At the Amsterdam Life Sciences Café on 7 March 2019 in Amsterdam Science Park, Wouter Bos presented an action plan to establish the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area as a centre for healthcare innovation with artificial intelligence as its cornerstone.
In February, the monthly Medical Data Science Meetup focused on new and innovative ways of treating sepsis. Taking place monthly at Amsterdam UMC, the event brings medical professionals and data scientists together for a night of learning, discussion and pizza while closing the gap between these two interconnected fields.
Brussels, London, Bonn 7th February 2019 – By 2025, the overall demand of ICT specialists across six European countries will increase to up to 1.67 million workers. The six European countries assessed are today facing a shortage of 477,000 ICT specialists at different skills levels. This could increase up to 1.26 million in 2020 and even further beyond . Current education and training systems will not manage to cope with this demand. This represents opportunities to create and scale more inclusive pathways for underrepresented groups and a truly diverse workforce.
In the area of health, data science and AI technology are becoming increasingly important for a longer healthier life. By combining data, AI and medical knowledge, we can map out diseases faster, intervene faster and cure faster. And, even better: prevent us from becoming ill or sick in the first place.
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.
“What excited me the most today? Hearing the idea that applying self-collected health data for the greater good is a human right!” exclaims Gaston Remmers. He is co-founder and director of My Data/Our Health (MD|OG), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that aims to give citizens power over their own data so they can be proactive in maintaining – or regaining – their health.
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'.
During the 6th Amsterdam Medical Data Science meetup on 15 January 2019, the focus was on the challenges in applying artificial intelligence and data science in a clinical setting to improve patient care
The final Amsterdam Medical Data Science meetup of 2018 continued the event’s success by bringing together data scientists and medical professionals at Amsterdam UMC to share insights, experiences and research in medical data science. The event aims to bridge the gap between health professionals and data scientists by bringing both together in an informal setting for presentations and pizza. Since it's launch in August 2018 it has steadily grown in popularity with more and more people attending to hear the latest news and innovations in medical data and spark new collaborations.
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?
