This study addresses the burgeoning global shortage of healthcare workers and the consequential overburdening of medical professionals, a challenge that is anticipated to intensify by 2030 [1]. It explores the adoption and perceptions of AI-powered mobile medical applications (MMAs) by physicians in the Netherlands, investigating whether doctors discuss or recommend these applications to patients and the frequency of their use in clinical practice. The research reveals a cautious but growing acceptance of MMAs among healthcare providers. Medical mobile applications, with a substantial part of IA-driven applications, are being recognized for their potential to alleviate workload. The findings suggest an emergent trust in AI-driven health technologies, underscored by recommendations from peers, yet tempered by concerns over data security and patient mental health, indicating a need for ongoing assessment and validation of these applications
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In a study commissioned by the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG), the applied research group European Impact has compiled the results from interviews executed by approximately 240 European Studies students at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The purpose of this report is to compare and contrast the situation of intra-EU labor migrants (hereafter referred to as EU mobile citizens) in regard to registration, housing, and information flows in 12 different municipalities across the EU. Based on semi-structured interviews with municipal workers and individuals from employment agencies/companies from the selected municipalities, the picture that emerges is one of divergence. There are significant variations regarding the registration procedure and information flows for EU mobile citizens across the selected municipalities. For registration, differences include where the registration takes place, the amount of collaboration between municipalities and employment agencies/companies on registering EU mobile citizens, and the importance of addresses in the registration process. Regarding information flows across the selected municipalities, there are significant variations in the amount and type of information available to EU mobile citizens, the number of languages information is available in,as well as how the information is organized (i.e. in a centralized or decentralized way). Furthermore, while all the member states in which the selected municipalities are located provide information regarding registration on the Single Digital Gateway, not all provide information about renting housing. As for housing, the results revealed that most of the selected municipalities face issues with housing and that EU mobile citizens typically find housing either via their employers or personal network. Based on the results, a list of potential best practices and policy areas that could be improved was compiled. Furthermore, in order to have a stronger overview of policy developments in the field of EU mobile citizens among different municipalities, the VNG could consider hosting a Community of Practice with different municipalities across the EU as well as monitoring Interreg Europe projects focused on improving the situation of EU mobile citizens.
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The paper investigates the use of mobile tools by museums in order to provide mobile access to their permanent collections and special exhibitions. In fact, it deals with the wider topic of how museums tackle the complex issue of communicating with their present and potential audience using modern (i.e., mobile in this case) technologies. The paper presents and discusses the results of a survey that was proposed to Dutch and Flemish museums mainly dealing with modern and contemporary art or with science and technology. We tried to derive some trends and best practices in order to identify a good way to provide an engaging (mobile) experience to museum visitors. These results, although not always stirring in terms of answer percentages and of what most museums seem to be doing with new media, do show a clear interest towards mobile technologies and openness to innovation in the Dutch cultural sector.
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MKB-winkeliers worden geconfronteerd met een teruglopend aantal winkelbezoekers, waardoor omzetten dalen en hun voortbestaan in het gedrang komt. Door online concurrentie en veranderend consumentengedrag dalen het aantal winkelbezoekers en de omzet. Om het tij te keren willen MKB-winkeliers meer kennis opdoen over de mogelijkheden die innovatieve technologie hen biedt om meer winkelbezoekers aan te trekken. Uit de vraagarticulatie is gebleken dat zowel de winkeliers als technologiepartijen uit het MKB het meeste verwachten van vier soorten technologie: een mobile loyalty app, interactieve digitale schermen, locatie-specifieke berichten (geofencing) en augmented reality. Over deze innovatieve technologieën willen zij meer kennis op doen. In dit project onderzoeken we het effect van deze vier technologieën in twee verschillende winkelgebieden: de Beethovenstraat en het Hallenkwartier in Amsterdam. De centrale onderzoeksvraag van dit project luidt: “Hoe en in welke mate leidt de inzet van diverse innovatieve technologieën (mobile loyalty app, interactieve digitale schermen, geofencing, en augmented reality) tot een hoger aantal winkelbezoekers?” Om deze vraag te kunnen beantwoorden zijn vier deelvragen geformuleerd, die aan de hand van vier samenhangende werkpakketten samen met consortiumpartners via praktijkgericht onderzoek zullen worden beantwoord. De kern van het consortium bestaat uit de Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Stad&Co, acht winkeliers en vijf technologiepartijen. De nieuwe kennis die met dit project wordt gegenereerd over de mogelijkheden die innovatieve technologieën bieden om het aantal winkelbezoekers (en daarmee de omzet) te verhogen, is van grote waarde voor MKB-winkeliers in heel Nederland. De resultaten van het onderzoek worden daarom in een vijfde werkpakket via een te lanceren website gedeeld. Deze website bevat tevens een interactief raamwerk waarmee de winkelier wordt geholpen om een keuze voor technologie te maken (keuzehulp) en een overzicht van (op het MKB gerichte) leveranciers van de diverse technologieën, zodat winkeliers en technologiebedrijven elkaar in de toekomst beter kunnen vinden.
More and more aged people are joining the traffic, either using a passenger car or through a special low speed two-seater for in-city use. For elderly people, self-management in staying mobile is an essential part of their quality of life. However, with increased involvement of elderly in traffic, the risk of serious accidents increases, especially in cities. Fortunately, a rapid development of innovative technology is shown in vehicle design, with focus on advanced driver support, herewith referred to as ‘ambient intelligence’. This holds a promise to improve the safety situation, under the condition that adaption to the elderly driver’s need is accounted for. And that is not a straightforward issue, since ‘no size fits all’. With increasing age, we see an increased variety in driving skills with emphasis on cognitive, perceptual and physical limitations. In addition, people may suffer from diseases with a neurological background or other (cardiopulmonary disease, obesity or diabetes). The partners in this project have expressed the need to survey the feasibility of ‘ambient intelligence’ technology for low-speed vehicles also addressing E-Health functions to bring people safely home or involve medical help in case of health-critical situations. The MAX Mobiel make their vehicle available for that, and will help to guard the elder customer demand. The HAN Automotive Research team carries out the research, in cooperation with the HAN professorship on E-Health. Hence, both the automotive technology part of the HAN University of Applied Sciences as well as expertise from the Health oriented part of the HAN are included, being essential to successfully extend the relevant technologies to a fully integrated elderly driver support system, in the future. Noldus Information Technology is involved on the basis of their knowledge in human monitoring (drive lab) and data synchronization. The St. Maartenskliniek (Nijmegen) brings in their experience with people being restricted in physical or neurological sense.
