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For review:1. Lebanon Army conducts probe concerning Israeli Navy's Shayetet 13 commando unit raid.A Lebanese judicial official said that the probe had found that operatives from the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 13 commando unit entered Lebanese waters in a speedboat equipped with radar-jamming devices that evaded detection by Lebanon's and UNIFIL's naval radars during the raid in Batroun, south of Tripoli, some 140 kilometers (87 miles) north of Israel's maritime border with Lebanon.2. Israel PM Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday evening, citing a lack of mutual trust during a time of war as his reason for doing so. He (PM Netanyahu) said that the two disagreed on the management of the war, and that Gallant had made statements and taken actions that contradicted cabinet decisions.3. AP Report: N. Korean Troops in Combat with Ukraine Forces.Ukrainian and North Korean troops engaged in “small-scale” fighting, Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told South Korea's public broadcaster KBS in an interview.4. France to field unmanned naval surface vessel.The drone, dubbed Seaquest (needs better name) and measuring approximately 30 feet long and 10 feet wide, and can be equipped with payloads focusing on intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting. 5. France to Send Loitering Munitions to Ukraine.The OSKAR (Opportunity Strike Kinetics Aircraft Ruggedized) platform integrates a 2.3 kilogram (5 pound) warhead and can fly for up to 45 minutes. The system is back-packable and is designed to strike fixed targets, light vehicles and personnel. 6. Netherlands to procure 12 x H225M Caracal helicopters for Special Operations Forces.The Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that a new unit, (300 Special Operations Squadron) based in the southern Netherlands, had been formally stood up to support the future rotary fleet.7. Possible US Foreign Military Sale to S. Korea for 4 x Boeing E-7 Wedgetail surveillance and early warning aircraft.

Series/Special Event Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take? A Dialogue on IFPRI's 2024 Global Food Policy Report Co-organized by IFPRI, the Netherlands Food Partnership, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature Supported by the Director General for International Partnerships – Sustainable Agri-Food systems and fisheries from the European Commission and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, represented by the Special Envoy for nutrition and Secretary General of Nutrition for Growth Paris. November 6, 2024 IFPRI's 2024 Global Food Policy flagship publication arrives at a pivotal moment, as the importance of addressing food systems for better nutrition continues to gain global recognition. With United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 29th Conference of the Parties taking place in November, the SUN Global Gathering on the horizon and the Nutrition for Growth Summit 2025, this report offers valuable evidence and insights that can help guide policy and investment decisions for improving nutrition at the national, regional and global levels. In addition to a presentation of the report's key findings and recommendations by IFPRI's leading researchers in diets and nutrition, a distinguished panel of European and country partner policy makers, and representatives of multilateral institutions will discuss the report. Expert remarks will focus on key challenges and opportunities for EU stakeholders to support the transformation of food systems to advance nutrition and healthy diets in low and middle-income countries. This event and strategic discussion is co-organized by IFPRI, the Netherlands Food Partnership, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature. The organizers were supported by the Director General for International Partnerships – Sustainable Agri-Food systems and fisheries from the European Commission and the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, represented by the Special Envoy for nutrition and Secretary General of Nutrition for Growth Paris. To view the full program, please click https://www.ifpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024_GFPR-Europe-draft-agenda_10-30-24.pdf Links: More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/improving-diets-and-nutrition-through-food-systemswhat-will-it-take-a-dialogue-on-ifpris-2024-global-food-policy-report/ Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Support us on Patreon... Tennant, Luke and Frankie are calling all Summerupperers to come join the expanded LMSU universe and support our Patreon! Sign up today for access to coveted BoCo like bonus subscriber-only episodes and tasty extras like our episode notes, custom memes and climate reworks of classic songs - it's a vibe. Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp.—This week your intrepid hosts pop the frunk to take a look at just what is going on with trucks! Thanks to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the Smart Freight Centre, we charged up on the latest with this zippy investor guide to zero emissions commercial vehicles that declares the time is NOW because progress is nascent in this part of the transport puzzle. In what looks to be another victory for electrification, battery electric vehicles are on the sweet steep learning curve and currently wiping the floor with hydrogen fuel cell trucks at 90% of the global market this year.Our main paperIn yet another worrying sign we just can't stop the GASbagging, we're back for more to find out just How much gas does the future grid need? Thanks to Jay Gordon at the Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), we get a corrective on some of the spin from the gas industry who claim the 2024 ISP confirmed “ gas-powered generation will play a greater role in the National Electricity Market (NEM) to 2050” (!) Our hot take? More like: gas peakers = the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the ISP matrix.Bonus nerdery discussed: Could this major German green steel project be on the ropes? Possibly!Is every Matrix movie other than the original terrible? Yes!One more thingsTennant's One More Thing is: the worrying continuation of wild conspiracy theories - adopted by US Republicans - linked to geoengineering that now claim that the devastating Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton was being engineered by… the government!? Yikes.Frankie's One More Thing is: the quiet release of the Australian Government's ‘Achieving 30 by 30 on land' - the national roadmap for protecting and conserving 30% of Australia's land by 2030 - the week *after* hosting a Global Nature Summit. We'll let you Summerupperers read between the lines on that one! Luke's One More Thing is: to announce the lucky winners of tickets to join us at Currently Speaking's trivia night coming up in Melbourne on Wednesday, 23 October! Welcoming Super Summerupperers Dylan, Dean and Ben to Team LMSU - It's ON folks!And that's all from us Summerupperers! Support our Patreon at patreon.com/LetMeSumUp, send your hot tips and suggestions for papers to us at mailbag@letmesumup.net and check out our back catalogue at letmesumup.net.

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We know how important it is to be inspired by both big businesses and individuals, which is why we are excited to present Talking Leaders, a monthly initiative from the AHDB which will see a series of inspirational speakers share their life experiences and deliver impactful stories to the AgriLeader community.In our August broadcast we were delighted to be joined by Xander Beks, CEO at I4Nature Global Cooperative in the Netherlands to discuss “reshaping the future of food”.Xander is driven by his passion for navigating complex issues within multi-stakeholder environments. He finds great satisfaction in advancing transition or transformation processes alongside these diverse players, particularly when collaborating with new generations. This is exemplified by his work with I4NATURE, a cooperative he co-founded to address climate-related challenges. Whether at a regional, international, or cross-sectoral level, Xander adeptly devises strategies to drive change collaboratively.Xander is trained as an agricultural, military, and social institutional engineer. After graduating from Wageningen University, he accumulated extensive experience at the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality, leveraging his background in mixed farming. His expertise spans working with various organisational systems in agriculture, including education, labour markets, and government, from local to international levels.Since 2012, Xander has led I4NATURE, focusing on meaningful consultancy, future leadership, capacity building, and strategic events. This initiative evolved from a youth program at the Ministry into a cooperative. He has developed numerous programs, fostered international collaborations, and established networks aimed at adapting to a rapidly changing world, particularly through initiatives like young boards and I4NATURE-stage, a network for young people.In 2016, Xander joined the Dutch Armed Forces as a reservist, specialising in energy and sustainability challenges within military engineering. He also contributes to international forums, such as the Consultation Forum on Sustainable Energy in the Defence and Security Sector.Recently, Xander has become rooted in the Alblasserwaard region, working on his wife's family dairy farm. Here, he integrates his activities and knowledge to promote growth without increasing herd size, adhering to principles of generative agriculture and rural landscape values.Currently, Xander is seeking deeper insights through the Nuffield program to guide the future direction of the farm and its organisation. He aims to develop learning networks for farmers focused on future-proof agriculture, furthering his commitment to sustainable practices and education.

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the Low Carb MD Podcast. Luc Hagenaars, Ph.D., M.Sc., is a policy advisor and researcher with a fascination for addressing the social and commercial determinants of health. His scientific expertise concerns the analysis of health policy innovations with case studies, system mapping and applied policy process theory. He has extensive experience in developing health policy through his previous work at the Dutch Ministry of Health. He is Assistant Professor Health Policy Analysis at Amsterdam UMC and a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Francisco. Hagenaars received his Ph.D. from the Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, and his M.Sc. in global health from Maastricht University. In this conversation, Tro and Luc talk about how Luc's interest in the social determinants of health came to be, a recent study looking at why the field of obesity prevention is stuck and how it could be unstuck, the issue of weight stigma and how it relates to the ‘health at every size' movement, finding effective solutions to the obesity problem, how to influence government policy to embrace effective solutions, how companies try to influence your food buying decisions at the grocery store, how big food companies push back against positive health movements, and Dr. Luc's current research projects. For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Luc Hagenaars, Ph.D., M.Sc.: Research Paper Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website Twitter Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website Twitter Instagram Doctor Tro App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple Google Learn more

In his address to the IIEA, Hans Leijtens, Executive Director of Frontex, discusses challenges of integrating the management of the EU's borders. He discusses Frontex's work in facilitating legal migration, preventing illegal crossings and returning those who are not eligible for protection in the EU. Finally, his remarks also reflect upon the agency's work in fighting cross-border crime and countering terrorism. About the Speaker: Hans Leijtens has served as Frontex's Executive Director since 1 March 2023. Before becoming Executive Director of Frontex, Dr Leijtens held positions as Commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and Governor of The Hague. At the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, he has worked in several leading positions at the highest management level. Among others, he was a Director-General in the Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration, a Quartermaster of the Integrity Chamber in Sint Maarten, a Programme Director-General of the reconstruction of the Windward Islands, and a member of the International Board of Auditors (NATO). Mr Leijtens studied sociology and psychology at the Royal Military Academy in Breda from 1981 to 1985 and earned his doctorate in public administration from Leiden University in 2008.

Doug McHoney (PwC's International Tax Services Global Leader) is joined in Madrid by Edwin Visser, PwC's European Tax Policy Leader. Prior to joining PwC, Edwin was the Deputy Director General for Tax Customs Policy and Legislation and Director for Direct Taxes at the Dutch Ministry of Finance. One of the real challenges for tax professionals and advisors is the sheer volume of tax proposals from the European Union. Edwin and Doug discuss the numerous EU tax proposals, including the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), Green Energy Credits, ATAD3. They also cover the EU's legislative process, flashback to the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB), then tackle Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT), the SAFE project, and the Debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA). They cap the episode with a check in on Pillar One and Pillar Two.

