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juniorIOTchallenge.nlMarco van Schagen - IoT Alkmaar

a different approach to Smart City

a different approach to Smart City

IoT – Hidden gems in the City

January 2017: 1st Junior IOT Challenge - a hands-on approach to IOT, building TTN GPS balloon trackers with schools and sponsors.

February 2018: Junior IOT – Smart City Challenge – gamification to create a fine grid of environmental measurements in the city. Project builds a connection between students, schools, companies, city government and the city works.

June 2018: Junior IOT Community begins- crew enter their own IOT work space.

It started with the JUNIOR IOT CHALLENGE

IoT - Hidden gems in the Citya different approach to Smart City


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Our first TTN GPS tracker

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Inspired technology sponsors

• Company Ambassadors want to share a passion for technology

• A new role of IoT Coordinator with the city government of Alkmaar where we help decide on open data & Smart City.

• Inspiration from city works (Stadswerk) to bend the rules and use street lighting - to enable more projects.

the JUNIOR IOT CHALLENGE opened more doors



Junior community formed - group has been together for over a year and a half

Every Saturday they experience and experiment with Smart Tech and they have taken their workshop on tour to The Things Network event and enjoy doing road trips.

Now this is all happening in their own innovation space which continues to grow rapidly.

COMMUNITY & MOVEMENT



This is my story about the hidden gems that can fuel a Smart City: on how to get people involved, how to get things started and about our passion & inspiration.

A different approach to Smart City

Smart City

Where we can benefit from modern insights & technology and improve living, working and leisure in our environment.

This is about us, the people.

Junior IOT Challenge as a starter project

Companies share passion for technology

City shares open data and Smart City

City Works share infra, enabling more projects

Junior community wants to experience Smart Tech

Where are your hidden gems?



IoT – Hidden gems in the City

Questions?

Junior IOT Challenge - Alkmaar

Bonus slides

At Makeversity / Colors of IOT: #juniorIOTchallenge

2013 – Fablab de Kaasfabriek in Alkmaar - Community space for 21st century tech

2015 - The Things Network - on a mission to bring LoraWan to Amsterdam & the world

2016 - City of Alkmaar & Data science Alkmaar - building city-wide TTN coverage

Sept… Kaasfabriek picked up inspiration from Wienke at Pakhuis de Zwijger

Oct:… Alkmaar, DSA, Kaasfabriek @ VPRO Tegenlicht “Slimme Steden”

Dec…. idea to start our 2017 Junior IOT Challenge for a hands-on approach

Jan…. Schools and sponsors joined in

2017, Feb…. Students started to build their first batch of TTN GPS trackers

2018, February…. 2018 Junior IOT – Smart City Challenge

2018, June… Junior IOT crew enter their own work space

Here something happened

Creating our Junior IOT Community in Alkmaar



- under construction –

1. Find a great starter idea – preferred from the community

2. Communicate your passion and ask clearly for help/things/funds to find inspired partners. Your technology and funding partners want to help.

3. Find people passionate about technology and sharing. Provide a safe and welcoming environment for the team

4. Enjoy the ride

There will never be a completed book on what to do and how – so every new project will be as exiting as the previous one. Surprises ahead!

Creating our Junior IOT Community in Alkmaar



Now I’d like to inspire the students to connect schools, companies, start initiatives – to get a movement going.

Once we unleash the energy and the drive to move forward, this will not be limited to a single project – or a series of projects – instead it will become unnatural NOT to use smart tech.

Future thoughts?



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