Regional development has often been described in economic terms, using economic indicators such as growth in GDP or demographic indicators such as net migration or employment. Some researchers argued that regional development should be understood broader, by including for example social indicators and …

Sinds de introductie van geavanceerde biometrische technologieën is de verwerking van biometrische gegevens een steeds vaker besproken onderwerp geworden. Biometrische gegevens, zoals vingerafdrukken, gezichtsherkenning en irisscans, worden gebruikt in verschillende toepassingen, zowel in de private …

Het tussensymposium voor de RAAK Klimaat-Adaptatie-Monitor vond plaats op 10 Maart 2025 en boodt een breed scala aan presentaties van onderzoekers binnen het project (o.a. Floris Boogaard, Jeroen Schoonderbeek, Allard Roest), projectpartners (o.a. Stichting CAS, Gemeente Sudwest Fryslan) en overige sprekers …

Inspiratiesessie Samenwerken aan kansen bij het event Hart voor je zaak wordt georganiseerd door Werk in Zicht, NL werkt aan werk (onderdeel van VNO-NCW) en Samenwerking Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven in samenwerking met diverse partners. Voor een arbeidsmarkt waar iedereen welkom is en stap voor stap …

In the Netherlands, almost everyone has an image of 1930s neighborhoods, post-war neighborhoods, and Vinex locations. That is very different for the neighborhoods with social housing apartments from the 1970s and 1980s. They are forgotten, hardly known, even professionally. And that is a problem because …

Bijeenkomst met arbeidsmarktregio Groningen, The Colour Kitchen, Inclusie Coalitie Utrecht, lector Organiseren van waardigwerk Hogeschool Utrecht, Social Club Den Haag en SBCM A&O Fonds SBCM.

Innovations often get stranded between concept and implementation, Living Labs serve as vital testing grounds where ideas are translated into real-world impact. At the Celcius House in Amersfoort, students, researchers, companies, and municipalities collaborate to shape the sustainable and healthy neighborhoods …

Powerful Ageing is a power training intervention offered by Dutch municipalities to improve the physical functioning of its older residents, thereby reducing their reliance on assistive living devices and social support services. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Powerful Ageing on muscle …

This paper presents a generative large language model (LLM)- guided approach to detect discursive patterns in Dutch social media. Newsrooms of municipalities and public organizations follow public debate on social media to be aware of and prepare for local and global issues and rumours. The onset of …

Research into automatic text simplification aims to promote access to information for all members of society. To facilitate generalizability, simplification research often abstracts away from specific use cases, and targets a prototypical reader and an underspecified content creator. In this paper, we …