costs to install a connection with a larger capacity, a battery will be installed this summer.

Dutch read / maybe need to register at FD

Functieomschrijving
De Amsterdamse Zoncoalitie is op zoek naar een enthousiaste professional met ervaring in de marketing/ communicatie. In een klein betrokken team en samen met een gepassioneerd reclamebureau zorg jij voor structuur en creativiteit in alle communicatie-uitingen, in- en extern. Je stuurt en monitort de campagnes richting Amsterdammers en groot dakbezitters en onderhoudt warme contacten met leveranciers zoals de filmploeg, de drukkerij, de media en met de leden van de Zoncoalitie en haar ambassadeurs.

Functie-eisen
Onze Content Marketeer/ Communicatiemedewerker straalt. Je laat wolken verdwijnen, produceert sneller dan het licht aantrekkelijke content, weet altijd de juiste toon te vinden en rapporteert en presenteert vanuit de kern. Affiniteit en/of ervaring in de solar branche is een grote pre. Je bent flexibel inzetbaar voor 16- 24 uur per week.
Heb jij:
• Een hbo- of universitaire studie afgerond
• Een aantal jaar ervaring als allround marketeer of communicatieprofessional
• De natuurlijke gave om gestructureerd te werken
• Ervaring in de vastgoedbranche en/of solar branche is een hele grote pre
• Een duurzaam hart en de drive om de wereld beter te maken
Ga jij stralen van:
• Een zelfstandige rol in een klein team in een startup omgeving
• Een dynamische en projectmatige werkomgeving
• Samenwerken met topbedrijven en opinion leaders uit de energiesector

Bedrijfsprofiel
Amsterdam heeft maar liefst 800 ha (1.200 voetbalvelden) dakoppervlak dat geschikt is voor zonne-energie! Daar gebruiken we nu slechts een fractie van. Dat kan en moet veel beter! De Amsterdamse Zoncoalitie is de uitdaging aangegaan om 1 miljoen zonnepanelen op Amsterdamse daken te realiseren.
De Zoncoalitie is een breed en open samenwerkingsverband van installatiebedrijven, leveranciers, zonaanbieders en energiecoöperaties. De Gemeente Amsterdam & Alliander zijn de initiatiefnemers. Onze gezamenlijke droom: voor elke Amsterdammer een zonnepaneel!

Ben jij ons zonnetje in huis? Laat je zien dan!
Neem contact op met Alex Muhring (alex.muhring@zoncoalitie.nl / +31612610713). Voor meer informatie over de Amsterdamse Zoncoalitie bekijk je www.zoncoalitie.nl en voor de campagne www.hellosunshine.amsterdam

The world’s first virtual train track is unveiled in China. The smart bus, or driverless train, is equipped with sensors that can read the dimensions of roads and plan its own route. Like a train, it’s modular and carriages can be added on; but like a bus, it runs on the road. It follows white-dotted lines on the road, and therefore a train track does not need to be laid. This makes the infrastructure much cheaper and therefore accessible to many more cities than standard railways or metro systems.

Read more in the article below: