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I am looking for three or four weeks of unpaid volunteer work in and around Amsterdam from July to mid-August, and want to reach out to anyone in need of project assistance. I am a masters student in International Development, with a professional interest in micro-sustainability and energy efficiency projects, who will be attending a certificate course in Rotterdam over the summer. I would very much like to extend my stay by performing volunteer work for a sustainability practitioner.

I would be happy to assist in any way, from unskilled labor to field data collection, so please feel free to contact me!

Smart City Amsterdam will feature prominently in the next issue of "Change" Magazin of the Germany based Bertelsmann Foundation. "Change" covers political, social and economic trends worldwide. This time Smart Cities will be at the core of our investigations.
"Energy, water and waste", but also Mobility, Infrastructure and Technology and Circular City will be important topics in my report on Amsterdam. But to do so, I will need the help of you, the local visionaires, movers and shakers.
From your perspective: What are currently the most ambitious, but also the most promising projects under way? Who are the people to talk to?
I will be in Amsterdam from Jan. 10 - 15, 2017.
Whoever wants to support me will be most welcome.
You may reach me on my e-mail address Johannes.vondohnanyi@gmail.com
or on my cell phone +49 173 522 4172
Thanks for your assistance
Johannes von Dohnanyi
Change Magazin
Hamburg

Dear reader,

For a project of the University of Applied Sciences, we are doing research on the use of diesel generators in the Netherlands. We focus on reducing CO2 emissions by lessening the use of the generators. Building companies can profit because of lower diesel costs.

We would like to get in touch with people working in the building area or with people who can connect us to the right people. We have a few questions to ask.

Kind regards,
Sjoerd

T: 0621130423
E: Sjoerd.Langedijk@hva.nl

Beste Lezer,

Voor een onderzoeksproject in opdracht van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam, doen wij onderzoek naar het gebruik van dieselaggregaten in Nederland. Het onderzoek is gericht op het reduceren van Co2 uitstoot door het verminderen van het verbruik bij dieselaggregaten. Hiermee kunnen de dieselkosten van bouwbedrijven aanzienlijk worden verlaagd.

Graag zouden wij in contact willen komen met personen die werkzaam zijn of ons kunnen verbinden met mensen in de bouwbranche. Wij zouden graag wat korte vragen willen stellen omtrent dit onderwerp.

Alvast bedankt,

Sjoerd

T: 0621130423
E: Sjoerd.Langedijk@hva.nl

Door toenemende grondstoffenschaarste, afvalvermindering, innovatie in de keten en efficiëntere productie en logistiek begint de circulaire economie steeds meer vorm te krijgen. Onder invloed van maatschappelijke druk krijgen organisaties steeds vaker de vraag wat de milieu-impact is van het product dat zij afnemen. Jouw klanten, stakeholders en opdrachtgevers willen weten of er circulair wordt ingekocht. Hoe word je als organisatie 100% relevant?
Inkoop sleutelfunctie voor circulaire economie
Een sleutel voor het aanjagen van de circulaire economie ligt bij inkopers. Zij stimuleren en creëren immers de vraag naar circulair geproduceerde goederen en zorgen zo voor nieuwe business modellen zoals ‘betalen per gebruik’ (pay per use), koop/terugkoop en doorverkoop.

Verandervermogen van de inkoopprofessional
Circulair Inkopen vergt behalve weloverwogen inkoopprocessen en innovatieve contractvormen in de gehele supply chain ook een veranderende, flexibelere en meer empathische houding als inkoopprofessional om de dialoog over circulariteit met leveranciers aan te gaan. Tijdens de training gaan we met u op reis waarbij niet alleen de inhoudelijke kant, maar ook de gedragskant wordt belicht. Kortom, het verandervermogen van de inkoopprofessional staat centraal.

Trainingslocatie: inspiratie ten top!
Gestart tijdens de internationale campagne Netherlands Circular Hotspot, is Valley Beta ontwikkeld als tijdelijk experimenteer en inspiratiegebied waar organisaties en ondernemers nu al hun circulaire ambities waar kunnen maken. Hiermee is de eerste stap naar de realisatie van Valley gezet.
Valley wordt ontwikkeld als de eerste circulaire business development hub ter wereld. Gelegen in Schiphol Trade Park, vlakbij luchthaven Schiphol, wordt dit dé plek waar alle relevante stakeholders samenkomen om nieuwe circulaire businessmodellen- en concepten te ontwikkelen.

Investering
De bijbehorende investering voor deelname bedraagt € 395,-. (De training vindt doorgang bij minimaal 10 deelnemers)

Vragen
Mocht u aanvullende vragen hebben, dan kunt u contact opnemen met Wouter van Twillert: wouter@valleycreators.com / +31 (0)6 14 18 44 71

vr 20 januari 2017
09:00 – 17:00 CET

On December 6 and 7 the Smart Cities Summit was organised in Boston. Here stakeholders from the public & private-sector ecosystems met to help tomorrow’s cities face the challenges of growing urban populations with the latest IoT technology.

The common theme was that data is an enabler and an asset that municipalities are trying to wrangle. Dominick Tribone, customer experience lead for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, said that his group is using information from ridership and transactions to enhance services. But there are limitations. Tribone noted that the MBTA knows when someone checks in to the system, but has to infer when that person gets off.

"We want to get to real-time trip planning," said Tribone.

