In many cities, pilot projects are set up to test or develop new technologies that improve sustainability, urban quality of life or urban services (often labelled as “smart city” projects). Typically, these projects are supported by the municipality, funded by subsidies, and run in partnerships. Many …

This report uses experience gained during the EU Interreg IVB project ITRACT and shares transnational learning on how to deploy IT-based solutions as part of Smart Specialisation Strategies, for example, while creating answers to societal challenges. ITRACT concentrates on rural areas, where the availability …

Achtergrond Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammograph (CESM) (CESM) is een nieuwe techniek binnen de mammografie die door een Low Energy opname (LE) en een High Energy opname (HE) een gecombineerd beeld geeft waarop een eventuele tumor middels contrast aankleurt. CESM heeft bewezen superieur te zijn aan …

This paper describes the development and first version of an eHealth system for sports physicians who support employees in improving their health and fitness. Regular physical activity improves quality of life and has various health benefits. Companies have an interest in the health and fitness of …

Best practice guide on creating an IT architecture that supports smart mobility services. Joint work of Karlstad University and Hanze University of Applied Sciences within the Interrg IVb project ITRACT.

The objective of the ITRACT2 project is to create attractive transport options for regions with low population densities including rural areas. A basic assumption of the ITRACT project is that information and communication technology can be used to build IT services that allow for more adaptive transport …

Providing energy services to prosumer communities.

Recent years have shown the emergence of numerous local energy initiatives (prosumer communities) in the Netherlands. Many of them have set the goal to establish a local and sustainable energy provision on a not-for-profit basis. In this study we carried out exploratory case studies on a number of Dutch …

De presentatie geeft een overzicht van de onwikkelingen van lokale energie initiatieven in Nederland en hoe deze initiatieven met ICT gerelateerde energie diensten kunnen worden ondersteund in hun ontwikkelingsproces van idee naar volwaardige prosumer community. De presentatie is gehouden voor een aantal …

Environmental threats and scarcity of energy resources have become major issues of the 21st century. Therefore, the call for energy efficiency emerged as a valuable solution to these challenges. With the popularization of the ideas of energy efficiency, a new market was formed- the market of energy efficiency …