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MBO

March 22, 2022

Smart Smoke Alarms

This case-based exercise is concerned with the Internet of Things and the technology of “smart houses” as an emerging technology. This case will focus on the feature of 'smart smoke alarms' since it provides a potentially high stakes example of risks and benefits.

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Miranda Nell, Adam Henschke

January 2, 2021

Smart Cities

Smart cities can profoundly transform an urban system by using ICT technologies to promote sustainable practices. For example, to become carbon neutral, cities need to reform their energy system; this could be done using smart and decentralized solutions. However, there are many challenges to making this transition successful. This set of videos and materials starts with an introduction to gathering and using spatial data and how it can be used. Then, it will give you an overview of smart grids, energy, and mobility systems, showing how a shift towards smart cities requires infrastructure and technological changes. This inevitably changes the social and political landscape as well. Citizens themselves play a crucial role in helping to co-create a more sustainable, smart urban system. Then, we will look at the implications of smart systems when applied in a societal context. In the first module you will learn about the background and possibilities of agent based modeling applied in an urban context. Then you will learn about the threats that (smart) cities face from cyberattacks and what implications a successful cyberattack could have on the functioning of cities.

Various Experts

August 1, 2021

Amsterdam: Integrated solutions and inclusive governance in a smart city

HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS CASE STUDY: First, please refer to the Teacher's Guide using the yellow "View Materials" button on the left pane. The teacher's guide outlines the purpose, contents, approach, case structure, and technical information of this case study. This case study was curated from other independently published open educational resources and from existing materials on this platform. These resources are also organized by domain. At the bottom of each resource's page, you can see both the city case study and SURF Resilience domain to which it belongs. Click on the case study or the domain name to navigate to the case study homepage or SURF Resilience collection, respectively. OVERVIEW: This case study contains a teaching guide, seven thematic foci, and a gaming simulation. In the first thematic focus, you will discover the dynamics of co-creation across multiple sectors such as air, smart grids, energy, mobility, green spaces, and water. In 'Amsterdam's Air Quality,' you will visit NGOs like the Waag Society where citizens use art, science, and technology to help address air pollution. Then, you will see how big data and the use of ICT may make aspects of life in Amsterdam more sustainable in 'Smart & Livable Cities.' You will learn how citizens help guard against the disappearance of green spaces, traveling to a buttercup farm where you will see how conflicting visions by different stakeholders are integrated to develop urban spaces. Finally, you will discover how a low-lying city like Amsterdam copes with intensifying rainfall in the 'Water Management & Climate Change' theme and learn about agent-based modelling for resilience. To experience this interdependence of different sectors, play the urban resilience game at the end of this set. You will see how disasters impact the urban system and experience the consequences of your choices on how to protect the city.

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Eunice Koid, Martine Rutten, Claudia Rot

November 4, 2017

Smart Grids and Citizens

A transition towards a smart and decentralized energy system involves changes in terms of infrastructures and technologies as well as changes in social and political areas. Robin Smale will explain this and show how citizens are involved in co-creating a more sustainable energy system. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Obtain a general understanding of how citizens engage within smart grids. Design policies; governance arrangements and coordination structures for resilience planning and response addressing policy-making; public private partnerships and civic engagement. DURATION: 1 short video (~5 min long)

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Robin Smale

October 14, 2017

Smart Energy in Amsterdam

For cities to become carbon neutral, they need to undergo profound changes in their energy system. In Amsterdam, this energy transition is predominantly focused on smart and decentralized solutions. PhD candidate Robin Smale will introduce Amsterdam’s energy transition and he will discuss some of the socio-technological challenges that this transition has created. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Explain shocks and stresses on critical services and infrastructures (CSIs) of STE systems resulting from a range of disastrous events. DURATION: 1 short video (~4 min long)

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Robin Smale

2019

MOOC Responsible Innovation: Ethics, Safety and Technology

About this course There is no doubt that technological innovation is one of the key elements driving human progress. However, new technologies also raise ethical questions, have serious implications for society and the environment and pose new risks, often unknown and unknowable before the new technologies reach maturity. They may even lead to radical disruptions. Just think about robots, self-driving vehicles, medical engineering and the Internet of Things. They are strongly dependent on social acceptance and cannot escape public debates of regulation and ethics. If we want to innovate, we have to do that responsibly. We need to reflect on –and include- our societal values in this process. This course will give you a framework to do so. The first part of the course focuses on ethical questions/framework and concerns with respect to new technologies. The second part deals with (unknown) risks and safety of new technologies including a number of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods. The last part of the course is about the new, value driven, design process which take into account our societal concerns and conflicting values. Case studies (ethical concerns, risks) for reflection and discussions during the course include – among others- nanotechnology, self-driving vehicles, robots, AI smart meters for electricity, autonomous weapons, nuclear energy and CO2capture and coolants. Affordable (frugal) innovations for low-income groups and emerging markets are also covered in the course. You can test and discuss your viewpoint. The course is for all engineering students who are looking for a methodical approach to judge responsible innovations from a broader – societal- perspective. What you'll learn •Understand the urgent need to include ethical questions with respect to (new) technology. •Know various ways/instruments to analyze risks of new technologies, both forward looking as backward looking (causes of accidents) •Understand various types of innovation (like radical, niche, incremental, frugal ) and the conditions for success •Know how to deal with unknown risks (deep uncertainty) when it comes to new technologies •Are able to critically reflect on new technologies from an ethical and risk perspective (case studies). •Understand the concept of responsible innovation and Value Sensitive Design (VSD) and the implications for the design process

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Author unknown

March 2, 2021

Smart Farming Technologies (An interactive exercise in environmental ethics) - Student Version

In this CBE, students will become familiar with the revolutionary innovations in the field of Smart Farming Technologies and, specifically, learn about the ethical notions surrounding this topic. Students have read a literature review on SFT-ethics and will actively dissect it in this session. In groups, they will tackle ethical questions. Afterwards, students assess each other’s ideas and discuss. The main goal of this CBE is to introduce students into the topic of SFT and to get them to reflect on it in an ethical manner.

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Roel Veraart

March 2, 2021

Smart Farming Technologies (An interactive exercise in environmental ethics) - Teacher Version

In this CBE, students will become familiar with the revolutionary innovations in the field of Smart Farming Technologies and, specifically, learn about the ethical notions surrounding this topic. Students have read a literature review on SFT-ethics and will actively dissect it in this session. In groups, they will tackle ethical questions. Afterwards, students assess each other’s ideas and discuss. The main goal of this CBE is to introduce students into the topic of SFT and to get them to reflect on it in an ethical manner.

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Roel Veraart

March 6, 2020

Module beschrijving Smart Solutions Semester

Voor het project dat studenten binnen Saxion is er een module beschrijving gemaakt. Het heet triple S. Studenten weken in een multidisciplinair team samen aan een opdracht.

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Author unknown

February 6, 2019

Lectorale rede van Jan Willem de Graaf

Lectorale rede van Dr. Jan Willem de Graaf Lector van Saxion Brain & Technology December 2018

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Hogeschool Saxion