When airlines open their treasure troves of data to each other, it all benefits them. Aircraft maintenance is becoming more efficient and precise. That makes flying safer. Yet the data remains under lock and key, for fear of competition. KLM and AMdEX partners are investigating how a neutral data notary helps in sharing data about aircraft maintenance. The Financieele Dagblad published a nice article about it.
More than 100 public and private organizations that purchase ICT equipment have united in the 'Buyer Group ICT'. This Buyer Group wants to actively contribute to a circular economy with an ambitious purchasing policy. In recent months, the Amsterdam Economic Board, as part of a group of 10 organizations, has helped shape a market vision and strategy. For example, work is being done on a more uniform working method, for example by setting the same requirements for circularity and sustainability.
Patient empowerment using data is more topical than ever. Reason enough to zoom in on that during — finally again — a live edition of Zorg2025. How can digitization contribute to the desired transformation in healthcare? And: how can you use data for your own health?
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.
