Rotterdam schrok zich in 2017 een hoedje van de weinig effectieve schuldhulpverlening. Een door Bureau Frontlijn bedachte tuiniersbenadering levert veel meer succes op, zeggen de Amsterdamse onderzoekers Jonathan Broekhuizen en Jodi Mak.

Het doel van het onderzoek is een eerste beeld te geven van het functioneren van het ecosysteem van de betekeniseconomie in Rotterdam en een visie over het gezamenlijk vergroten van de impact om armoede te helpen bestrijden.

We are currently in the middle of the transformation from Martin Heidegger’s modern society to a society based on digital technology. In the developing digital society, humans in their current state of ‘Being’ are increasingly surrounded by systems that are networked and run based on algorithms, software, …

In some countries, personal assistants may facilitate sexual engagement of people with disabilities. A specific form of facilitating sexuality are services that offer paid sex with sex care workers. In the Netherlands, there is no training available for sex care workers. To provide input for such training, …

Open source can be a key ingredient for the distribution of technology and has proven successful in software. The idea has also gained interest in the field of hardware over the last two decades; yet its development appears slow. Not only vary tooling, raw materials, standard parts, and manufacturing …

Sommige mensen met langdurige aandoeningen hebben ondersteuningsbehoeften op vele terreinen. Dat heeft grote impact op hun dagelijks leven. Zeggenschap en autonomie zijn dan essentieel voor de cliënt.

Our nursing students often do not experience a basis of equality and trust during their clinical placements, in their interactions with patients, clinical supervisors, or other healthcare professionals1,. Connecting or Nonviolent Communication, which focuses on interpersonal rather than job specific …

Nursing students are at risk of physical and mental health problems, such as musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) and psychological distress, contributing to dropout from nursing education. Both distress and MSCs are high and apparently rising in this population. However, based upon two systematic reviews …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to solve challenges both in the private and public sector. In industry, for example, future accountants and marketeers will share their day-to-day tasks with AI bots. In the public sector, AI could help governments to act more quickly in crisis situations or anticipate …