Did you know I worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly 7 years?In this episode I share my personal experience of being a diplomat and what I like & didn't like about the job. It's hard to do it justice in just one episode and I'm talking about a few things (both positive and negative!) that stood out for me, plus my story of how I became a diplomat.I'm very curious what you think of this episode, especially if you are or were a diplomat as well. Make sure to leave a review, find me on Instagram or subscribe to my YouTube channel!And if you're interesting in my 1:1 coaching journey, I've got spots opening up again. Find more information on my premium offer here: www.amandamaximecoaching.com

Vandaag het gesprek met Maria Garcia Alvarez. Maria works as a lecturer for the program Global Project and Change Management at the Windesheim University of Applied Sciences. This program is fully integrating Education for Sustainable Development and the Inner Development Goals in its curriculum. Here she teaches about Global Challenges, Globalisation, and Geopolitics. She also coordinates the educational concept Value Creators, awarded by the Dutch Ministry of Education with the Higher Education Award 2021 (Hogeronderwijspremie). She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dutch Comenius Network, a network of teachers and educators for innovative education. She is also a member of different international networks such as the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (led by Professor Jeffry Sachs), Earth Charter International, UN Habitat, UNAI (UN Academic Impact), the Inner Development Goals Initiative, and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll). As a researcher, she focuses on how universities can design innovative learning spaces which integrate the third level of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Education AS Sustainable Development. She has authored different chapters around this topic for the first SDG Global Encyclopaedia published by Springer. She defends that there is no transition without transformation when talking about sustainability and that education should be leading the Imagination Age. Enjoy the insights of Maria. Let's get started… In this conversation with Maria I learned: Explore what we have with the lens of the Inner Development Goals The skills of the IDG's are not new, but the language is very easy to understand. The IDG's are the capabilities that students need in order to get there. The world we have constructed is structurally not working. We deserve a better world structure that supports the planet. The journey to a better world structure starts inside. Language is a cultural manifestation of how we have constructed our own world. We have a huge divide within ourselves. We almost know nothing about ourselves. We need more conversations on how we are feeling. The IDG's give us the potential to explore. Inner development is the door to a more open society where we can live like pirates, without rules. Good questions are more important than good answers. A university should be the place where you come with questions, and where you leave with more and better questions. I-m-possible (I am possible) A community of learning, where you as a teacher also learn from the students. Social media and technology have an influence on how we measure IQ now. First, connect with your students, and provide and environment where the student is in the driving seat. Rethink the way we think about education. Intelligence is going to change. We have created a society that doesn't value work. It values prestige, the elite, and a title. 4E model: explore, engage, elaborate, and evaluate Learn how to dance with the system. Stop using the word stakeholders - let's use human actors and non-human actors. Meer over Maria Garcia Alvarez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-g-b641b7b/  https://www.windesheim.com/about-windesheim/windesheim-honours-college  https://www.valuecreators-whc.com/ Other resources: We don't need a better world, we need to be better for our world - Maria Grazia Testa Theory U - Otto Scharmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMJefS7s3lc Spiral Dynamics Integral Theory Ons feilbare denken #boekencast afl 10 - Daniel Kahneman The Dawn of Everything (Het begin van alles #boekencast afl 63) - David Graeber and David Wengrow Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia by David Graeber Kaospilot Nora Bateson - Warm data lab 4E model for change - Valuecreators Theory U (Wikipedia) Design Thinking (Wikipedia)

As a PhD candidate, social scientist Channah Herschberg investigated the ways universities select and exclude academic talent. Nowadays, she develops national policies on exactly this issue. ‘The perks of working in practice,' Herschberg says, ‘is that I can change something.' In this episode of Out of the Box, Herschberg compares working in academia with working in governmental organizations. Nowadays, she writes letters to parliament instead of conference papers and her calendar is crammed with meetings – something she actually likes. Yet, she still considers herself an academic. ‘The skills you learn as a researcher, I do take them with me.' Channah Herschberg is a policy officer at the Dutch Ministry for Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Before moving to The Hague, she did research on the academic labor market and selection criteria for postdocs. Out of the Box - Podcast with researchers who left academia and returned to it Some left, others returned, but they all share one thing: they cannot stop being an academic. Radboud Young Academy and Radboud Reflects present a podcast series on scholars and scientists who take the road less travelled. They started companies, they managed large organizations, or they advised the minister on educational policies. What do they value in contemporary academic practice? What should change? And how do they view the role universities ought to play in society? Also listen to: Episode # 1: Floris Heukelom - Economist turned care farm owner https://soundcloud.com/radboudreflects/outoftheboxflorisheukelom Episode # 2: Kinga Matula - Physical chemist turned startup CEO https://soundcloud.com/radboudreflects/outoftheboxkingamatula Episode #3: Vincent Blok - Health care manager turned philosopher https://soundcloud.com/radboudreflects/outoftheboxvincentblok Never want to miss a podcast again? Subscribe to this channel! Also don't forget to like this podcast! Radboud Reflects organizes in-depth lectures about philosophy, religion, ethics, science and society, check our website for upcoming in-depth (English) lectures: www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/agenda/english-lectures/ Do you want to stay up to date about our activities? Please sign in for the English newsletter: www.ru.nl/rr/newsletter

 In this episode guest on the podcast is Skip Schiphorst - an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) language course developer and instructor who served 17 years in the Dutch Ministry of Defence. He deployed to several regions, during which his language and cultural skills were used. Skip, who holds a university degree in China Studies has a keen interest in how to incorporate languages within the OSINT spectrum. He works at I-Intelligence and their OSINT language courses include Chinese, Arabic as well as Russian; these courses show researchers that do not speak these languages how to find information online for CDD, AML, KYC and many more research purposes.Use promo code IINT102023 for 10% off on language courses or any other i-intelligence courses.Chinese Open Source Intelligence course:https://i-intelligence.eu/courses/osint-chinese-internetArabic Open Source Intelligence course:https://i-intelligence.eu/courses/osint-searching-the-arabic-webRussian Open Source Intelligence course:https://i-intelligence.eu/courses/osint-searching-the-russian-internet-virtual-courseSupport Compliance Time: www.podinbox.com/compliancetimeSupport the show

Joining the podcast this week is Stefan Soesanto, Senior Researcher in the Cyberdefense Project with the Risk and Resilience Team at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. He recently authored the excellent research report “IT Army of Ukraine” that examined in detail how it was stood up out of necessity for what many have called the ‘first cyberwar'. Yet for an IT army that is neither truly military or civilian and largely operating in the grey, how do you manage a globally dispersed, largely volunteer ‘cyber army' more than 300k strong? Stefan provides insights from his extensive research – the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive analysis of the IT Army's structure, tasking and ecosystem. It's a fascinating discussion that also raises many questions on the implications ahead such as, can a cyberwar ever truly end? Be sure to read Stefan's research report to learn more: https://css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/Cyber-Reports-2022-06-IT-Army-of-Ukraine.pdf Stefan Soesanto, Senior Researcher Cyberdefense Program at Center for Security Studies Stefan Soesanto is a Senior Researcher in the Cyberdefense Project with the Risk and Resilience Team at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. Prior to joining CSS, he was the Cybersecurity & Defense Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and a non-resident James A. Kelly Fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS. At ECFR, he designed and held cyber wargame exercises in cooperation with Microsoft, and organized a closed Cybersecurity and Defense conference in Odense together with the Center for War Studies at the University of Southern Denmark and the Office of the Danish Tech Ambassador. Stefan also served as a Research Assistant at RAND's Brussels office, co-authoring reports for the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), the European Network Information Security Agency (ENISA), and Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. Stefan holds an MA from Yonsei University (South Korea) with a focus on security policies, and international law, and a BA from the Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) in political science and Japanese. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e196

Sid Sijbrandij is the CEO of GitLab Inc., the one DevOps platform that allows teams to collaborate, create, and deliver software in a single application. Before founding GitLab Inc. in 2012, he worked on recreational submarines and taught himself to code, going on to work at the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, where he did version control software around lawmaking. GitLab Inc. was founded on Sid's love of programming and a desire to create an open-core company. Fully remote from day one, GitLab Inc. is one of the largest companies to operate this way, with more than 1,700 employees across 65 countries. In this episode, Sid talks about open source, his community, and company transparency, along with the GitLab Inc.'s recent IPO—and what it means for the future.

In this TP Talks episode, David Ernick (Transfer Pricing Principal in PwC's US National Tax Services practice) is joined by Niek van der Put (Transfer Pricing Director, PwC Netherlands), Neil Schaatsbergen (Transfer Pricing Director, PwC Netherlands), and Aleks Davydov (Transfer Pricing Senior Manager, PwC Netherlands). They discuss two decrees recently published by the Dutch tax authorities related to transfer pricing and the attribution of profits to permanent establishments, exploring what's in the decrees, the potential impact for companies, and what actions taxpayers should take.  See also: Dutch Ministry of Finance publishes new transfer pricing decreeContacts: David Ernick, Niek van der Put, Neil Schaatsbergen, Aleks DavydovSupport the show

Liesbeth Rijsdijk, Ph.D., works at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle, The Netherlands. She is part of the management team of and a senior lecturer at Windesheim Honors College (WHC) that offers honors education for (international) students. Next to teaching and managing, she is a senior researcher at the Research Program Social Innovation at Windesheim UAS. The current focus of her research is on Wicked Challenges, strategic network collaboration & governance, leadership competences, energy transition and climate adaptation. Next to her job at Windesheim, she is the Chair of the Climate Campus Foundation and part of the editorial board of the professional Magazine on Project Management and Agile Management. Before joining Windesheim UAS in 2003, Liesbeth worked as a prevention policy officer for the Child Protection Board and later as the Director of Communication of the Dutch Ministry of Justice, and as an associate Expert in Communication and Development for UNESCO and UNAIDS in the Pacific and Central Asia. Liesbeth will become a professor in Networks in Circular Economy as of the 1st of November 2022, also at Windesheim UAS.   During this podcast episode we tackle a lot of different issues and topics, among others one of the program WHC offers is the 4 year fully English taught BBA program “Global Project and Change Management” which is fully dedicated to sustainable development, and which has been a top-rated program for years.  The UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Inner Development Goals are at the heart of the program.   You can find the social medial related tools here: Instagram and Facebook.   The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here.    Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.  

