Two years ago, dozens of organizations in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area pledged to commit themselves to clean and smart city logistics. What about their efforts now? The Board speaks to signatories of the GDZES MRA. In part 2 of a series: Vervoerregio Amsterdam, a network organization of municipalities that formulates effective policy for zero-emission city logistics together with the business community.
Textile frontrunners in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area are working hard towards a great goal: 100 percent circular textiles by 2030. The third Meetup Circular Textiles once again shows some great results of this effort: from smarter textile sorting, a pilot with city pass holders and tailors to the launch of a new online platform where everyone involved in circular textiles can find each other.
Two years ago, dozens of organizations in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area pledged to commit themselves to clean and smart city logistics. What about their efforts now? The Board speaks to signatories of the GDZES MRA. Part 1 of a series: Parcls. This startup is now making significant progress in Amsterdam with six neighborhood package pick up hubs. The company thus contributes to a significant decrease in the number of traffic movements with delivery vans.
Transformation to a circular economy can only succeed if the government also dares to use its purchasing power with conviction, says Board member Jacqueline Cramer, in an opinion piece in newspaper Trouw. The strategic advisor at the Utrecht Sustainability Institute wrote the article together with Roebyem Anders, founder of Sungevity.
The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area has a fantastic knowledge infrastructure. This is apparent from research by Network Council member Elsevier: in terms of publications and citations, we are among the absolute best in the world. But the collaboration between business and academia could still be improved, according to Michiel Kolman, Senior Vice President Research Networks at Elsevier.
The number of solar panels in Amsterdam is increasing every year. At the same time, they demand an increasing use of precious finite raw materials. The next crucial step, says alderwoman Marieke van Doorninck, is to make the panels circular on a large scale, in order to prevent toxic PV (solar power) waste. The Municipality of Amsterdam can play a pioneering role in getting governments involved and the Amsterdam Economic Board can get companies and knowledge institutions to join in. The Circular Economy Lab on solar panels provided plenty of tools, guidelines and considerations for organizations in the region to get started with solar panels.
The network for data- and AI-driven innovation in Amsterdam’s life sciences and health sector, Smart Health Amsterdam (SHA) is very happy to welcome its 1,000th member. Let’s take this moment to remember some of our remarkable achievements over the past two years – while looking ahead at the challenges in a further improvement of health and healthcare.
The Regional Development Agency (ROM) is being set up. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, the Noord-Holland Noord region and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) have joined forces for this. During the last Council of Ministers before the summer recess, it was decided to send the proposal to establish the ROM to the Senate and House of Representatives. This means that the establishment of the ROM is moving forward.
During the first update on AMdEX, the initiators talk about the steps that have been taken to realize an infrastructure for data sharing. And also why it is important that more parties join. There are various options for this.
Reliable data sharing? The Amsterdam Data Exchange (AMdEX) supports collaborating organizations to take advantage of secure data marketplaces. Wouter Los, digital infrastructure consultant at the University of Amsterdam, is one of the initiators of AMdEX: 'If secure marketplaces for data are created, a lot will be possible with data that is now everywhere behind fences. Then, for example, the use of the Internet of Things can grow very quickly.'
