Salesforce has 35,000 employees worldwide and can serve the largest companies in the world to its customer base. Still, the region is important to the IT service provider, says Jeroen Heijmans, a member of the Network Council since May. 'We believe in ecosystems.'
In this Information Age, data powers growth and change and offers new opportunities for fairer and more efficient societies – if only data can be wisely accessed, shared and used. AMdEX talks with businesses that are helping unlock the potential of the data economy.
In this Information Age, data powers growth and change and offers new opportunities for fairer and more efficient societies – if only data can be wisely accessed, shared and used. AMDEX talks with businesses that are helping unlock the potential of the data economy.
According to the international real estate services provider Savills, Amsterdam is number four on the ranking list of best tech cities in the world. Wonderful news! The tech ecosystem has experienced enormous growth in the last four years, partly inspired by initiatives such as StartupDelta and StartupAmsterdam. However, the downside of the success is that, in addition to the economy, the inequality of opportunity has also grown. So let's not cheer too loud or celebrate ourselves too long. The last four years were the easy part (part I). The truly difficult issues are still ahead of us.
“Everyone is talking about diversity and equal opportunities,” says Corinne Vigreux, co-founder and board member of TomTom, “and yet there is often a lack of decisiveness in this area. The economy of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is going strong. Unemployment has not been this low in years. Yet many young people are still left out, while the tech companies are struggling with a labor shortage. That hole must be closed. And TechConnect will help enormously with this.”
Which new blockchain solutions are being pioneered within the mobility field, and how can we help each other? At Blockchain meetup #3, we saw some great examples of blockchain applications in mobility. Attendees had the opportunity to share what they need and what they have to offer to the Mobility X Blockchain community.
At the beginning of July, Jacqueline Cramer held 2 keynote speeches about the MRA resource transition programme of the Board in Paris during the first OECD Roundtable on circular economy in cities and regions.
Our dream is that by 2025 residents in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area enjoy two more healthy years of life. The region is home to world-class universities, university hospitals and state-of-the-art medical facilities, as well as innovative, solution-driven businesses and hubs, including Amsterdam Science Park. We’re connecting government, business and universities to improve policy making, market knowledge and expertise in healthcare and AI. By doing this we hope to improve citizens’ health through the advancement of medical data applications.
Tapping into the innovations of artificial intelligence for the benefit of patients is a hot topic these days. But how close are we to actually applying these innovations to daily clinical care? Few people want to commit to a specific timeline. Amsterdam UMC is making significant steps forward – and it’s clear that it’s not a question of ‘if’ but of ‘when’.
The TechConnect action programme, a collaboration with Booking.com, TomTom, Rabobank and the CA-ICT education fund, has announced several initiatives to increase equal opportunities and diversity in Amsterdam’s tech sector. Making related study programmes and jobs accessible to everyone means that 50,000 people from groups that are currently underrepresented will be able to storm the tech job market over the coming four years. In practice, this will result in a more diverse and inclusive tech scene in Amsterdam, filled with men and women of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Homegrown talents will be trained to become coders, data analysts, ‘growth hackers’, UX designers and tech administrators.