Dr. Jon-Hans Coetzer, Senior Specialist and Team Leader of the Online Learning and Education Unit, UNITAR held a group discussion with: Angelo Gianturco Angelo Gianturco Coletta holds an Economy Bachelor, currently pursuing a MA in Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding, and Conflict Resolution Specialist with experience in sustainable development empowerment projects for vulnerable women in Venezuela. Haider Al-Ithawi Haider Al-Ithawi is an Iraqi National worker for UNICEF as an Emergency Officer based in the Erbil Field Office. Before Haider served in different capacities with UN OCHA, the WFP, and the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, as the Head of the Restoring Family Links and Tracing program in cooperation with ICRC. Rhiannon Croker Rhiannon Croker works as an Outreach Advocate. Rhiannon manages a caseload, helping those in the National Referral Mechanism access their ECAT (European Convention on Action Against Trafficking) entitlements, whilst they await a positive conclusive grounds decision. Rhiannon is also studying the SQE law conversion course and hopes to become a human rights solicitor in the future. Esther Grisnich Esther Grisnich has lived and worked in the Middle East for the past 7 years. Esther has worked in Jerusalem for World Vision and the EU, while also supporting shadow peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian young diplomates for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More recently she was the country director for a Dutch INGO ZOA in Iraq, supporting the humanitarian response after the crisis caused by ISIS with programs in Shelter, Food Security Livelihoods, and a large program in the prevention of Violent Extremism in Education. Esther is currently transitioning to a new position as NATO Human Security Advisor based in Bagdad. ---- Guest Links ----- WorldView is a media company that delivers in-depth conversations, debates, round-table discussions, and general entertainment. Most of our content will be focused on news and politics, centered on South Africa. But the rest will be chats with figures around the world and from all walks of life to create a package that will inevitably broaden your WorldView. ---- Links ----- https://twitter.com/Broadworldview https://web.facebook.com/BroadWorldView https://anchor.fm/broadworldview You can donate at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46136545&fan_landing=true Music: https://www.bensound.com​​​​​

‘Inclusive governance' is the rising star of development lingo in a time of rising authoritarianism and shrinking civic space. But do the Global North and Global South share a common understanding of what it is, and are development actors aware of what it takes to support this? In this episode, thinktank ECDPM's Head of Democratic Governance, Jean Bossuyt, wrote a position paper on this concept for Dutch policy makers and discusses this with Amagoin Keita, Director of Action Research Groupe ODYSSEE and Former Advisor of Mali's 'Decentralization' Minister. They discuss the possible trade-offs between inclusive governance and quick development results and stability, but also its necessity for sustainable interventions. Click here for more information about the Fragile Truths Podcast. To get in touch with Jean Bossuyt, you can e-mail him at: jb@ecdpm.org, or follow him on LinkedIn. To get in touch with Amagoin Keita, you can e-mail him at: leuk.keita@gmail.com, follow him on LinkedIn or on Twitter. Click here to check out the ‘Position Paper on Inclusive Governance' by ECDPM that is referred to in this episode, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Stabilisation and Humanitarian Aid and the KPSRL. Send a short voice note (~30 sec.) via WhatsApp to +31686837137 and mention a fragile truth or assumption in your sector that you'd like to debunk and what alternatives you might propose. Who knows, you might be featured in our next episode!* Are you on Twitter? Follow us and tag #FragileTruthsPodcast to let us know what you think! You can also reach the KPSRL Secretariat at info@kpsrl.org.

After a two year delay, the Invictus Games have finally come to The Hague! From 16 – 22 April, over 500 competitors from 20 nations will be competing across 9 adaptive sports.The word ‘invictus' means ‘unconquered'. It embodies the fighting spirit of wounded, injured and sick service personnel and personifies what these tenacious men and women can achieve post-injury.In the second episode of Invictus Voices, Deputy Ambassador Lucy Ferguson, speaks to Boy Coolen, Dutch Ministry of Defence Psychologist, and Helen Helliwell, Director of Armed Forces People Policy at the UK Ministry of Defence Helen, about how the power of sport can help wounded servicemen and women in their recovery – physically, psychologically and socially.

There is not enough evidence to show that evidence leads to better development policies and programming. This ironic conclusion comes from the paper ‘What Have We Learned About Learning?', by International Development Consultant, Dr. Pablo Yanguas. Dr. Yanguas is our guest this episode, discussing how the development sector's many investments in M&E, research and knowledge management systems might not have been the best value for money. His conversation partner is Anna Gouwenberg, Senior Learning Advisor at the Department of Stabilization and Humanitarian Aid within the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Together, they will explore what is necessary to make policies more evidence-based and adaptive to new knowledge. Click here for more information about the Fragile Truths Podcast. To get in touch with Dr. Pablo Yanguas, you can e-mail him at: pablo.yanguas@manchester.ac.uk, follow him on LinkedIn or on Twitter. To get in touch with Anna Gouwenberg, you can e-mail her at: anna.gouwenberg@minbuza.nl, follow her on LinkedIn. Click here to check out the paper, ‘What Have We Learned About Learning?' by Dr. Pablo Yanguas, published by the German Development Institute, that is referred to in this episode. Are you on Twitter? Follow us and tag #FragileTruthsPodcast to let us know what you think! You can also reach the KPSRL Secretariat at info@kpsrl.org.

The Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands and the Institute of International and European Affairs in Ireland are pleased to present this public webinar: Navigating Europe's digital transition: Recalibrating industrial policy, EU connectivity and international partnerships. This event is part of a transnational project called Europe's Digital Future, which is coordinated by the IIEA and supported by Google. The project aims to explore the concept of digital sovereignty and what future it might herald for the EU and for small, open economies. Governments around the world are struggling to deal with the rapid development of digital technologies and the various policy challenges to which these technologies give rise. How can policymakers balance the interests of states, businesses and citizens? How can privacy and consumer protection be balanced with state security and economic competitiveness? In this webinar, European policymakers and experts discuss the state of play within the EU and assess how to best navigate the digital transition. The panel particularly examines topics such as the European Commission's Global Gateway strategy, the EU's industrial policy and the work of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council.. This panel includes: Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute Erik O Donovan, Head of Digital Economy Policy, Irish Business and Employers Confederation (Ibec) Heleen Bakker, Director for European and International Affairs in the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and is moderated by Brigitte Dekker, Associate Fellow, Clingendael Institute.

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What is the Code for Children's Rights and why is it so important? Digital technologies and services, among which various apps and games, play an increasingly important role in children's lives. While digital technologies and services make a valuable contribution to children's development, however, practice has shown that the design choices related to their development are not always made in the best interests of the child. To ensure that digital technologies and services are designed in a childfriendly manner, Simone van der Hof of the eLaw Centre for Law and Digital Technologies - in collaboration with the De Waag Technology & Society and commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations - has drawn up a code for digital children's rights which aims to give technology designers and developers concrete tips and tools for the implementation of children's rights in their products to ensure that new technologies exposed to children - whether directly or indirectly - are created with the best interest of the child in mind from the very start. In this episode of The Law of Tech Podcast, I explored the origins and contents of the Code for Children's Rights with Simone van der Hof, Academic Director and Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden Law School. Want to know more? Take a listen to the podcast episode on your podcast platform of preference!

