On this page, you can find an overview of the Centre for BOLD Cities' current projects. Please visit the project pages for more detailed information on the projects and team members.
‘Digital literacy in the public library’ is a VSNU-funded Team Science digital inclusion programme that involves two BOLD Cities scholars, who will co-operate not only with other academics, but also with community members and other stakeholders…
The ‘urban lab’ is increasingly used as a site for experimentation. Are these labs actually able to give citizens more voice in decision-making, or do they rather amplify the voices of citizens that are already expressed through other channels?
This research project focuses on the media consumption and production of young people in Rotterdam, and asks how these activities can contribute to what is called an ‘urban identity’ – an identity that is connected to the city.
How to navigate trade-offs between efficient service, public safety and privacy? In this project, researchers develop a practised and networked understanding of privacy.
The aim of the data empowerment project is to create insights and tools for increasing citizens' awareness and empowerment with regard to the datafication of the public space.
The 'Big data for youth policy' project revolves around the possible use of big, open and linked data for determining how to recover ‘invisible youth’, i.e. unemployed, unregistered young people that are not enrolled in an education programme.
This 'gamified survey' is designed to gain insights in the data awareness of Dutch citizens. At the same time, Jouw buurt, jouw data serves to increase this awareness.
This project focuses on the possibilities and challenges of designing personalised reintegration strategies for urban residents who are entitled to benefits.
