‘Combating inequality of opportunity through proper utilization of AI’
Sennay Ghebreab, a neuroinformatician at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and founder of the Civic AI Lab, firmly believes in the positive power of algorithms.
Erzsó Alföldy
Promoting diversity in start-ups has a significant impact
The Dutch Start-up Association wants to help starting companies on their way to diversity.
Prince Constantijn: ‘Is a bunch of white men really the image you want to convey?’
How will Dutch business become future-proof? According to Prince Constantijn, the special envoy for Techleap, a better position for women also counts here.
Prince Constantijn: “If the Netherlands wants to remain relevant, we have to want to be frontrunners”
How will the Dutch economy become future-proof? We asked Prince Constantijn, special envoy of Techleap, about his thoughts on the start-up climate during and after the corona pandemic.
Evaluate applicants without prejudice thanks to online pre-assessments
TestGorilla is an online tool that allows remote, efficient and bias-free assessment of applicants by means of a pre-selection screening process.
‘Diversity in technology calls for role models’
Sahar Yadegari, managing director of the VHTO Expertise Center, wants to make girls aware of their own capabilities and the career prospects of a technical study at an early age.
Diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship: the Netherlands shows its true colors
The cultural-ethnic diversity in the business world is still dire, as was recently shown by a tour of Dutch companies.
‘Adopt diversity-promoting measures across all fronts’
Alice Odé (project leader Diversity at Work at the SER) is the driving force behind the Diversity Charter, which has so far been signed by 230 organizations.
Helen Kardan (ASML): “The Netherlands must make sure that tech talent feels at home”
Helen Kardan, the new columnist at Innovation Origins, is a veritable globetrotter. After her childhood in Iran, she hopped via Japan and the USA across to Eindhoven, "the Next Silicon Valley"
Preferential treatment policy for women professors at Eindhoven University of Technology: The end does (not) justify the means
Although the goal of attracting more women to the highest academic positions is commendable, the TU/e women's quota is in contravention of the Dutch Equal Opportunities Act
More insight into fertility issues thanks to Grip Fertility
As a woman in the Netherlands, if you want to find out what the state of your fertility is, you first need to have tried […]
Roebyem Anders: ‘Why are all these roofs still not full of solar panels yet?
She would prefer to have all roofs decked out with solar panels. In any case, the aim is to have at least 1 in 4 […]
Start-up of the Day: Facility management is all about all the materials that enter and exit a building
Yvette Watson (37), the co-founder of PHI Factory, finished second in the Dutch bank ABN AMRO Sustainable Top 50 competition in 2019 and was nominated […]
Start-up of the day: ‘Helping entrepreneurs make the switch to online entrepreneurship’
Corien Oenema, CEO and founder of Coobly was already focusing on online entrepreneurship with her company before the outbreak of the corona crisis. However, now […]
Start-up of the Day: app teaches cancer patients how to cope with fatigue
Door Vonk, co-founder and CCO of ‘Tired of Cancer‘ ran her own consultancy firm for many years. There, she raised funds for all kinds of […]
Start-up of the day: Developing talent with the help of robots
Tamar Neter-Gans worked for many years in the marketing & sales department at an online marketing intelligence agency. Since 2017 she is founder-owner of RobotWise. […]
Ingelou Stol of Female Tech Heroes: ‘Where are all the men?’
Ingelou Stol, co-founder of Female Tech Heroes has seen this initiative skyrocket over the past year. Yet it’s not just supposed to be a bunch […]
Marian Spier aims to bridge the gap between women entrepreneurs and investors
Innovation Origins is delving deeper. In addition to our regular news on innovation and technology, our journalists will routinely cover important themes in depth across […]
Start-up of the Day: Helping young women achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions
As a young girl, Milou Knierim (26) wanted to become a fashion designer and would spend hours drawing. But in the end, she chose to […]
Start-up of the Day: Online platform where you can easily book artists
Innovation Origins is delving deeper. In addition to the usual news items about innovation and technology, our journalists spend a week zooming in on important […]