This article was first published over on LinkedIn A huge thank you to Fiona Passantino for bringing together an interesting and intelligent group to discuss the huge, but incredibly important topic of #AI. Fiona is an AI expert, and also a good friend. I've learned a lot from her over the years. I agree with … Continue reading Wine, Cheese & AI The Hague (May 2024)
Well-being means quality of life in the here and now, but also the extent to which that quality of life comes at the expense of the well-being of future generations or people who live elsewhere in the world. Well-being is monitored on an annual basis and at various levels (national, provincial and municipal levels and … Continue reading Presentation Monitor of Well-being and the Sustainable Development Goals 2024
On 29 May 2024, I attended a really interesting discussion on Ageism at The Hague Natural Health Centre. The Wikipedia entry gives a brief overview and is a good starting point: Ageism is a bias against individuals and groups based on their age, which may take the form of discrimination at all levels against such individuals and groups, … Continue reading Ageism Discussion @ The Hague Natural Health Centre
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanke Bruins Slot and the Mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen have announced that the 2025 NATO Summit will be held at the World Forum in The Hague. The summit will take place from 24 to 26 June 2025. This is the first time the Netherlands has hosted a NATO … Continue reading The Hague to be host city of the 2025 NATO Summit
Fewer people are donating money to charity and if the new coalition goes ahead with plans to cut tax relief on charitable donations, donations will decline substantially, according to research by ABN Amro. Last month, 78% of the 1,300 people surveyed by the bank said they gave money to charity, down slightly on 2023 and 2022. Yet … Continue reading Almost four in five people in the Netherlands donate to charity
On 14 June 2024, I will be going to The Hague Creators Premiere. This event is aimed at photographers, filmmakers, musicians, designers and all types of creative minds. Join us?
The European Parliament elections will be held on Thursday, 6 June 2024. Those eligible can then vote for the Dutch members of the European Parliament, and should have already received a voting card in the post. More information here in English from the Gemeente Den Haag. The Hague University of Applied Sciences will also hold … Continue reading European Parliament elections
Moving to a new place can be exciting but also overwhelming. The Welcome to Delft events support newcomers to Delft. This programme is currently offered twice a year as a collaboration between ACCESS, Gemeente Delft and TU Delft. Saturday 25 May was the most recent edition of this event and it was lovely to catch … Continue reading Welcome to Delft (May 2024)
On Thursday 23 May, I attended an event hosted by the Women's Business Initiative International: Empowering efficiency: Unleashing the potential of AI in business. Details currently online here: https://womensbusinessinitiative.net/events/#!event/2024/5/23/wbii-may-event-in-person and a screenshot below. Fleur is an enthusiastic and knowledgable speaker. She took us through a variety of tools and examples. including: What is AI How … Continue reading WBII: Unleashing the potential of AI in business
The number of self-employed people without personnel (zzp) increased by 85% between 2014 and 2024. In 2014, the Netherlands had some 875,000 self-employed people. Now, 10 years later, there are just over 1.6 million. The number of female self-employed has grown significantly more than the number of male self-employed, at +101%, compared to +77% for … Continue reading Number of self-employed workers up 85% in last decade, with significantly more female self-employed entrepreneurs
I've been a Canva member since a few months after it started 10 years ago. Are you using Canva yet? Their "Work Redesigned" Keynote released today shares the new features. https://youtu.be/tUkCiqHgvm0?feature=shared http://www.canva.com
The Hague city centre is gearing up for a special edition of ShoppingNight on Saturday 25 May. During ShoppingNight REMIX!, on Saturday 25 May, you will attend lots of fashion shows and spectacular street acts while you shop. There will also be a new GREEN-Area. Here you will find plenty of sustainable fashion, you can … Continue reading Special edition of Shopping Night The Hague this Saturday
Capital injection for nature restoration in South Holland The state of nature is rapidly deteriorating; 2023 was the warmest and wettest year ever recorded, setting a drought record. Realising climate-proof nature is necessary and that is why the Culture Fund is investing an extra 2 million in 2024 through the provincial Landscapes. This amount is … Continue reading Culture Fund donates 2 million euros to nature in the Netherlands
Help Museon-Omniversum fill two impressive, 8-meter-high installations with a fantastic collection as a tribute to our beautiful planet. What are the Pillars of Hope? The Pillars of Hope will be a tribute to biodiversity and a celebration of human ingenuity. They make visitors realize that the balance between humans and nature must be restored and … Continue reading Help build the gigantic installation – the Pillars of Hope @ Museon Omniversum
Tune in for English-language news from the international community in #thehague. Listen live tonight (Tuesday 21 May) at 21.00 on Den Haag FM: https://cdn.denhaagfm.nl/luisterenhome/denhaagfm.html After a break during the May holidays, Dutchbuzz is back with news about: • The Hague's Natural Health Centre • Indonesian food and its history in the Netherlands • Bringing the … Continue reading DUTCHBUZZ ON DEN HAAG FM – 21 May 2024 LIVE SHOW + RECORDING
On Friday 17 May, I attended this event at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. My notes: I am a Triangle I shared one of my favourite - and simple - explanations of culture Knowledge Sharing It is so incredibly valuable to get together with others
A floating radar that prevents birds and bats from colliding with the turbine blades of offshore wind farms. That is what The Hague based company Robin Radar is offering to wind farm developers all over the world to create an eco-friendlier wind farm. When large numbers of birds are approaching future wind farm Ecowende, located … Continue reading How a floating radar from The Hague prevents birds and bats from colliding with offshore wind farms
With the world in flux, 2023 was an economically turbulent year. Inflation was high, interest rates rose and the Netherlands saw virtually no economic growth. The war in Ukraine sent energy prices soaring. The Dutch government took a range of extra measures to prevent a rise in poverty, such as setting a cap on the … Continue reading 2023: a better financial outcome, despite turbulent economic times in the Netherlands
The Social Hub is a home for next-gen students and professionals, a hotel for travellers, a co-working space for big thinkers, a playground for entrepreneurs and a city meeting place for locals. Whatever your journey, it starts at The Social Hub. Here are some highlighted events this month... The Social Hub is one of the … Continue reading The Social Hub The Hague Highlights for May
Muzee Scheveningen can soon begin a long-awaited renovation. Mayor and aldermen of The Hague gave the green light for the renovation on in March. The renovation is essential for several reasons, including creating better climatic conditions for the preservation of the collection. There will also be a separate hall for events. Tamara Peers, director Muzee … Continue reading Muzee Scheveningen gets green light for renovation
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