Venice regulates influx of visitors with smart information system
Venice is undoubtedly the capital of extreme mass tourism. In order to be able to manage the multitudes, the city is designing an information system […]
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Follow-up: Should Covid-19 measures override privacy?
This week we’re taking another look at the corona crisis here in the ‘follow-up‘ section. Where do we stand when it comes to the ethical […]
‘Social network data can play a role in curbing corona spread’
The ever-widening spread of the corona virus is dominating the news. It seems likely that a pandemic is inevitable. The world is in crisis. Yet […]
Data and domain knowledge as a remedy for our world, starting in football stadiums
As a ‘data biologist’, Joep van Cranenbroek has built up a unique position in the Netherlands. His background as a biologist with a deep knowledge […]
The Snuffelfiets: pedalling towards a better environment
There is only one means of transport more popular in the Netherlands than the car: our faithful steel steed with pedals. Together we cycle some […]
Smart City Business Forum: Don’t develop technologies which won’t solve any real problems
Smart Cities are hot. This week a large delegation of Dutch civil servants and entrepreneurs is in Barcelona for the world’s largest congress on this […]
Sensors in your smartphone as an interactive story source
Data collection by our smartphones is not only valuable for advertisers. It can also be used to tell interactive stories, as ‘story designer’ Steye Hallema […]
Tomorrow is good: Algorithms don’t discriminate
In recent weeks there has been a lot of attention in the news about the use of algorithms by the government to detect fraud and […]
Innovations inside the peloton: how an algorithm helps your betting pool win
In cycling, teams constantly try to outdo each other. Not only by using the most advanced equipment, but also by improving nutrition, training methods and […]
Schools of Journalism and ICT join forces in shaping a data-driven society
How can journalists and data scientists best shape the debate about a data-driven society? This question is central to a new research project by the […]
New mobile app fends off espionage attacks
As mobile phone users, we are all subject to espionage on a daily basis. We know that. And, with every app we download and use […]
Green Tech DB: Visualising sustainable innovation
In today’s world, to make reference to an environmentally friendly lifestyle, the word ‘Green’ has become part of our everyday lexicon. We are surrounded by […]
German regulator wants to limit Facebook’s data hunger
Facebook may no longer link user data from Whatsapp, Instagram or other websites to user accounts, concludes the German antitrust agency, the Bundeskartellamt after an […]
The GDPR in action, how are your data protected?
Anywhere around us, data is being collected. Everything we do is recorded. Think of internet traffic, but also the traffic on the road, the pedometer […]
Tomorrow is Good: Nothing to Hide
You can hear many people say it when it comes to privacy: “I allow them to know everything, I have nothing to hide”. I’m waiting […]
Brainport Industries Campus starts a Fieldlab for safe use of data
At the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC), as part of the Smart Industry campaign, a field lab has been set up to develop a secure environment […]
[BRAINPORT COLUMN] The new gold is in the cloud
‘Precisely because things are going so well in Brainport Eindhoven, it is important to link the power of today to the challenges of tomorrow’. Arnold […]
Stratumseind: Eindhoven’s data street
Eindhoven wants to become a smart society. But how does that work? What’s going on in a society like that? Are there any good examples […]
Smart Cities and the legibility of Data (2)
Eindhoven wants to become a smart society. But how does that work? What’s going on in a society like that? Are there any good examples […]
A City As Smart As Its Citizens: Data-empowerment, Part 2
Eindhoven wants to become a smart society. But how does that work? What’s going on in a society like that? Are there any good examples […]