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Municipality of Almere enters into collaboration with TekkieWorden Foundation

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:21:25+02:002 July 2020|News|

In order to cope with the increasing shortage of IT staff, public and private partners from Almere are entering into a partnership with TekkieWorden. With a package of measures, the ambition is to activate people of all ages for tech studies and retrain them for IT jobs. Despite COVID-19, companies in Almere are struggling with an increasing shortage of IT talent. With this program, the Municipality of Almere wants to provide an answer to the many people who want to train or retrain in IT because their current job offers little prospect for the future. Of the more than 40,000 people who work in an administrative position, this program offers more employment prospects in the fast-growing ICT sector in Almere.

Fighting the coronavirus with data science

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:21:26+02:0017 June 2020|News|

How do we trust all the data being generated by COVID-19? How can we apply this data to help formulate the best exit strategies from the current crisis? These were some of the questions posed at the first ADS & AMDS Webinar in a series that explores ‘The Power and Weakness of Data and Modelling in COVID-19’.

Dreams and pragmaticism: improving access to medication

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:21:27+02:009 June 2020|News|

The first virtual version of the Amsterdam Life Sciences Café focused on a timely subject: how to improve access to medication – such as a potential coronavirus vaccine – in a sustainable way. Conclusion: while a global pandemic is a horrible situation, it can help us chart out a fairer, brighter and, yes, global future.

Board Talk: ‘Being critical of energy consumption must be first nature’

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:21:28+02:004 June 2020|News|

Sufficient employees with the right skills is one of the most important ...

Board Talk: ‘MBO graduates are the heroes of the energy transition’

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:20:14+02:0025 May 2020|News|

What does the corona crisis mean for the energy transition in the ...

Making innovation happen in Life Sciences & Health

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:20:15+02:007 May 2020|News|

The corona crisis puts a spotlight on a number of challenges that we need to work on. The one standing out is the need to share data in a safe, secure and transparent way and apply it to improve health and care. This crisis shows us the way forward: in collaboration with governments, academia, companies and care providers. And not just in the healthcare sector. Data scientists, ethicists, economists, the army and many others are working together towards that same goal: to mitigate this crisis in the best possible way. To achieve that goal and to make health and healthcare future-poof, we need to sustain this collaboration and build on the unique strength of every partner involved.

‘The eco-mode saves another seven percent extra energy’

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:20:16+02:0029 April 2020|News|

The corona crisis has accelerated the transition to the digital economy: we work from home, order our groceries online and watch more Netflix. This ensures that more data is generated, sent and stored and this requires more energy. The first LEAP pilots show that parties can save extra energy by making better use of the existing eco-mode on their server.

Crisis offers opportunities for sustainable and healthy buildings

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:20:16+02:0023 April 2020|News|

Interview with Jan Hein Tiedema, Executive Managing Director of EDGE and member of the Network Council

Protect our health, but safeguard our privacy too

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:20:16+02:0015 April 2020|News|

After the government announced its plans to use tracking and tracing apps to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, various parties from the Amsterdam Area have signed the ‘Safely Against Corona’ manifesto. Many problems can be solved with data and new technologies, but how do we ensure our privacy is protected? How do we create a safe digital society that benefits everyone?

How can we make sure the best internet in the world is also the safest?

By bas_h|2023-06-06T15:20:17+02:009 April 2020|News|

The corona crisis is making us face some facts. While having the highest numbers of internet connections per person and the highest internet speed in Europe, we are still unable to share health data safely, quickly and at scale for better patient care. As a result, we are now looking at involving parties that only offer partial solutions. So how can we create an internet that allows secure data sharing at scale and only for specified purposes?