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🌎 Having a diverse and multicultural workplace is proven to have multiple benefits – from increased productivity, enhanced creativity and improved cultural awareness to name just a few. 🏙️ As Amsterdam grows and evolves, it's important to make sure that everyone has a place in the workforce. Numerous platforms and organisations are stepping up to turn this vision into reality, creating environments where diversity is not only accepted but celebrated. If you’re looking to connect with socially inclusive hiring platforms – then you’ve come to the right place. 🖥️ Pantar Amsterdam connects companies with employees with physical, psychological, or learning disabilities for roles in park maintenance, catering, transport, and office work while House of Skills is a partnership in the Amsterdam area promoting a skills-based labour market by enhancing job mobility and lifelong learning with tools for skills matching.🔗 Read more about inclusive hiring platforms and how they can elevate and boost your business here: https://lnkd.in/ekZG32XM #InclusiveHiringAMS #DiverseHiringAMS #InclusionMatters #DiverseTalent #AmsterdamJobs

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🏢 European Investment Fund (EIF) announce new Amsterdam office opening. This strategic move aims to strengthen the EIF's presence and cultivate closer connections with local markets as well as support entrepreneurs and financial intermediaries.🇳🇱 The EIF has made a substantial impact on the Dutch economy, channeling €5.6 billion in funding through 164 local partners. This initiative has generated around €29 billion in investments, benefiting over 35,000 businesses across the Netherlands. ✨ This is huge news for Dutch entrepreneurs who are looking to gain guidance and support during their business’s journey in both the private and public sectors. Not only that, but EIF opening a new office in Amsterdam solidifies the region’s position as a leading contender when it comes to strengthening connections within Europe’s startup ecosystem. 🔗 Read more about EIF’s office move here: https://lnkd.in/eWuHf5ip#BusinessInAmsterdam #AmsterdamStartups #AmsterdamScaleups #InvestInAmsterdam

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👏 Amsterdam-based startup Magic Lane, secure a €3M investment from Dutch firm, No Such Ventures. Founded in 2022, Magic Lane is a mapping and navigation platform catalysing further tech innovation in the micro-mobility sector. ❓Using tools like advanced rider and driver systems (ADAS) and developing highly customisable maps that can be tailored to different urban environments – Magic Lane are focusing their efforts on optimising routes for various micro-mobility vehicles. 💡This approach aligns with broader urban mobility goals of reducing dependency on cars and making eco-friendly alternatives a safer and dependable option. The funding will be focused on marketing, commercial operations and bringing Magic Lane’s tech to new markets. 🚲 Magic Lane joins a plethora of companies focused on micro-mobility that call Amsterdam home, such as Cargoroo, VanMoof and Dott – who each offer a unique approach to micro-mobility in Amsterdam, and beyond. 🔗Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dEqZF25F#MicromobilityCity #UrbanMobilityAMS #GreenCommute #MicroMobilityAMS

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🌎 Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany unite to boost hydrogen development –major step forward last week by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim is to create a collaborative platform, bringing together researchers, academic institutions, industry experts, and public officials to drive hydrogen innovation.⚡ The cooperation will touch on technology, economy, legislation, events and communication as well as encourage the switch to hydrogen driven technologies. With sustainability becoming a major focus in many conversations, hydrogen is considered a superior alternative to fossil fuels for sectors that are challenging to decarbonise. 🌷 This collaboration is a huge win for Amsterdam, who has already established itself as a city to look towards when it comes to investing in sustainable hydrogen solutions – with companies such as Electriq Global, Zenith Energy Terminals and Hydrogenious LOHC already calling Amsterdam their home. 🔗 To read the full article, head here: https://lnkd.in/eNcpiqm6 #GreenHydrogen #SustainableEnergy #GreenEnergyAMS #SustainableEnergyAMS

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🧠 In a groundbreaking collaboration – scientists from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and Karolinska Institutet are delving into the brain’s embryonic stage, a pivotal period that shapes lifelong cognitive behaviour.🧬 Why is the embryonic stage so important? This is when the brain starts to form and develop and is highly sensitive to genetic and environmental influences. New study has revealed an ‘atlas’ – detailing the landscape of half a million cells in the embryonic brain. This atlas not only shows the layout of the cells, but also highlights the DNA activity within them, providing new insights into early brain development.🔬 This innovative news follows recent funding from the Dutch government to Amsterdam's Institute of Chemical Neuroscience. The funds will support a similar project called the 'Brain Atlas,' a project focused on understanding the cellular and molecular changes associated with anxiety and depression.🔗To read the full article, head here: https://lnkd.in/ep6N5A_r#AmsterdamNeuroscience #AmsterdamScience #DutchGovernmentFunding #ScientificBreakthrough

