Play in the city with everything there is

Just around the corner, in the heart of Amsterdam, there’s a house high mural painting stating ‘Ik speel in de stad met alles wat er bestaat’, in other words ‘I play in the city with everything there is.’ It actually is a quote by a young boy from a school nearby. For me, this motto is the metaphor of a true ‘sharing city.’ Let’s face it: all we need is already there, right at your doorstep. Look around in your own neighborhood, in your own community. From a helping hand to someone who can cook a meal for you; from a ladder you can borrow from a neighbor to a car when you want to leave town. Sometimes really the only thing you have to do is ask. And share.

Sharing Economy in Amsterdam [NEW VIDEO]

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Amsterdam Sharing City | Action Plan Sharing Economy: space for opportunities of sharing economy

Agreement on the Action Plan about Sharing Economy by the Mayor and Executive Board of the Municipality of Amsterdam is giving space to the opportunities that the sharing (or collaborative) economy offers to the city.

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Amsterdam Sharing City | Actieplan Deeleconomie: ruimte voor de kansen van de deeleconomie

Amsterdam Sharing Cite, actieplan deeleconomie: ruimte voor de kansen van de deeleconomie.

Amsterdam eerste Sharing City van Europa

‘De consument is de afgelopen jaren steeds machtiger geworden. De deeleconomie is een enorme kans. Het past gewoon goed bij Amsterdam. Vandaar dat we bekend willen staan als Sharing City’, aldus wethouder Economische Zaken van Gemeente Amsterdam, Kajsa Ollongren.

Op 2 februari werd de hoofdstad uitgeroepen tot eerste ‘Sharing City’ van Europa. Hiermee positioneert Amsterdam zich als een voorloper op het gebied van de deeleconomie. Zo viel de stad al op door als eerste gemeente ter wereld regelgeving te ontwikkelen rondom huizenverhuurder Airbnb. Ook de inwoners zijn nauw bij het onderwerp betrokken: uit onderzoek blijkt dat maar liefst 84 procent van de Amsterdammers bereid is om te participeren in de deeleconomie.

Amsterdam Europe’s first ‘Sharing City’

‘The consumer has in recent years become increasingly powerful. The sharing economy is a huge opportunity. It just fits well with Amsterdam. That’s why we want to be known as a Sharing City’, says Alderman of Economic Affairs and vice-mayor of the City of Amsterdam, Kajsa Ollongren.

On February 2nd, the capital of the Netherlands was named first ‘Sharing City’ of Europe. With this, Amsterdam positions itself as a leader in the field of the sharing (or ‘collaborative’) economy. The city already stood out by being the first municipality in the world to develop regulations around Airbnb. Also its inhabitants are closely involved in the subject: research shows that a whopping 84% of the ‘Amsterdammers’ is willing to participate in the sharing economy.