The AI Act, effective from August 1, 2024, introduces EU-wide standards to ensure the ethical and safe use of artificial intelligence (AI). Dutch municipalities must be fully compliant by 2026, navigating complex legal and operational challenges. This study assesses their readiness through survey data …

Youth unemployment is associated with far-reaching economic and societal costs. To lower youth unemployment rates, the European Union (EU) has developed the Youth Guarantee. The Youth Guarantee stimulates countries to implement policies that help young people find jobs, continue education, apprenticeships, …

The invention of mass broadcasting allowed people all around the globe to experience different cultures, languages, and worldviews, without the need for travel. More recently, due to the development of the internet and especially the popularisation of social media, we are now also able to directly interact, …

Dit hoofdstuk gaat over communicatie rondom organisatieverandering. Het benadrukt het belang van communicatie bij het begeleiden van veranderingen binnen organisaties. Informatie over de verandering, inclusief de reden, het proces, de timing en de gevolgen, is cruciaal voor succes. Het behandelt ook …

Research finds that the global market value of cargo bikes will hit 2.4 billion euros by 2031. Analysts with Future Market Insights assessing the growth of cargo bikes have placed the parcel courier industry as a key buyer of electric cargo bikes, forecasting that 43 per cent of sales could go to this …

The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has applied the Multi Actor Multi Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) in their educational and research programmes in various ways. The chapter is based on the experiences within the Faculty of Technology, which has adopted the MAMCA in the minor Urban Logistics. The …