Max: Hello and welcome back to the Recruitment Hackers Podcast. I'm your host, Max Armbruster, and today on the show, I'm excited to welcome Bas van de Haterd, and not the way he was referred to by the great podcaster Chad Sowash as, well, I don't know, you tell us Bas, how he butchered your name, but Bas, hopefully I get it right. Bas is a professional snoop, is his title on LinkedIn and how he introduces himself. He's a consultant for the talent acquisition professionals who are looking to revisit and improve their process, and today, we agreed we were gonna have a conversation on the world of assessments. And notably, assessments, everybody's been looking into assessments in 2021 and deciding, is this the right time to revisit? So, we wanna dig into Bas's brain to find out when is the right time to change your assessment strategy and what are some case studies that we can learn from. So, welcome to the show Bas.Bas: Awesome to be here, awesome to be here, Max.Max: And sorry to hear about your American friend Chad butchering your name. You were telling me, Bas, for those who don't know your work, you're very present on social media, so, maybe, where can they meet you on the internet? Where's the good place to interact with Bas?Bas: On personal interaction, it's usually LinkedIn. If you just wanna listen to my views, The Talent Savvy Podcast is a great one to subscribe to as well. And of course, I am avid member of [unintelligible] Recruiting Brainfood Group by Hung Lee which we've also digitally met before, Max. I tried to keep it down a little because I was too active there according to some people, but it's a great source of inspiration for me and I try to add a lot of information on assessments and strategies. Max: In valuable resource, I've made it a mandatory reading for anybody in my company as well. The Recruiting Brainfood by Hung, great source, and also an active community on Facebook. So, great place to interact with Bas, and what was the name of the podcast again?Bas: Talent SavvyMax: The Talent Savvy Podcast, so you can find Bas more for more insights there. So, let's jump into the topic and let's talk about assessments. That's a hot topic in 2021, as I was saying, because it seems like a lot of companies have decided to deal with numbers, finally. The balance has changed a little bit, we have more candidates and less recruiters during a part of last year at least. And so, naturally, assessments came to the fore and people, a lot of vendors have also appeared in the last couple of years that are credible vendors that can do all kinds of assessment. I've had a few of them on the show. So, what's been your, you are like, from a consulting standpoint, are companies revisiting the way they do assessments and are they coming in and asking you for help, of that sort, or do you have to really shape those discussions good that you're just happier with? What works, don't break what works and we have an assessment based on it and we need to change. Are you pulling or are they pushing?Bas: No, I'm usually being asked, you know, can you help us? The downside is usually in the budget there is no room for an external consultant, so, I'm most often get asked for free advice and as soon as I'm like, well, how am I gonna make any money off this, and they're like yeah, we never thought of that. But you do see a lot of companies now revisiting their assessment strategies. I actually do see a lot of difference in there. So, in my home country of The Netherlands, a lot of governments are looking at it, both national as well as in the local level because they've now read so many stories in part published by me and a lot of other people, how assessments done well can actually help your diversity and inclusion and be more fair in your selection process, and for governments that's of course very important. So, there's a lot of governments who have actually done amazing cases which is really interesting to see. You know, the most traditional organizations you'll probably think of being the most innovative and piloting cool, proven, and new technologies in a really smart way. And actually, now also, and I love that about them, they feel the need to also go externally with their data with their knowledge, and just share what they did and share what the results are. So that's how case studies are coming out. A lot of them government related. I see, interestingly enough, Scallops don't see a mis-hire as being part of the process, they see a mis-hire as something they need to improve. A lot of Scallops are ditching the resume as their first point of entry very quickly because they have one or two mis-hires, and they're like, yeah this cost us a lot of money and we have a culture in this company that if something fails, that's not a problem, but we should learn from it. So, they don't consider mis-hires as something that is part of the process, that's unavoidable, like a lot of recruiters do. They see it as, okay how do we prevent it from happening again? And you really see an awesome development there and so small companies are implementing all kinds of assessments. Sometimes good, sometimes not, because as you said there's a lot of new vendors on there. A lot of them are awesome, some of them are complete and total crap, to be honest. Max: I'm totally fascinated by what you just said on governments jumping into the foreign, like, innovating, initiated by a consciousness and an awareness on fairness and inclusivity. So, some strong innovation has been driven by this sort of alleviated political discussion which has therefore push the buyer to say, okay well we're gonna remove some of the human error. Bas: Yes, and a lot of them, most of them, let's be very honest, try to do it the traditional way. Oh, we'll do a gender-bias training, and that will at least check the box. But in some cases, for example one of my major clients is the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they now have a Head of Recruitment who isn't originally from HR, he just got in there, he worked in an embassy for 25 years. And he was just looking at the selection process and said to me at an event, listen I think it's really strange how we do it, and I'm like, yeah, I totally agree with you. Okay, cool, we're gonna redo this. And he was looking at it with fresh eyes, and of course, there was some push back from the recruiters at first, but we've always done it like this. He's like, does that mean that it's good, the fact that we've always done it? So, he asked all the questions which you should ask. History doesn't mean it's good, it doesn't mean it's bad either, but we need to revisit our original thoughts and they were basically sending the last candidate to an assessment, because they said, listen we need to have an assessment in there et cetera et cetera.Max: Like a QA check at the end of the production line.Bas: Exactly. And he literally said like, listen about, almost nobody gets rejected by the assessment, so we're basically spending a lot of money. I'm getting an external company to sign off on what we've already decided. Max: That sounds like governments, sounds just right.Bas: Yeah, and this guy, although he's been in government forever, he said, now you're telling me, because he saw one of my lectures when we, it was pre-covid when we were still able to go to events and stuff like that, and he said, and now you're telling me boss that by moving it to a different part of the process, basically putting it all the way up front, for the same amount of money, or maybe even less, I can have two or three or four times quality? I'm like, yeah pretty much. He's like, let's do this. Let's do this. He says, I have no idea what it's about. People in my team, if they had an idea, they should have spoken up a long time ago, so obviously they don't have an idea. Please help us.Max: You raised something very important here. You said, for the same price or maybe less. I think that's one of the reasons why people have been quitting the assessments at the end of the line is they say, well I pay on a per assessment basis, so I don't wanna spend that kind of money. I don't wanna spend 10, 20 dollars for a candidate. Is that changed? From your experience, is that a good way to save money?Bas: It depends, which is a very [unintelligible], but we've got a lot of suppliers who now say, listen  we're gonna charge you depending on the number of hires you make in a year, and we don't care about the number of applicants, or we're gonna charge you a fixed price anyway, or we're gonna charge you based on a number of candidates which you are never ever gonna be reaching, so who the hell cares? You've got those, and you still got more the traditional suppliers who moved online and they're like, still --Max: Like Berlitz and things like that.Bas: Yeah, and interestingly enough every country has their own set of suppliers because there's a lot of, there's actually interestingly also a lot of bias in a lot of assessments, which the suppliers will deny, but I know which assessments have which risk for bias. And those are also nationally.Max: You know their [unintelligible] once.Bas: I'll give you a simple example. If you do a Likert scale that's like 1-5, a Dutch person will always answer a 2 or 4. We are never on the extremes, we are never extremely bad, we are never extremely good. If you make us choose between two things, we will never say we are not able to do one. If you ask an American, it's always a 1 and a 5. They're either great or terrible at something. But, if you start using this data to match with applicants, you've got a cultural problem in there.  And the interesting thing is people with a bicultural breakarm from countries like Turkey and Morocco where we, and The Netherlands have a lot of them, have the tendency also to go to the 1 and the 5. So, despite the fact that that test itself isn't biased, the way people read the test or used the test could be biased or is biased, and because by law it's not allowed to ask somebody for his ethnicity in Europe, you can't correct for that. And funny thing is, every major supplier corrects based on national levels, yet never tells that in public against their clients, to the clients. And they can't do it internally. We know that an Italian will fill out, with the same characteristics, will fill out a test differently from a Swede. That's just, that's been registered a million times. Yet, what about the Italian living in Sweden, that means you get a wrong test. So, those are --Max:: Sounds like an impossible conundrum, I don't think we'll have time to fix it on today's discussion. But give us, can you share, I know you've prepared some examples of people who did a before and after and who had an assessment system that they thought worked, and then they revisited it. So, let's jump into those if you don't mind, Bas, and you had an example from, what was the one that you want to start with? Help me out.Bas: I think the one which I really like because it's the most simplest of assessments is from the Dutch Post and they did it for, basically, for package delivery people. You know just the people driving around in a van all day. And they simply changed from asking a lot of data in a resume to sort of a structured questionnaire, interview-like assessment, application process. First of all, they looked at the questions they were asking, and it turned out that some of the locations were asking, how long do you have your driver's license, and others were asking, how many kilometers a year on average do you drive. Turned out the last one was a lot of more predictive, so they were simply looking, and a lot of applicants actually feedback, because they interviewed recent applicants as well, and they said, listen we get the same question two or three times in the process, which we're annoyed about. Sometimes, in the first interview, the phone screen, they would be asked, how long do you have your driver's license. And then in the interview they'll be asked, how much have you driven this year. For them it's the same question. And they we're like, well if the first one isn't relevant, why is it still in there? So, they made a basic set of questions, both on applications as well as in the phone screen, and they were able to, they piloted it which I loved about their case and that's why I'm sharing it. They started saying, okay, we've got 15 locations in The Netherlands, 5 of them are going to use the new system, 10 of them will continue as is for now. So, they had the perfect quality control of is this really better or is it --Max: Like AB Test?Bas: Yeah, perfect AB Test. And the pilot locations saw the early attrition. So, people leaving within six months of signing up the contract, which is really expensive, dropped from 17% to 12% in a quarter, while the other one saw it increased from 14% to 23%. Because the market was tightening, early attrition was increasing everywhere except for the ones where they did the new selection assessment strategy. Max: So, in this case, they really just changed one question and --Bas: No, no, no, they changed a whole lot. I'm just giving one example, they changed -- Max: That was the one question that made a big impact.Bas: They changed the entire process from basically letting the recruiter decide what questions to ask to having a structured interview for everything and looking at the relation between the questions and being able to tweak it. Max: They centralized the screening process and standardized it rather than leting the recruiter set their own questions, that makes sense. [overlap] It's the same question, like how long you've been driving and how many kilometers you do every year. But one is obviously better because it's gonna, you know, it's closer you to what the job actually is. Nobody cares about --Bas: Exactly and especially if you notice that one reason for early attrition was apparently that people didn't like being in a car all day, which is something you are if you are a package delivery guy. So, another really cool case study comes from completely different market, a stock market trader, and the reason I love this case is that they actually, the good thing about financial institutions is they have a lot of money, so they were able to simply run two assessments side-by-side for two years. And seeing you know, what's the predictive value of [unintelligible] they already had a process. The thing about the stock market trader, you gotta understand Max, you can't really have a bad hire because it's potentially can cause you millions of dollars. They're trading on their own accounts so you really can't make any mistakes. And what they did was they had a more traditional assessment with questionnaires, with cognitive tests, et cetera et cetera. That was pretty good, but it also had a price per assessment. So they're only recruiting from the top universities like Oxford, Cambridge, INSEAD, and if you hadn't been there, you shouldn't be applying. They had to do a CV check which they knew had no predictive value whatsoever. They literally said like, we're hiring students, except the school you went to, what could possibly be on there? Absolutely nothing. But we need to do something because too many people wanna be a stock market trader because it's still a job which inspires a lot of people because you can make a lot of money in a short time. And they, basically, they went parallel in their test for two years and because of all the feedback they had from, okay, this person was hired, we didn't let him go really quickly, this person was hired we let him go. And I'm especially saying “him” because they actually never hired a female stock broker until this year. If you're talking about diversity, they just hired their very first female stockbroker because now what they're doing is they're making brain profiles, as they call them, which is basically a next generation cognitive test by a company called Brains First. They're able to, they've gotten an insane amount of really interesting game-based cognitive tests. I always call it like four different shooting games, I actually love playing them. Yes, they're long, they're 45 minutes, but when I finished, I was like, what finished already? While if I'm doing a 20-minute questionnaire, in 10 minutes I'm like, oh god I'm only halfway there. That might be my gaming background. I know I listen to your podcast with the guy from Activision Blizzard, you have a gaming background too, I know you'll love this game, Max. Max: Okay, I'll check it out. I'm on their website right now, Brains First. Forty-five minutes for an assessment seems like an awfully long time but if you have the kind of career that attracts a lot of candidates that they just want to work for you, then why not? You know, you have that luxury, it doesn't work for every employer.Bas: It doesn't work for every employer but in their case, it worked really well, and they were now able to, first of all, screen everybody so they're seeing diversity, especially in their case, the diversity of all the universities they're recruiting from increased. They now actually, and I love this about it, they say, listen on our career site, there's a button, check if you have the brain of a trader, so you can actually check if you're going to go to the second stage of the process before you actually apply. I mean, isn't that cool? You can take away the anxiety of an applicant like, okay you're good enough or not. And like I said they, for the very first time, were able to hire a female trader this year.Max: I think going back to the, you know, great example and people should check out Brains First if they're hiring for people who are quick, you know, they need a quick mind, right, there are quick reaction time and resilience, so that could be a good solution for them. We started chatting about what's a good time to rethink your assessments. I was thinking some of the symptoms of maybe this is the right time, is when you see examples like HR treating the assessments as a necessary step to get through and like when they're, sometimes you can even see recruiters who are coaching and preparing the candidate before the assessment because they really wanna get through it. They want them to pass, right? So, they say, oh yeah this is how you're gonna pass and then that way we can get over this thing. You know that's a pretty clear sign. Are there other kind of signals people gotta look out for that now is the time to revisit or what's the cadence at which one should revisit his assessment strategy?Bas: Well, I actually think that by definition you should revisit your process every couple of years at least. But right now, what I've been hearing a lot is we can't find anybody. You know there's just not enough good people out there. I've seen a lot of case studies also with these assessments where you're not lowering the bar but you're opening it up to an entire audience which you never would have thought of. I'll give you an example, air traffic control, which by the way, also uses Brains First, and I'm not at any way affiliated with them, but they just have awesome case studies and they publish them, so I love them for that. In the air traffic control, it used to be that you needed an academic degree, then they said college degree is good enough, and now they're actually saying if just finished high school you can apply because with our test, we're able to actually assess if you're good enough. And for example, one of the things which is really important for being an air traffic controller is stress resilience, that's something which isn't tested in college or in a university. And they opened up this entire pool for people with much lesser or no education while, and this is the beauty of it, while increasing the quality of hire by 120%. Max: It's a beautiful time to be in HR and to be in [unintelligible] in recruitment. To have access to these kinds of insights. To say, I'm now hiring an air traffic controller because that person stays cool under pressure, and I can measure that scientifically. These things didn't exist ten years ago. So, for probably the majority of the jobs, if you haven't revisited your assessment strategy in a while, you should do so regularly because it's moving so fast.Bas: I'm not saying that the resume or experience have no value because for some jobs, I love the fact that if I'm flying, my pilot has a pilot license, and I love the fact that if I'm in the ER that the nurse is a registered nurse. I'm not saying it works for every job, but I've seen awesome cases also on hiring recruiters who never got a chance and who are awesome at the job with assessments. I recently saw one where, at one of those cities, one of the local governments, and they said, okay, for this job basically 95% of everybody doing it is gonna retire within the next five, ten years. It's really an old man's job. So, they were like, well we can't hire anybody with experience because then we're gonna be hiring somebody again in a few years. We're only postponing the inevitable, but we have all these experienced in our company, in our organization now. People who are retiring who don't mind sharing their knowledge, who would actually love to share the knowledge, but there's no official education for this job. They call it the digital archive person, basically. It sounds like the most boring job in the world, but a lot of people love it. You're basically the digital librarian of a city, knowing where I can find all the information on who owns what plot of land, what was there historically, could it be contaminated ground. All those kinds of stuff.Max: Sure, some people are like that. That's a job for someone. Bas: Exactly, but, and what they're now doing is also assessing. They're just telling people like, okay, I don't even want your resume because we know you will have no experience which is relevant for this whatsoever because it's such a unique job. These are the qualities we expect from you, here's the test, show us you've got the quality, and the best five from the test will get invited for an interview. They recently did this one and they hired a 24-year-old woman, which was the first woman in that organization doing this job ever and it was the first person under 50 in a long time. Max: Oh, wow. Bas: And everybody is now saying, which is interesting, because of course just hiring at diversity doesn't mean hiring quality, but the feedback from within the organization is, wow this is such a fresh of breath air [sic]. And she learns so quickly because she was screened on having the ability to be able to do the job. Now she's not able to do this job yet but that's why there are like five old folks training her to do the job. Max: It's a lot of optimism I think I get from your stories, and we can avoid a lot of heartaches and hiring mistakes as well. Going back into your personal career, if you think back, somebody you hired or recommended for hire that was a mistake, I don't know if any kind of person comes to mind if I asked you that question. Would you, could you recount us the mistake and what you learned from it and maybe whether an assessment could have prevented it. Bas: Actually, an assessment is now preventing it. Yeah, I actually made the same mistake twice. Basically, hiring somebody I knew, a friend, who was first of all, apparently, not really fit for the job and it took me a while to figure out what qualities were necessary for this job. It's basically a researcher position, but a very simple researcher position. Twice I hired a friend on there. One was really, he just didn't have the cognitive capabilities and the other one was really hard to motivate, and if it's a friend, it's even harder to kick somebody's ass, basically.  And they're still friends, but as employees I would never rehire them. Max: You're still friends but 10% less. Bas: No, no, no, no. Max: 100% [unintelligible]Bas: No, no, no. We're still friends but I would never rehire them, and they know that. And they --Max: And the assessment that could have prevented it?Bas: Well, I've actually developed a few tests now that are preventing it. So, for this research, I used to have, I would hire four or five people every summer to do a certain research for me, students. And now, I've got a few tests which is basically measuring your information processing speed, your scanning speed because you're researching websites, you're looking at --Max: And it's a test you built yourself, a home-built?Bas: Well, I took the academics which I knew measures the cognitive traits I needed to have and yeah, I had it built in by a [unintelligible] developer in Russia, because that was so much cheaper than actually buying one. But that's because I actually knew, the moment I realized the qualities I needed in my employees, because I'm an assessment expert, I immediately knew this test, this test and this test would work, and I was able to really --Max: And you're able to put it together very quickly.Bas: Yeah and I mean it's just three really simple academic tests. To give you an example, if you wanna know if somebody can scan a website really fast, you just give them a 20x20 grid of letters, you say there's one x in it, find the x. Max: Two seconds, boom, yeah.Bas: Well, yeah, and you've got two minutes to find these many x's as fast as you possibly can in different situations.  Max: That correlates well.Bas: And that correlates really well, and of course, I checked if it correlated, and it did. And since that moment, I introduced and I've got three tests and I've hired better and acceptable people, but I have not had a single one completely misfire and before then I had at least one mis-hire every year.Max: There you go. Great. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure you've given us, our listeners, reasons to rethink their assessments strategy, maybe build their own home tests, because it's not that complicated to build your own tests or go out into the market to find what's available, or reach out to a consultant like yourself, Bas, to guide them to that decision and remember to pay you not all free advice. So, again, the best place for them to get ahold of you is on LinkedIn, Bas van de Haterd, and maybe you wanna share an email?Bas: It's my first name @ my last name dot N L. So bas@vandehaterd.nl you can reach out there, you can reach out on LinkedIn. If you wanna know more about assessments, do a vendor selection, output implementation, or if you wanna build one yourself, I usually don't recommend it because there's just so many awesome tools out there which are usually scientifically much more validated and you really need to know what you're doing in order to make it scientifically sound and there's a lot of law, especially in Europe coming up where you will be held accountable if you are using an unvalidated or not perfectly correct assessment, an AI system.Max: Proceed with caution. Don't try this at home. Okay.Bas: Well, yeah. Max: Okay, great. Thanks a lot, Bas. Thanks for coming in on the show.Bas: All right. Max: Hope you enjoyed my conversation with Bas. There is a lot more of Bas's conversations on Facebook and on LinkedIn, if you joined the white groups and and I think if you don't revise your assessment strategy and you don't take another look at what's available in the market every couple of years, you're definitely going to be missing out.So feel free to turn to Bas for advice or to turn into this show, we also feature a lot of assessments on the show and please subscribe to receive more.

