With trendy terms like smart city, metaverse and digital twin , urban government and businesses are defining the future image of the city. Yet, what kind of…
Do we want scanning vehicles to issue parking tickets and report fly-tipping? And what problems would that actually resolve? In the new white paper by Leiden…
A smart city is no good if its residents distrust its doings. Municipality The Hagues Chief Data Officer Tanaquil Arduin and professor of public administration…
People in difficult socioeconomic circumstances seem almost inaccessible to health interventions. While they need them the most: their life expectancy is on…
How does the global trade in metals actually work? Where is it going wrong and how can we use this chain to specifically further the energy transition…
Doctors can fix a lot, but preventing or delaying disease is better. This often requires lifestyle changes, which turns out to be difficult. Valentijn Visch and…
Making society healthier and closing the health gap: that is never going to happen simply by encouraging people to lead healthier lives. An integrated approach…
‘We must not underestimate the impact that poverty and financial problems have on public health’ The rate of infant mortality is much higher in impoverished…
The Green Deal, formulated by the European Union, comprises climate targets that are as ambitious as they are all-important. It aims to reduce net emissions of…
For dr René Kleijn time is the scarcest resource when it comes to halting climate change. “The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…