Philips strives to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation, in both advanced and emerging markets. There are major differences between these worlds, also in healthcare. This is mainly the result of the limited resources in the emerging countries and the lack of availability of …

Best practice guide on creating an IT architecture that supports smart mobility services. Joint work of Karlstad University and Hanze University of Applied Sciences within the Interrg IVb project ITRACT.

Summary with good practices from the Interreg ITRACT project on smart mobility in rural areas.

Smart mobility in rural areas.Kickoff presentation project ITRACT: deliverables, products, general learnings, premisse, 13-11-2014.

The objective of the ITRACT2 project is to create attractive transport options for regions with low population densities including rural areas. A basic assumption of the ITRACT project is that information and communication technology can be used to build IT services that allow for more adaptive transport …

In this paper we apply the transition prespective to the field of urban development. As many sectors of our society the field of urban development is undergoing major changes. Commom ways of working and traditional business models fail under the present economic circumstances and are not …

Abstract written for an poster presentation at the EBA conference in Alkmaar. The flexibility of biogas makes it a very capable load balancer within decentralized smart energy systems. However, within this context the sustainability of biogas production is not fully understood. What is needed is a tool …

Hoe voer je praktijkgericht onderzoek uit in een proeftuin? In deze presentatie wordt aan de hand van het eindgebruikersonderzoek dat heeft plaatsgevonden in een smart-grid, gepleit voor een flexibele onderzoeksopzet, ruimte om onderzoeksvragen aan te passen en onderzoekers die een breed scala aan methoden …

The challenges of tomorrow’s society demand new ways of innovation – a shift in thinking, doing and organising. It requires releasing existing paradigms, changing perspectives and doing things differently. In the current work, we envision a sociable smart city that enables transforming society into a …

Waterschappen zijn overeengekomen met het Rijk om in 2020 de CO₂ - emissies met 30 procent te reduceren ten opzichte van 1990. (Europa decentraal, 2013) Het terugdringen van de energievraag van waterschappen staat lijnrecht tegenover een goed waterbeheer. Voor een goed waterbeheer moeten vele honderden …