Do you find investing intimidating? Do you have absolutely no idea where to start?Then you are in the same boat our host Thamina and her guest Julia Menheere were in just a few years ago. During her first job at the Dutch Ministry of Finance, Julia found herself living from paycheck to paycheck and eventually decided things would have to change in order to lead a life that would allow her to live more freely.Once Julia had figured out how to make her money work for her, she started coaching personal finance in addition to her full-time job in Uber's Money Data Science Department. In April of 2021, Julia took her coaching business full-time and is teaching her clients how to be less intimidated by investing.She particularly believes in the power of investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), which is an efficient and affordable way of holding a diversified portfolio. 

What is China's new vision for regulating cyberspace? What does its new Data Security Law intend to do? Is China's Personal Information Protection Law comparable to Europe's GDPR? What are the ramifications of China's plan to become a major global cyberpower in other parts of the world? In a conversation with Joanne Kuai, a visiting PhD Candidate at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Rogier Creemers, an Assistant Professor in Modern Chinese Studies at Leiden University, discusses China's latest laws and policies in the digital space and China's plans to become a global AI leader. Creemers says China's new Data Security Law is innovative and unique as it potentially covers every piece of data in the country. He explains that personal information protection in China's legal context concerns more about confidentiality rather than privacy. He observes how China's regulations targeting tech platforms share significant similarities with the ones in the EU. As China and Europe come to a convergence in terms of what is happening in the digital space, a previous notorious term, "cyber sovereignty", is gaining popularity. Rogier Creemers has a background in Sinology and a PhD in Law. His research focuses on Chinese domestic digital technology policy, as well as China's growing importance in global digital affairs. He is the principal investigator of the NWO Vidi Project "The Smart State: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Law in China". For the Leiden Asia Centre, he directs a project on China and global cybersecurity, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a co-founder of DigiChina, a joint initiative with Stanford University and New America. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk

What is China's new vision for regulating cyberspace? What does its new Data Security Law intend to do? Is China's Personal Information Protection Law comparable to Europe's GDPR? What are the ramifications of China's plan to become a major global cyberpower in other parts of the world? In a conversation with Joanne Kuai, a visiting PhD Candidate at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Rogier Creemers, an Assistant Professor in Modern Chinese Studies at Leiden University, discusses China's latest laws and policies in the digital space and China's plans to become a global AI leader. Creemers says China's new Data Security Law is innovative and unique as it potentially covers every piece of data in the country. He explains that personal information protection in China's legal context concerns more about confidentiality rather than privacy. He observes how China's regulations targeting tech platforms share significant similarities with the ones in the EU. As China and Europe come to a convergence in terms of what is happening in the digital space, a previous notorious term, "cyber sovereignty", is gaining popularity. Rogier Creemers has a background in Sinology and a PhD in Law. His research focuses on Chinese domestic digital technology policy, as well as China's growing importance in global digital affairs. He is the principal investigator of the NWO Vidi Project "The Smart State: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Law in China". For the Leiden Asia Centre, he directs a project on China and global cybersecurity, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a co-founder of DigiChina, a joint initiative with Stanford University and New America. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What is China's new vision for regulating cyberspace? What does its new Data Security Law intend to do? Is China's Personal Information Protection Law comparable to Europe's GDPR? What are the ramifications of China's plan to become a major global cyberpower in other parts of the world? In a conversation with Joanne Kuai, a visiting PhD Candidate at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Rogier Creemers, an Assistant Professor in Modern Chinese Studies at Leiden University, discusses China's latest laws and policies in the digital space and China's plans to become a global AI leader. Creemers says China's new Data Security Law is innovative and unique as it potentially covers every piece of data in the country. He explains that personal information protection in China's legal context concerns more about confidentiality rather than privacy. He observes how China's regulations targeting tech platforms share significant similarities with the ones in the EU. As China and Europe come to a convergence in terms of what is happening in the digital space, a previous notorious term, "cyber sovereignty", is gaining popularity. Rogier Creemers has a background in Sinology and a PhD in Law. His research focuses on Chinese domestic digital technology policy, as well as China's growing importance in global digital affairs. He is the principal investigator of the NWO Vidi Project "The Smart State: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Law in China". For the Leiden Asia Centre, he directs a project on China and global cybersecurity, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a co-founder of DigiChina, a joint initiative with Stanford University and New America. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

What is China's new vision for regulating cyberspace? What does its new Data Security Law intend to do? Is China's Personal Information Protection Law comparable to Europe's GDPR? What are the ramifications of China's plan to become a major global cyberpower in other parts of the world? In a conversation with Joanne Kuai, a visiting PhD Candidate at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Rogier Creemers, an Assistant Professor in Modern Chinese Studies at Leiden University, discusses China's latest laws and policies in the digital space and China's plans to become a global AI leader. Creemers says China's new Data Security Law is innovative and unique as it potentially covers every piece of data in the country. He explains that personal information protection in China's legal context concerns more about confidentiality rather than privacy. He observes how China's regulations targeting tech platforms share significant similarities with the ones in the EU. As China and Europe come to a convergence in terms of what is happening in the digital space, a previous notorious term, "cyber sovereignty", is gaining popularity. Rogier Creemers has a background in Sinology and a PhD in Law. His research focuses on Chinese domestic digital technology policy, as well as China's growing importance in global digital affairs. He is the principal investigator of the NWO Vidi Project "The Smart State: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Law in China". For the Leiden Asia Centre, he directs a project on China and global cybersecurity, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a co-founder of DigiChina, a joint initiative with Stanford University and New America. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

