Recently, the use of military robots – which may be drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), remotely piloted systems, autonomous weapon systems or ‘killer robots’ – has been debated in the media, politics, and academia. Military robots are increasingly automated, which means that they can perform tasks …

A heated international debate is taking place about the innovation, development, and deployment of automated military technology, such as remotely-controlled aerial vehicles. Recently, the scope of the debate is extended to the moral concerns about (future) automated technology possibly able to make …

De bibliotheek moet zichzelf opnieuw uitvinden. De vergaande digitalisering van de samenleving, snelle maatschappelijke en economische veranderingen en een zich terugtrekkende overheid dwingen daartoe. Wat is, in het licht van deze ontwikkelingen, de opdracht van de openbare bibliotheek in 2025? En hoe …

A city is a public space where people find meaning by living together. Although cities are governed by city councils, it is mainly the citizens that make their own city. The contemporary cityscape is increasingly pervaded with emerging media. Recent invasions of interactive media in the cityscape, however, …

Co-creatie in het publieke domein: een vanzelfsprekendheid

Designing a country. Creative Industries in the Netherlands

The challenges of tomorrow’s society demand new ways of innovation – a shift in thinking, doing and organising. It requires releasing existing paradigms, changing perspectives and doing things differently. In the current work, we envision a sociable smart city that enables transforming society into a …

Ontwerpers onderzoeken de toekomst.

Whereas products and services are growing in complexity, industry needs to expand their networks to include expertise from other fields than their own. Consequently, innovation activities more and more take place in highly dynamic network environments, mixing people and parties, models, interests, and …

Dit rapport brengt de opbrengsten van het DocentOntwikkelTeam (DOT) ‘Ontwerp- en Onderzoeksvaardigheden in de klas’ in beeld. Het initiatief voor dit DOT is genomen door het Bètasteunpunt Zuid Holland Zuid, een netwerk van voortgezet onderwijsinstellingen en vier hoger onderwijsinstellingen in Zuid-Holland. Voor …