20 June 2018 – Circularity is a hot topic. This was evident in the charming Amsterdam restaurant LEUK during the third Circular Commitment event ‘Circular Purchasing 1-2-3’, part of State of the Region 2018. Companies, universities and local authorities have been lining up to sign the Board’s initiative to collaborate on making the world more sustainable. Time to celebrate successes!
In the Global Giants scenario, control is top down and Europe is ...
In the Local for Local scenario, a disintegrating Europe and a strong bottom-up society have led to a divided world in which ‘old’ institutions, such as government and large companies, have been rejected by citizens, who organise more themselves, shaping a sustainable, more locally oriented economy. This scenario was last updated on 9 June 2020.
On behalf of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA), the City of Amsterdam issues a competition in order to select the best design(s) of digital applications to stimulate the circular economy in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Do you have creative, smart and innovative business idea that will strengthen the competitiveness of the Metropolitan Area? Join!
The Amsterdam Economic Board and EY are pleased to announce the revival of the Amsterdam Life Sciences Café. Inspired by the moving of the European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam, we kindly invite you to attend a debate on drug regulations and its impact on new drug discovery and development.
If data is the new gold, a key question is how we all may profit of the new possibilities. Amsterdam Data Exchange (AMdEX) is a possible answer, as initiated by the Amsterdam Science park and the Amsterdam Economic Board. This initiative, as illustrated in the report below, aims at trusted data sharing for companies, public bodies and the public at large. Inspired by the European Commission’s Open Science Cloud, the initiative wants to reach out to similar developments elsewhere in Europe. And finally, to become part of a global movement to facilitate data sharing.
The manifesto 'Tada - clear on data' offers cities and regions tools to deal with digitalisation in a responsible way. In a series of interviews, the Amsterdam Economic Board discusses the importance of that responsibility from different perspectives. This time: Maureen van Eijk, poverty director at the City of Amsterdam.
In 2018, the Board will strive for realizing the initiative ‘Green Deal Zero Emission Stadslogistiek (ZES) in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Governments, companies and knowledge institutions are therefore working together in order to make goods transportation emission free by 2025.
Our region has many circular initiatives. Circular startups & scale-ups, from property to sharing, circular area development, smart design, etc. All with the same goal; smart solutions for the preservation of raw materials.
In mid-2017, Ms. Gale A. Brewer, Borough President of Manhattan, and Mayor of Haarlem Jos Wienen agreed to work together in the areas of economics, culture and education. After a working visit to New York, this time Ms. Brewer will be travelling to Haarlem for inspiration and to exchange knowledge on innovation, start-ups, culture and talent development.