What is China's new vision for regulating cyberspace? What does its new Data Security Law intend to do? Is China's Personal Information Protection Law comparable to Europe's GDPR? What are the ramifications of China's plan to become a major global cyberpower in other parts of the world? In a conversation with Joanne Kuai, a visiting PhD Candidate at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Rogier Creemers, an Assistant Professor in Modern Chinese Studies at Leiden University, discusses China's latest laws and policies in the digital space and China's plans to become a global AI leader. Creemers says China's new Data Security Law is innovative and unique as it potentially covers every piece of data in the country. He explains that personal information protection in China's legal context concerns more about confidentiality rather than privacy. He observes how China's regulations targeting tech platforms share significant similarities with the ones in the EU. As China and Europe come to a convergence in terms of what is happening in the digital space, a previous notorious term, "cyber sovereignty", is gaining popularity. Rogier Creemers has a background in Sinology and a PhD in Law. His research focuses on Chinese domestic digital technology policy, as well as China's growing importance in global digital affairs. He is the principal investigator of the NWO Vidi Project "The Smart State: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Law in China". For the Leiden Asia Centre, he directs a project on China and global cybersecurity, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a co-founder of DigiChina, a joint initiative with Stanford University and New America. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

What is China's new vision for regulating cyberspace? What does its new Data Security Law intend to do? Is China's Personal Information Protection Law comparable to Europe's GDPR? What are the ramifications of China's plan to become a major global cyberpower in other parts of the world? In a conversation with Joanne Kuai, a visiting PhD Candidate at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Rogier Creemers, an Assistant Professor in Modern Chinese Studies at Leiden University, discusses China's latest laws and policies in the digital space and China's plans to become a global AI leader. Creemers says China's new Data Security Law is innovative and unique as it potentially covers every piece of data in the country. He explains that personal information protection in China's legal context concerns more about confidentiality rather than privacy. He observes how China's regulations targeting tech platforms share significant similarities with the ones in the EU. As China and Europe come to a convergence in terms of what is happening in the digital space, a previous notorious term, "cyber sovereignty", is gaining popularity. Rogier Creemers has a background in Sinology and a PhD in Law. His research focuses on Chinese domestic digital technology policy, as well as China's growing importance in global digital affairs. He is the principal investigator of the NWO Vidi Project "The Smart State: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and the Law in China". For the Leiden Asia Centre, he directs a project on China and global cybersecurity, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also a co-founder of DigiChina, a joint initiative with Stanford University and New America. The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Interactio Co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer Simona Andrijauskaitė joins SlatorPod to discuss the Lithuanian startup's journey.Simona talks about how the pandemic boosted demand and changed their primary market, with institutions needing technology for multilingual communication. She relates how it was all hands on deck at the remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI) platform, as years of development were compressed into weeks.She also reflects back on their recent USD 30m round and how they managed to raise one of the biggest series As in the language industry. She closes with the company's plans to improve quality on all levels, including hiring top talent.First up, Florian and Esther discuss the language industry news of the week, kicking off with Straker Translations' announcement of a USD 15.5m capital raise. Esther talks about the Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) that, after a five-month growth streak, shrank for the first time since January 2021. Esther also unpacks the controversial new RFP for translation services released by the Dutch Ministry of Justice (est. contract value, USD 40m), which has drawn criticism from translators and interpreters.Meanwhile, Florian reviews the continuing evacuation from Afghanistan of the US Department of Defense, a story picked up by this week's SlatorSweep. 

I spoke to my friend Gilberto, a friend of Christian Caanen ( Episode 271). Gilberto works at the intersection of multiple fields and believes in the power that policy has to create the conditions that allow others to change and become better. Hailing from Curaçao and based in the Netherlands, Gilberto is a policy advocate and activist in the field of human rights, social and climate justice, inclusion and a consultant on the topics of future of work, social impact and democratic innovation. He is a graduate student at Leiden University finishing his MSc. in Public Administration: International & European Governance, is the Secretary of the Supervisory Board of OCAN (advocacy NGO for the Dutch Caribbean), Consultant at Creativo Design, Member of the Board of Trustees of Krijger & Partners (Government relations consulting firm), John Lewis Senior Fellow at Humanity in Action, Innovation Lead at Innovation C, Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum, TILN Fellow for the German Marshall Fund, Climate Reality Leader and also an Ambassador for the African Caribbean Pacific Young Professionals Network. Gilberto believes in the power that every individual has to make a difference in the world that they are in through empathy and radical love. His work focuses on the bridging of the gaps between different worlds, through facilitation & moderation of panels & conferences, policy advocacy at the highest levels, organizing projects (especially with youth), and creating valuable connections. Gilberto has worked with many organizations including the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education Culture & Science, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, Leiden University, One Young World, Western Union, The Hague University of Applied Science, European Parliament (EYE), CordAid, and many other NGO’s and companies. Gilberto has taken part in many high-level meetings and forums including Future Leaders Forum (Riga Conference), European Development Days, The Council of State’s (annual) symposium on the Dutch Caribbean, One Young World, Global Parliament of Mayors etc. Gilberto is also involved with many Dutch Caribbean organizations in the diaspora community including OCAN, WeConnect, Association of Dutch Caribbean Students, Innovation C, CuraDAO and is the founder of Keda Kas (a Covid-19 support channel). Gilberto co-founded his own political party in 2018, the first student party in the Hague. Is a consultant and advisor to multiple political parties and organizations in the Netherlands and continues to push for systemic change that makes the world more inclusive, sustainable and just. In our conversation Gilberto and I talk about his activism and the equity of work and the art of bringing purpose to our life mission. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dreamsnotmemes/support

You will learn about the new and innovative course – Food 4 health and safety. It starts right now at the GSLS. It is a collaboration between the Dutch Ministry of Defence, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, UMC Utrecht and three Dutch universities. Vivian Hageman talks to Michelle Gerbrands and Maartje van […]

Spandana is the Founder & CEO of ZoEasy, an award-winning social enterprise in the MENA Region that focuses on educating and matching migrant blue-collar job seekers to the right employment opportunities using ethical and transparent hiring. She is also the Vice Curator of Global Shapers Dubai, World Economic Forum, where she helps lead the Hub in relation to the WEF's key pillars and has also contributed to many of the hub's education and employment initiatives. Spandana is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Awardee, Expo 2020, and Credit Suisse's Lead 2030 Winner, Speaker, and Ambassador at One Young World and an Enterprise for Peace Scholar with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Let's Talk About Digital Identity with Khalid Maliki, Co-Founder & Managing Director, and Jimmy J.P. Snoek, Co-Founder & CEO at Tykn. Khalid and Jimmy join Oscar for episode 35 of the podcast, discussing everything Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and the SSI company they co-founded, Tykn. The conversation details the 'three pillars of SSI' (verifiable credentials, decentralised identifiers and blockchain), how SSI fits with existing processes, what it should appear as to end users (and what level of education they need around the technology), the importance of accessibility for inclusivity, and what's next for Tykn. "In 5 years, people should take [SSI] for granted" Khalid Maliki After many years working in UX at the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, Khalid’s keen product design knowledge combined with a passion for social impact led him to put all his time and efforts into co-founding the award-winning digital ID company Tykn. Khalid believes Self-Sovereign Identity will positively impact billions of people’s lives and has advocated for its adoption on the most important stages, from the Economic Forum in Africa to the United Nations in NYC. He considers one of his biggest achievements to have co-founded a happy family. Find Khalid on LinkedIn and on Twitter @Khalidworks. Jimmy J.P. Snoek Jimmy J.P. is a musician, business developer and entrepreneur, currently residing in The Hague, The Netherlands. After having worked as a professional musician in Spain and having started his first company in The Netherlands before the age of 20, Jimmy was accepted into the prestigious McGill University in Montréal, Canada and co-founded the now award-winning digital ID company Tykn. As an evangelist of data privacy and an early adopter of crypto, Jimmy has spoken about the merits of blockchain and self-sovereign identity at conferences and institutions worldwide since 2017, and has been featured in multiple publications, including The Guardian. Find Jimmy J.P. on LinkedIn and Twitter @idforgood. Tykn leverages blockchain technology to bring trust, privacy, and interoperability to identity. Tykn’s Ana platform allows organisations to issue tamper-proof digital credentials which are verifiable anywhere, at any time. Users can prove their ID to access services while remaining in full control of what personal data is viewed, shared & stored. Find out more at tykn.tech. We’ll be continuing this conversation on LinkedIn and Twitter using #LTADI – join us @ubisecure!  

What’s it all about? My passion for helping cleantech start ups ot grow and scale has been a driving force behind founding and growing Hyperion Executive Search. On top of this in the last couple of years I have been working with an exploring both the cleantech VCs and global Incubators and Accelerators. You may have heard my recent podcast episode with Emily Reichart of Greentown Labs, one of the best known US Incubators. In this episode I talk to the clean energy Managing Partner at one of the best known European Accelerators, but one with a VC arm. Freerk is an amazing guy with a very storied and successful career as an entrepreneur, CEO, investor and programme manager. About Freerk Bisschop Freerk has more than 30 years of experience in energy business innovation, in various roles (science, advisory, management, entrepreneurial, funding, governance, policy). Started, managed and sold energy retailer Echte Energie, led international energy & climate consultancy Ecofys as a CEO, chairs investment committee of Amsterdam Climate and Energy Fund AKEF. Currently, Freerk is a Program director of Smart Energy Accelerator since 2016, while having been involved as a mentor & investor in earlier 2 editions. Has a degree in Physics and PhD in solar semiconductor science. Freerk is convinced that the energy transition is beyond the tipping point of becoming driven by decentralized, decarbonized energy systems, with digital tech as enabler & disruptor. About Rockstart Rockstart launched in 2011 in Amsterdam as one of Europe’s first startup accelerators. Rockstart is a domain-focused accelerator-VC with follow-on growth funding that supports and empowers the best startups on their way to success across four domains: Energy, Health, AgriFood, and Emerging technologies. We provide startups with access to the capital, market, community, and expertise by connecting them to partners, investors, mentors and the wider Rockstart network. Rockstart also creates programs that are customized to boost collaboration between startups and corporates, driving faster access to co-creation, commercial partnerships, and investment. Rockstart has experience in designing and executing programs for Maersk, Shell, Dutch Ministry of Health, and many others. Since its inception, Rockstart has invested in more than 200 startups and supported them in their journey to raise more than €89 million and hire more than 700 people. Rockstart is an international team of 35+ professionals dedicated to support and empower startups to become scalable and change their world for the better. Social links Freerk Bisschop on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbisschop/ Rockstart Website: https://www.rockstart.com/ Rockstart on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rockstart Rockstart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstart/ EPISODE LINKS The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grid-Fraying-Between-Americans-Energy/dp/1632865688 Books By Vaclav Smil - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vaclav-Smil/e/B001HCXT62?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1608051684&sr=1-1 Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

