In recent years local governments in the Netherlands, most notably in the city of Amsterdam, have been very active on creating a well-functioning sharing economy ecosystem. This has led to the emergence of numerous successful companies such as Peerby, Konnektid and Snappcar. In Japan similar initiatives are taking place, mainly led by a group of dedicated ‘sharing’ companies. Developments are however still in a rather early stage.
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Artificial Intelligence is a term that we hear a lot these days. You could even say it is hyped, but does that mean that we know exactly what it is? At shareNL we believe it is important to start the conversation about the new technologies that are emerging in order to seize the opportunities they offer, as well as addressing the challenges they create. Therefore, on the 6th of October, several experts were invited to talk about how Artificial Intelligence could impact the Sharing/Platform Economy. In other words, what would the recipe of a future with both these developments look like?
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Op 31 mei verscheen het rapport 'Eerlijk delen’, op basis van onderzoek door het Rathenau Instituut. Uit dit rapport blijkt eens te meer dat de deeleconomie en de zogenaamde 'kluseconomie' zowel kansen als uitdagingen bieden. Zo genereert de deeleconomie 'werkgelegenheid, stimuleert het ondernemerschap en innoveert het bestaande sectoren,' maar zet de opkomst van online deelplatformen ook publieke waarden onder druk, zoals 'consumentenbescherming, openbare orde en privacy.'
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