Meanwhile, Paul Comfort, CEO, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), said his group is revamping routes to ease congestion in Baltimore with a hub-and-spoke system. Technologies will be used to hold the light green for busses and align connections between bus and trains.

"We collected two years of data on the transportation system, where the jobs are and where people are really going," said Comfort. "We're removing 1,000 stops from our system because people weren't using them. Data is helping us do that."'

Nearly every CIO noted that smart city projects revolve around how data is being used. For instance Kansas City is using data from Google's Waze and sucking in information available via public application programming interfaces.

What executives cautioned is that flooding smart city projects with data may not work due to access, analytics, availability and the ability to turn big data into insights. There are also privacy issues that abound. "There's a balance between having enough information to improve service and privacy," said Tribone.

The Consulate General of the Netherlands in Mumbai is exploring opportunities for Dutch companies to introduce Smart City solutions to India. Read a brief about it here :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3yqRGnlqJGValFXVTdfd3hPRDA/view?usp=sharing

Smart cities in Pune and across India are looking for solutions in :
1/ Garbage Bin Sensor and Management Solution
2/ RFID Tags and RFID Reader Solution ( RFID solution for bins and vehicle for tracking at various stages)
3/ Smart Card and Card Reader Solution ( Smart Card Reader on Vehicles and Reader capable to transmit the data)
4/ Weighing Sensor Management Solution ( RAMPS/Processing Plants/Bio-gas Plants)
Integrated Solid Waste Management Solution ( Software Solution to track bins/vehicle/sensor data end to end at Control room)

Please get in touch with me at bom-ea@minbuza.nl with a brief of your company/solution to take this further

-Arif Fatehi

On December 13th, Ali Tinazli - Global Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy at Hewlett Packard - will update us on how HP focuses on healthcare by applying their expertise to new healthcare technologies: think of the integration of fluids in microchips, or using microprocessors in healthcare.
Would you like to learn more about his view on integrating the latest technical knowledge with new imperatives of healthcare - focusing on prevention, personalization, and access to everyone?
Join:

Working on Residential Living Labs we offer internships dealing with circular housing, co-creation, cohousing in relation to IoT, data collection, community integration etc.
As intern you can contribute to the developments by assisting in
- Residential Living Lab developments
- community building
- pr & communication
- Living Lab programs
- research connected to residential living of the future (there should be a link with materials, construction systems, circular design, IoT, robotics, engineered architecture, public procurement, legal, social, green issues: don't hesitate to discuss your research proposal)

Interested candidates can send their motivation and background to info@residentiallivinglab.org (website www.residentiallivinglab.org ).

Amsterdam Marketing (I amsterdam) in partnership with the City of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA) has launched an open call for the development of a digital/technological application(tool) which enables I amsterdam to guide the (inter)national visitors and citizens of the AMA to the broad and world known cultural programme the AMA has to offer. The call goes out to startups, creative and technological companies, developers, innovators, etc.

More info in Dutch: www.iamsterdam.com/open-call
More info in English: check this PDF: http://bit.ly/2hDml6U

Hi all,

I created the Smart City Hub Group on LinkedIn so professionals and decision makers working in smart cities worldwide can get cutting edge intelligence about smart city projects around the world.

In this forum you get the latest news, trends and strategies about all aspects of smart cities, like city management, traffic, security, energy & water supply, citizen services, ICT, housing and building.

Are you a civil servant or politician? Please visit the group and click on 'join group'.

Plus, here are some other things we will talk about and resources you will find:
· Topic of the week: Each week I will post a new Topic for discussion. I invite you to share your thoughts and expertise.
· The power of many: In the group you can interact with and learn from professionals and decision makers working in smart cities worldwide.
· More perspectives: With insights from other professionals we can learn even more. Our collective knowledge is powerful. And I know you have some good ideas to contribute as well.

Sounds interesting? I hope so. I invite you to get engaged in discussions, ask questions and share your thoughts right now. Best of all, it does not cost you anything.

Let’s make our cities smart.

Egbert

Besides taking on the heavy rainfall problem (rainproofing the city) we focus on making our products and the producers we work with circular.

In co-operation with 'Amsterdam Smart City' the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences evaluated smart city projects in the themes of energy, circulair economy and mobility in Amsterdam. Read our blog about how these projects and Car Sharing fits perfectly within a smart city.

15.45h - Registration

16.00h – Welcome & Presentations

• Kick off – Henk van Raan (Amsterdam ArenA)
• How Next GEN Buildings have changed the exploitation of real estate – BAM Bouw en Techniek / Honeywell
• xStorage Building – second life car batteries – Robbert Monteban (Nissan)
• xStorage Building business case & Vehicle to the Grid – Mona Kappel (The Mobility House)

17.15h – Networking & Drinks

18.00h – End

The Circular Innovation Program accelerates insights in the transition towards a circular economy.

Check the Circular Innovation Program (link)

When products are turned into services, no one has an interest in things with a short life span. Everything is designed for durability, repairability and recyclability.

At the AMA event: 'Data Driven & Circular City Management' on the 22th of November, Jacqueline Cramer (Amsterdam Economic Board) and Jaap Meindersma (Municipality of Almere) closed a deal for recycling textile that is no longer suitable for wearing. Check out the pictures of the event below.
(Or read the full article here:
https://www.amsterdameconomicboard.com/nieuws/circular-deal-textielrecycling-gesloten)