In Episode 2 of Who Rules Cyberspace? Ben and Joyce find out how states are approaching the debate on cyber governance at the United Nations. Through the GGE and OEWG processes, the UN has attempted to be the forum where countries could come together to find solutions to these issues. However, as was explained in Episode 1, there remain many obstacles to international cooperation on cyber governance. In this episode Joyce speaks to Moliehi Makumane, Special Advisor to South Africa's GGE representative, about her country's approach to the UN negotiations and how so-called developing countries can wield influence in this arena. Then Ben speaks to Carmen Gonsalves from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about how states can encourage respect for existing norms around cyber governance, and how the potential of the UN processes can be realised.  Credits: Speakers: Carmen Gonsalves, Moliehi Makumane Hosts: Joyce Hakmeh, Ben Horton Editor: Esther Naylor Sound Editor: Jamie Reed Recorded and produced by Chatham House 

In Episode 2 of Who Rules Cyberspace? Ben and Joyce find out how states are approaching the debate on cyber governance at the United Nations. Through the GGE and OEWG processes, the UN has attempted to be the forum where countries could come together to find solutions to these issues. However, as was explained in Episode 1, there remain many obstacles to international cooperation on cyber governance. In this episode Joyce speaks to Moliehi Makumane, Special Advisor to South Africa's GGE representative, about her country's approach to the UN negotiations and how so-called developing countries can wield influence in this arena. Then Ben speaks to Carmen Gonsalves from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about how states can encourage respect for existing norms around cyber governance, and how the potential of the UN processes can be realised.  Credits: Speakers: Carmen Gonsalves, Moliehi Makumane Hosts: Joyce Hakmeh, Ben Horton Editor: Esther Naylor Sound Editor: Jamie Reed Recorded and produced by Chatham House 

In episode 13, youth activists Jana from North Macedonia, and Miatta and Isaac from Liberia helped us understand how UN's Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women can help protect girls and women from sexual exploitation. In this episode, we'll hear more from them about how they are working for girls' rights in their own communities. With support from Girls Advocacy Alliance - an initiative of Plan International Netherlands, Terre des Hommes Netherlands and Defence for Children - ECPAT Netherlands, in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, La Strada International, International Women's Rights Action Watch, Defence for Children International-Liberia (ECPAT Liberia). Podcast edit: Magdalena Mair.

The government of the Netherlands has returned a prehistoric terracotta head sculpture to the Nigerian Embassy in the Netherlands in compliance with the 1970 UNESCO Convention of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, the export of cultural property.The terracotta head, believed to be from Ile-Ife in Nigeria, was intercepted by Dutch Customs at Schiphol Airport in 2018 in a package addressed to a Dutch national with forged accompanying import documents. Nigerian authorities confirmed the authenticity of the object and formally requested its return.The Embassy of Nigeria in the Hague in a statement signed by Mr. Kabiru Musa, Charge d' Affaires at the Embassy, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, said Mrs. Maryan Hammersma Secretary-General of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science handed over the terracotta head to the embassy in a ceremony on Nov. 2 in the Hague.Musa said that the handing-over of the Ife terracotta head by the Netherlands was a watershed event in the existing cordial relations between the two friendly countries.He said that both countries reaffirmed their commitment to the provisions of the 1970 UNESCO Convention and also pledged to enhance and strengthen cooperation on cultural matters.“The Ife terracotta head is the first formal return by the Netherlands to a State Party to the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export, and transfer of ownership of cultural property. “The intercepted Terracotta object, which is approximately 16 cm tall, depicts a girl or young woman with her hair tightly braided in several buns.“A bump on the top left-sided of her head possibly represents an amulet braided into her hair. It is clear from the style of the object that it originates from Ife, Nigeria, Musa explained, saying that It is expected to be returned to the country soon.NAN quotes the statement as saying that the artistic and traditional characteristics of the item recovered in the Netherlands, in combination with the patterns on the face, are typical of Ife heads.” Objects of this quality are exceedingly rare”.

Corinne Dettmeijer from the Netherlands is nominated to be one of the new experts of the United Nation’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, CEDAW, and in this episode, she helps us understand how we can join forces to protect girls and women worldwide. Youth activists Jana from North Macedonia, and Miatta and Isaac from Liberia will also ask Corinne a bunch of questions about her work and the way ahead. With support from Girls Advocacy Alliance - an initiative of Plan International Netherlands, Terre des Hommes Netherlands and Defence for Children - ECPAT Netherlands, in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, La Strada International, International Women's Rights Action Watch, Defence for Children International-Liberia (ECPAT Liberia). Podcast edit: Magdalena Mair

THE IMPACT. Femke Bartels:Is Managing Director of THNK School for Creative Leadership, a purpose-driven social enterprise with transformative programs to develop leaders to solve the world’s greatest challengesWorked for Greenpeace for 17 years in many roles, including Campaign Director, Global Forest Network Director, Global Director of Strategy and Planning, and Executive Director of Greenpeace MexicoServed as a policy advisor to the European Parliament and the Dutch Ministry of EnvironmentStudied Political Sciences and International Relations at the University of Amsterdam, and has a Master of Public Administration at the University of TwenteTHE JOURNEY. In our conversation, we explore:Origins as a changemaker: “chicken is chicken?”Joining Greenpeace as a campaigner: “they were looking for me”Societal change: “what are your motivators?”Collective leadership: “ordinary people doing extraordinary things”, “connection over polarization”Complex leadership: “comfortable not knowing”, “courage is not the absence of fear”

In this episode, Spandana Palaypu talks about the shift in mindsets in the corporate world, with the one-way revenue-driven approach now being integrated with social responsibility, and the application of this idea into her own start-up helping blue-collar workers pursue their dream jobs. She takes us through her journey, right from a high-schooler making decisions about her subjects to the entrepreneur making her mark in the world. Guest Bio: Spandana founded ZoEasy, a platform which educates and matches migrant workers to the right employment opportunities using ethical and transparent hiring processes. ZoEasy focuses on sustainable job creation at fair wages and reduces inequalities by combining technology and modern hiring practices with Government Collaborations, Skill Development and Training She graduated with a First Class Honours in Business and Management from Aberystwyth University (UK) and is an Alumna of Stanford University's EPGY Program. She has been featured on World Economic Forum and Financial Times for the work she is doing and has received several awards, including 2019's Most Influential by Ahlan, Forbes 50 Startups, Duke of Edinburgh and World Challenge. As a World Challenger, she visited Tanzania and assisted in building schools and teaching. She has been awarded the Enterprise for Peace Scholarship by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to attend the One Young World Summit; where she was a Delegate Speaker for the Education Plenary Session and became a part of Akon's inaugural team of entrepreneurial brand influencers. She has also spoken about Industry 4.0 and Workforce Development at the World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment in Australia and was chosen to contribute to the International Labour Organisation's Global Youth Employment Agenda. She is now a Global Shaper and Incoming Vice Curator (Dubai Hub) at the World Economic Forum and is contributing towards education projects. Spandana also recently won Lead 2030's United Nations SDG Challenge for Goal 4 (Quality Education), funded by Credit Suisse and is a winner of Expo 2020's Innovation Impact Program. Spandana is also a vivid traveler, trekker, swimmer, marathon runner and a voracious reader. Absolutely loves music, and has an ear for languages, giving her the ability to actually sing in 9 languages. She is a strong believer of EQ over IQ and loves the company ofpeople from different walks of life. LinkedIn (Personal) LinkedIn (Company Page) Facebook (Personal) Facebook (Company Page) / Instagram (Company Page) Twitter (Company Page) The One Young World Logo is reproduced with permission of One Young World Limited. Join our next live session by becoming part of the ZNotes Discord Community . Connect with ZNotes on Instagram Twitter Connect with Zubair Junjunia on Instagram Twitter

In this Podcast together with Jeroen Kelderhuis we are going to tak about the unique role of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in development cooperation. Why the Netherlands is one of the largest donor countries, the relationship between the Ministry and civil society organisations, lessons learned from the biggest funding instrument, and how we can be flexible and agile in future partnerships. Jeroen Kelderhuis is the Head of Civil Society and Education at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The Netherlands, being one of the smallest countries in the world, is the seventh-largest donor country of official development assistance. Jeroen Kelderhuis oversees the development assistance provided through civil society. About 25% of Dutch development assistance is implemented through non-governmental organisations (NGOs), which puts the Netherlands among the leading donor countries for non-governmental delivery of development aid.

About the Event: Speaker: Arome Ibrahim - Co-founder, Experis Immersive, Immersive Tech Africa. Bio - Arome Ibrahim is an immersive tech entrepreneur, digital strategist, virtual tourism enthusiast. He is the co-founder of Experis Immersive - a leading virtual tour, virtual reality content development company. Arome is also the founder of Immersive Tech Africa, a premier destination for innovative, informative virtual reality, augmented reality insights across Africa. Session topic - 360VR: The Future of Experience Media The session will be for 1 hour - 40 minutes presentation, 20 minutes Q&A. Arome Ibrahim is an immersive tech entrepreneur, digital strategist, virtual tourism enthusiast who has a passion for technology and strongly believes in utilizing technology & more broadly innovation to build and grow businesses in Africa. He is the co-founder of Experis Immersive - a leading virtual tour, virtual reality content development company creating immersive, innovative, and interactive virtual reality solutions. Arome is also the founder of Immersive Tech Africa, a premier destination for innovative, informative virtual reality, augmented reality, 360VR news, reviews, insights across Africa. The platform brings together the best immersive experiences from Africa's finest VR/AR developers & creators. Arome has been recognized as a VR technology innovator by the Next Economy program made possible by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Network of Incubators, and Innovators in Nigeria (NINE). He had the honour of being recognized as one of the Next Economy Entrepreneurship Hero, also awarded the Next Economy Impact Award and a host of other awards. He currently volunteers with several industry organizations, including Google Street View, Google AR/VR, VR AR MR, AR/VR Africa, International Virtual Reality Professionals Association, Young Sustainable Impact, Earthpreneurs, YALI Africa, SDG Nigeria, XR4ALL, Tourism 4.0, Tourism for SDGs. Arome also works with non-governmental organizations such as Helpline Foundation, Africa Women Conference, Proudly Nigeria Expo, Shelter Initiative for Africa Women, African Inventions in developing key communication strategies, and utilizing technology for self-development. He firmly believes that immersive technology has an influential role to play in the future development of Africa and is committed to making this happen. *Social Links Company - Experis Immersive Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/experisimmer... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/experisimme... Twitter - https://twitter.com/experisimmerse LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/expe... *Personal Links Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/thearomeibrahim Instagram - https://instagram.com/aromeibrahim Twitter - https://twitter.com/aromeibrahim_ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aromeibra... --------------------------------------------------------- Want to learn more about those events and connect with the XReality community? *Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/bQ6neHR *Join our Facebook Fan Page:https://www.facebook.com/XRealityMeetup *Check out our official web page: https://www.hummingbirdsday.com/xreality *Watch recorded speaker event video: https://www.youtube.com/dominiquewu *Join XReality Membership - sign up our newsletter: https://bit.ly/32jBqAr

