De Amsterdamse agenda voor de City Deal Kennis Maken kent vijf hoofdactiviteiten. Een daarvan is ‘publiceren’, waarbij het ontwikkelen en beheren van en het communiceren via een overkoepelende infrastructuur centraal staan. Openresearch.amsterdam is een digitaal platform dat hierin een cruciale rol wil spelen. Het platform beoogt een bloeiende gemeenschappelijke onderzoeks- en innovatiecultuur te stimuleren. Op Openresearch.amsterdam wordt onderzoek en innovatie gepubliceerd dat in/over/met/door Amsterdam en de Metropoolregio gaat. Het redacteurennetwerk bestaat uit meer dan 100 redacteuren van verschillende faculteiten en onderzoeksinstituten van hogescholen en universiteiten in Amsterdam, van directies en stadsdelen van de gemeente Amsterdam, de Amsterdam Economic Board, het bureau Metropoolregio Amsterdam en de provincie Noord-Holland. De partners van de City Deal Kennis Maken (de gemeente Amsterdam, de Amsterdam Economic Board en de kennisinstellingen VU, UvA, HvA, Inholland, AHK en Gerrit Rietveld Academie) willen met het platform voor het voetlicht brengen welke inspirerende en goede voorbeelden van onderzoek er in de Metropoolregio Amsterdam te vinden zijn. De centrale vraag van dit projectvoorstel is hoe de betrokkenheid van medewerkers (onderzoekers) van de kennisinstellingen bij Openresearch.amsterdam versterkt kan worden en daarmee de onderlinge samenwerking en het eigenaarschap van het platform verduurzaamd kan worden. Het vergroten van de betrokkenheid zou zichtbaar moeten worden in een (1) breder en actueler overzicht van lopende en recent afgesloten onderzoeksactiviteiten en (2) een breed gedragen selectie van actuele grootstedelijke thema’s die op Openresearch.amsterdam centraal staan.

Innovation in planning practice through processes of co-creation has become a priority, not only for urban agencies in practice but also for scientific research. Planning practice is puzzled by upcoming concepts of adaptability, resilience, and self-organization which present idealized visions of governance. Urban development often still takes place through traditional forms of teleocratic approaches of research and practice, characterized by its instrumental focus on goal-specific tasks, means, and outcomes rather than searching for context based adaptability under the guidance of generic principles. APRILab entails research into fundamental political dilemmas that constrain effective innovation. It focuses on three major dilemmas to conceptualize the different trade-offs for governance innovation between the extremes of self-organization and control: a) planning, between control of spatial processes and accommodation of emergent urban change; b) regulation, between instrumentalism and generic normative guidance of self-regulation; c) investment, between supply and demand driven investments. The major objectives are theoretical, practical and methodological. First, the development of a paradigmatic shift for planning practice and research (achieved through specific sensitizing concepts); second, the development of a participative methodology for dilemma exploration and innovation through the urban living lab. Third, the achievement of trans-national learning communities to systematize best practices

Best persons do challenging work in a dynamic environment. The challenge has to remain feasible and meaningful. The challenge in the working context has increased over the years, but was compensated elsewhere. Best persons work relatively autonomous and together at the same time. Their work spans boundaries, but civil servant often force it into strict categories. Working with allies and not too much obstruction from larger institutions are crucial conditions for reaching requisite stability. Finally, more attention should be devoted to the transfer of knowledge and competencies to a younger generation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fascinating topic of conversation. Systems like ChatGPT, which can hold a conversation at an (almost) human level, seem to be actually smarter, faster, and more convenient at writing text than many people. But what does AI mean for the individual? Are these systems going to replace us, and what about creativity? The responses from Big Tech are optimistic and hopeful, while the government also warns about the downsides of AI. Researchers who have dedicated their careers to AI are engaging in this project with citizens. About opportunities, threats, and a realistic perspective on AI.

Accessibility and sustainability are important conditions for vital and resilient cities, but are under pressure especially in urban areas. Congestion, local air quality, parking; these are different challenges that, however, have in common that effective solutions require behavioural change in addition to technological innovation. This project aims to develop, test and evaluate ?smart? measures to affect behaviour. The measures are smart in the first place because they offer an innovative mix of negative and positive financial incentives, thus bypassing some of the main disadvantages of pricing (notably a very limited acceptability) and of rewarding (in particular limited budgets and induced demand). The measures are also smart because they have a highly innovative technological character, not only from the conceptual viewpoint (e.g. tradable driving permits) but also from the technological perspective (e.g. linking real time automated vehicle identification to virtual market environments). These smart measures will be studied from a multidisciplinary perspective, where forces are joined among economists, psychologists, traffic engineers and policy analysts, and will be evaluated from the perspectives of effectiveness, acceptability, and efficiency - paying attention to key urban challenges such as accessibility and environmental quality. The project has a very strong rooting in the urban reality as the case studies are undertaken jointly with Amsterdam Zuidas, Rotterdam, Groningen, and the Amsterdam ArenA area.