4. Encourage innovation and collaboration on urban challenges
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Smart solutions
Upscaling & replication
Business development
5. Innovative region
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Ambition:
Position among
Europe’s top 3
innovative regions
by 2025
By:
Creating solutions for
urban challenges that
will contribute to the
liveability of the
Amsterdam region
Amsterdam is the
EU iCapital of
Innovation 2016-2017
7. Focus on five interrelated urban challenges – link with EU Grand Challenges
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Jobs of the future Health Mobility
Digital connectivity Circular economy
Foster sustainable economic growth in the region
10. Digital Connectivity Regional Focus Points
• Datacenter hub – room for green
growth
• Trust in digital life – (citizen’s) trust
and ownership in digital data
• Meaningful data – data innovation
for mobility, health and circular
economy
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11. Impact 2025 Digital Connectivity
• 2000 new data enterprises
• 900 million extra turnover/year
• 20.000 new ICT jobs
• 300% growth of average internet speed
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12. Circular Economy
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John Nederstigt
Alderman Haarlemmermeer
Ambition:
In 2025 the region is
global frontrunner in
smart solutions for
resource effiency
through redesign and
closing of
energy, water and
material cycles.
13. Circular Economy Regional Focus Points
• Resources
• Heat networks
• Energy transition (build environment)
• CO2 as building block
• Circular entrepreneurship
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14. Impact 2025 Circular Economy
• 30% decrease resource import
• 3600 new jobs
• € 480 milion extra turnover
• 400 ktons less CO2-emissions per year
• 150 new startups
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15. Some examples
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SCHIPHOL TRADE PARK/VALLEY GREENPORT AALSMEER
REGIONAL HEAT NETWORKS
RESOURCE
TRANSITION
ROADMAP HIGH RESOURCE
FLOW VALORISATION
ENERGY TRANSITION
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
