Centre for BOLD Cities

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The Centre for BOLD Cities is dedicated to conducting research, projects and activities centred around the citizen and government perspective within the Big, Open and Linked Data (BOLD) city.

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News

Workshop 'smart questions for smart cities' with Jiska Engelbert

On Wednesday, April 16th, the Dutch police force organizes a work conference focusing on the impact of virtualization of the public domain on safety, autonomy…

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New publication: Digital & data-driven transformations in governance: a landscape review

The new publication Digital & data-driven transformations in governance: a landscape review tackles a fundamental issue in research on digital & data-driven…

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New article: Confronting the smart-city governance challenge

This February prof.dr. Liesbet van Zoonen contributed to a new article published in Nature Cities. The article ‘Confronting the smart city governance challenge’…

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Upcoming events

April162025

Workshop 'smart questions for smart cities'

On Wednesday, April 16th, the Dutch police force organizes a work conference focusing on the impact of virtualization of the public domain on safety, autonomy…

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April172025

Seminar 'Can we stop the techbro’s takeover?'

This April 17th, social media researcher dr. Taylor Annabell and AI researcher dr. Fabian Ferrari dissect the political, cultural and financial rise of big tech…

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May82025

Be Bold, Join The Change Event Day

On May 8th, the DMI Centre is organizing the 'Be Bold, Join the Change' event in Amersfoort. During this afternoon, the concept of an Open Urban Platform and…

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May122025

Data Walk Workshop: Sensing Digital Materiality in Urban Public Spaces

The two-day workshop on the 12th and 13th of May, organized by dr. Maxigas and dr. Michiel de Lange, will have space and time to explore the city of Utrecht…

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June122025

GovTech Day 2025

This year, GovTech Day 2025 takes place on June 12th. During this national GovTech event, governmental bodies meet with private parties, start-ups, and academic…

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June122025

Data for Policy 2025: Twin Transitions in Data & Policy For A Sustainable & Inclusive Future

This year’s Data for Policy 2025 Conference will take place on 12-13 June 2025 at Leiden University’s campus in The Hague, under the theme: “Twin Transitions in…

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September182025

Congres 'AI in de Stad'

After a successful first edition, the congress 'AI in de Stad' takes place on 18th September in Breda. A city belongs to its citizens. This should be the case…

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