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🫂Studies show that volunteering has many benefits both for employees and businesses. From boosting employee engagement to improving employee retention – volunteering can be an effective team bonding activity as well as a place where new skills are developed. ❓Are you looking for a way that you and your business can make an impact in your home turf of Amsterdam? From social to environmental –there are numerous ways that you and your business can give back to the community. 🌳If sustainability is a hot topic in the staff room then look no further than who plant and maintain gardens in Amsterdam – or if the waterways are more your thing, then Plastic Whale focuses on cleaning up Amsterdam’s canals. ❣️Get involved with your community with TKRAMREPUS, an initiative that collects food donations and distributes them to individuals in need throughout the city. Whether it’s a one off opportunities or regular stints – Vrijwilligers Centrale Amsterdam will pair you with diverse organisations across the city seeking a helping hand.🔗Find the perfect volunteering opportunity for you and your team today by reading our handy guide: https://lnkd.in/ewP9UyuA#CommunityEngagement #VolunteerAmsterdam #GiveBackAmsterdam #VolunteerInAmsterdam #HelpingHandsAMS

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🛜 On one hand, we’re becoming more aware everyday of the complexities of the AI landscape – but on the other, AI is becoming more integral and intertwined in our daily lives – so how do you keep the AI landscape secure when it comes to safety and confidentiality for businesses?👥 Many businesses are using AI, but risks such as unconscious biases and data privacy risks pose a daily threat, Manouk Draisma and Rogério Chaves, founders of Amsterdam-based startup LangWatch, may have the answer. Their platform combines user feedback analysis, comprehensive evaluations library and evaluation criteria to spot in real time any potential threats to businesses. 🧠 And it’s not just LangWatch that are taking action when it comes to the future of AI. The Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (NCCA) and UNESCO joined forces to work on a project called ‘Supervising AI by Competent Authorities’ late last year – this project that’s supported by the European Commission will provide recommendations for best practices when it comes to AI across Europe and worldwide. 🔗 Dive into read the full interview withManouk Draisma and Rogerio Chaves here: https://lnkd.in/gMAV2Dum#EthicalAi #AIAmsterdam #AITechAms #AmsterdamAI

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🚌 New study shows how Amsterdam’s electric buses can be powered by the existing metro network – tackling both grid congestion and energy cost issues. Conducted by the AMS Institute, Delft University of Technology and GVB, this study could potentially propel many sustainable targets with just one action. 🔳 It comes as no surprise that Amsterdam and the Netherlands as a whole has struggled with grid congestion, with factors such as growing urbanisation, higher demand and limited infrastructure having an effect – however, it looks like the solution is on the horizon. 📃The study found that charging buses using energy from the metro system is practical as well as economical. The metro's braking energy offers around 17 MWh of unused energy per day that could be harnessed for bus charging – that’s a huge untapped resource that can make significant sustainable energy improvements across Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands. ❓ What happens next? The collaborative teams are preparing a pilot test site for direct bus charging at Station Noord. So watch this space, your next bus ride could be powered by the metro. 🔗Dive into the full story here: https://lnkd.in/ddREd7ft#SustainableEnergy #GreenEnergy #RenewableEnergy #Innovation

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🔌 It’s confirmed – 7 new projects across the Netherlands receive €250 million in subsidies to promote increased production of green, renewable hydrogen and support engagement industry wide. 🌬️ The 7 projects that will be funded are: H2 Hollandia (Nieuw-Buinen), Hysolar (Nieuwegein), Groengas asset (Amsterdam), Groengas asset (Groningen), RWE Eemshydrogen (Eemshaven), Van Kessel Olie (Oude Tonge), and VoltH2 (Delfzijl).🧠 Through this scheme – these companies will gain valuable understanding when it comes to hydrogen production and how this can propel the Netherlands forward when it comes to collective sustainability goals. The projects have until 2028 to complete their schemes and together will contribute 101 megawatts of electrolysis capacity.🛳️ With the Port of Amsterdam being one of Europe’s largest hydrogen plants – these small scale projects join a well-established ecosystem of knowledge hubs when it comes to all-things green hydrogen. 🔗 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/ehsiJ3g9#GreenHydrogen #Innovation #PortOfAmsterdam #RenewableEnergy

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