Fifteen administrators of educational institutions in the region have signed the Manifesto 'Circular & Education - the role of education in future-proof innovation'. In doing so, they express the intention to anchor circular ideas in their education and research. One of the frontrunners is Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI). Sustainability coordinator Gwen Cunningham explains how sustainability has - for years - been a common thread in the AMFI education program.

LONDON: The World Economic Forum on Thursday announced that Tata Steel's plant at IJmuiden in the Netherlands has been inducted into its prestigious community, a distinction awarded to manufacturing facilities which are seen as leaders in technologies of the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution'.

How do we turn the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area into a Blockchain hub? That is what the Amsterdam Economic Board is researching together with the City of Amsterdam and StartupAmsterdam through a series of 6 meetups. Because Blockchain could be an important part of the solutions for the six urban challenges of our metropolis. The first meeting tried to find an answer to the question: "How do we ensure more adoption of Blockchain technology now that the hype seems to be over?

On December 4, the Mayors of over 40 cities were invited at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels to discuss the digital transformation. They are all part of the Digital Cities Challenge, an initiative of the European Commission to help European cities develop and implement policies that focus on smart, sustainable growth through the uptake of advanced technologies by local stakeholders, through building up local innovation ecosystems. The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area is one of the 6 Mentor Cities of this challenge, based on the region’s track record in the digital economy and the application of digital, data and smart cities innovations.