Today's Guest Ian Van Der Pool is the chairman of the European Facilities Standards committee and co-author of ISO 41001 and ISO 41014. He also has his own business, which is ISO 41001 CSI. He currently works with the Dutch Ministry of Defence and is responsible for implementing a brand new FM system fully compliant to ISO 41001. Tune in to this episode to learn from Ian Van Der Pool, who has lots of valuable experience implementing ISO standards for facilities management. Ian speaks about how he got involved with ISO 41001, why it's important to have an ISO standard, and how such a standard is created. He details the commercial value in ISO 41001, the benefits and main drivers of having a facilities management system in place that is aligned with the standard, and the risk of not having one implemented. The uncertainty of returning to the office amid a pandemic is discussed, along with the effects of this uncertainty. Then, Ian shares his top tips for implementing facilities management systems, noting a valuable lesson he learned in all the organizations he has interviewed.   Website: www.iso41001csi.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ianvanderpool Course Date: 18th September 2020 Course cost: £500   You'll learn How Ian got involved with ISO 41001 Why it's important to have an ISO standard for facilities management How multiple countries come together to create these standards What drives companies or venues to implement ISO 41001 The commercial value in ISO 41001 and the risk of not implementing it The effects of uncertainty of returning the workplace during coronavirus The benefits of having a facilities management system in place Ian's top tips for implementing facilities management systems: where do they begin and how do they comply with the standard?   Resources ISO Support Plan ISO Elearning ISO Steps to Success   In this episode, we talk about: [00:43] A bit about Ian Van Der Pool [02:50] Something not many people know about Ian [03:40] How Ian got involved with ISO 41001 [06:51] Why is it important to have an ISO standard for facilities management? [08:32] Is ISO 41001 the only certifiable standards that organizations can be certified against? [09:30] How does a standard get created? [12:25] Main drivers for implementing ISO 41001 for a facilities management company or venue [14:39] The commercial value in ISO 41001 [17:39] The risk of not having it implemented [18:55] The effects of uncertainty regarding going back into the workplace [20:43] The benefits of having a facilities management system in place that is aligned with the standard [22:37] Why would you need ISO 41001 in addition to or instead of other standards? [27:30] Tips for implementing facilities management systems + A valuable lesson learned in all the organizations Ian has interviewed [31:02] How to learn more about and contact Ian + About his foundation training course We'd love to hear your views and comments about the ISO Show, here's how: Share the ISO Show on twitter or Linkedin Leave an honest review on iTunes or Soundcloud. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one. Subscribe to keep up-to-date with our latest episodes: Stitcher | Spotify | YouTube |iTunes | Soundcloud

In this episode I interview Tom Haak the director of the HR Trend Institute. The HR Trend Institute follows, detects and encourages trends in the people and organisation domain and in related areas. Tom is also the chief curator of The Museum of HR and he is considered to be one of the leading global HR thought leaders. Tom has an extensive experience in HR Management in multinational companies. He worked in senior HR positions at Fugro, Arcadis, Aon, KPMG and Philips Electronics. Tom has a keen interest in innovative HR, HR tech and how organisations can benefit from trend shifts. In the last years, Tom Haak conducted workshops on HR Trends, HR Tech and innovations for organisations as AstraZeneca, Booking, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oracle, Perfetti van Melle, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, JDE, Deutsche Telekom, Heineken, Siemens, Nutreco, Airbus, Ferrovial, ABN-AMRO, FrieslandCampina, Amway, Philips, KPMG, Nestlé and various others. He is also a regular key note speaker at prominent HR conferences.  Tom shares his views on recruitment and the best way to operate pro-actively as a job seeker is todays job market.

This brief firelighter conversation was taped live on-stage at SPARK’s 7th Annual IGNITE Conference in Amsterdam. It was a discussion provocatively themed “Shift The Power” – for which Andile Masuku (moderator) was joined by the Dutch Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tijmen Rooseboom, Evelijne Bruning, who is the Netherlands Country Director of The Hunger Project and the Executive Director of INJAZ Lebanon, Samar Dani.Tijmen is a recently-appointed Dutch policymaker whose mandate is to ensure that The Netherlands is optimising the use of public funds earmarked for advancing youth education and employment. Evelijne Bruning is a self-proclaimed “dragon and driver of change” whose high-profile #ShiftThePower activism efforts within Dutch NGO circles often puts her at odds with policymakers and even fellow practitioners in the space. And prior to inhabiting a senior role at one of Lebanon's most well-respected youth-focused NGO’s, Samar Dani led a storied career in her country’s consumer and retail industry.Listen in as the panel addresses growing calls to change power dynamics within development cooperation between the Global North and the Global South – this, in order to deliver on effective, market-relevant educational and entrepreneurship interventions.Editorial Disclaimer: While SPARK is the presenting sponsor of this series, African Tech Roundup maintains complete editorial oversight. Opinions expressed by the host, Andile Masuku, and his guests, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the presenting sponsor, SPARK.Image credit: SPARK

MultimediaLIVE — This brief firelighter conversation was taped live on-stage at SPARK’s 7th Annual IGNITE Conference in Amsterdam. It was a discussion provocatively themed “Shift The Power” – for which Andile Masuku (moderator) was joined by the Dutch Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tijmen Rooseboom, Evelijne Bruning, who is the Netherlands Country Director of The Hunger Project and the Executive Director of INJAZ Lebanon, Samar Dani.Tijmen is a recently-appointed Dutch policymaker whose mandate is to ensure that The Netherlands is optimising the use of public funds earmarked for advancing youth education and employment. Evelijne Bruning is a self-proclaimed “dragon and driver of change” whose high-profile #ShiftThePower activism efforts within Dutch NGO circles often puts her at odds with policymakers and even fellow practitioners in the space. And prior to inhabiting a senior role at one of Lebanon's most well-respected youth-focused NGO’s, Samar Dani led a storied career in her country’s consumer and retail industry.Listen in as the panel addresses growing calls to change power dynamics within development cooperation between the Global North and the Global South – this, in order to deliver on effective, market-relevant educational and entrepreneurship interventions.Editorial Disclaimer: While SPARK is the presenting sponsor of this series, African Tech Roundup maintains complete editorial oversight. Opinions expressed by the host, Andile Masuku, and his guests, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the presenting sponsor, SPARK.Image credit: SPARK

This brief firelighter conversation was taped live on-stage at SPARK’s 7th Annual IGNITE Conference in Amsterdam (https://spark.ngo/ignite-conference-2019/). It was a discussion provocatively themed “Shift The Power” – for which Andile Masuku (moderator) was joined by the Dutch Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tijmen Rooseboom, Evelijne Bruning, who is the Netherlands Country Director of The Hunger Project and the Executive Director of INJAZ Lebanon, Samar Dani. Tijmen is a recently-appointed Dutch policymaker whose mandate is to ensure that The Netherlands is optimising the use of public funds earmarked for advancing youth education and employment. Evelijne Bruning is a self-proclaimed “dragon and driver of change” whose high-profile #ShiftThePower activism efforts within Dutch NGO circles often puts her at odds with policymakers and even fellow practitioners in the space. And prior to inhabiting a senior role at one of Lebanon's most well-respected youth-focused NGO’s, Samar Dani led a storied career in her country’s consumer and retail industry. Listen in as the panel addresses growing calls to change power dynamics within development cooperation between the Global North and the Global South – this, in order to deliver on effective, market-relevant educational and entrepreneurship interventions. Editorial Disclaimer: While SPARK (https://spark.ngo) is the presenting sponsor of this series, African Tech Roundup maintains complete editorial oversight. Opinions expressed by the host, Andile Masuku, and his guests, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the presenting sponsor, SPARK. Image credit: SPARK

Ambassador Timo Koster—career diplomat at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador-at-large for Security Policy and Cyber—discusses promising developments in cyber diplomacy and security with EWI's Executive Vice President Bruce McConnell.

Are we on the same page when we talk about "toxic masculinity"? Do we not think "toxic masculinity" is prevalent because we don't know what it is, and how it is harmful to ourselves and others? Parita and Edwina discuss their views on toxic masculinity, their experiences and witness accounts of it, and the struggles related to bringing the subject up altogether. FYI, in the Netherlands you can get an abortion up until 24 weeks into the pregnancy, but abortions are rarely performed after 22 weeks. If you're interested in knowing more about abortion in the Netherlands, here is a Q&A report on abortion in the Netherlands by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign affairs: https://web.archive.org/web/20080405222048/http://www.hollandnagykovetseg.hu/files/4486929507.pdf From our conversation on the podcast, we also looked up different movements in India and Hong Kong respectively that addressed toxic masculinity. We didn't know if there was a conversation around that, but now we know! If you're also interested in taking a look at how these conversations are addressed in some non-European and non-American contexts, here are a couple of links: Hong Kong https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/39385/1/alexandra-leese-beautiful-sensual-photos-of-hong-kongs-young-men https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270214113_Masculinity_health_behavior_and_age_An_examination_of_Hong_Kong_Chinese_men India https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2018/12/there-is-toxic-masculinity-we-dont-talk-about-in-india/ https://qz.com/india/1157796/boys-cant-be-boys-heres-how-to-fix-indias-toxic-masculinity-problem/ Lastly, here's the Gillette commercial that Parita brought up during the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0 Be free to drop us a line with related material and/or let us know what you think about the contents of this episode!

In March 2019, the European Parliament voted in favour of a motion that would phase out a number of single-use plastic items across the EU by 2021. The new law sets a 90% collection target for plastic bottles by 2029, committing Member States to this goal. Furthermore, plastic bottles will have to contain at least 30% recycled content by 2030. The European Parliament, alongside several forward-looking Member States, is taking the first steps towards the establishment of a circular plastics economy. While the focus should remain on reducing the use of plastics, plastic waste should also be accounted for. Replacing single-use plastics with innovative alternatives presents the EU with a significant opportunity, given that 95% of the value resulting from plastics production is lost to the economy, amounting to a loss of somewhere between €70bn and €105bn per year. However, the demand for recycled plastics in Europe today stands at only 6%. Therefore, the EU must develop a more robust recycling framework that encourages its industries to produce more responsibly. Questions include: How can the Circular Plastics Alliance help in developing the right framework to stimulate a circular plastics economy? How can countries and companies create incentives to collect and reuse plastics? How can Europe lead the way on the recycling of plastics? Speakers include: Jyrki Katainen, European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness André Abreu, Head for International Policy at Tara Expéditions Foundation Igor Chauvelot, Plastic Circular Economy Director at Danone Wytske van der Mei, Head of Unit for Resource Efficiency at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management Moderated by: Dharmendra Kanani, Director of Insights at Friends of Europe

The humanitarian sector promised to put local organizations at the heart of humanitarian action. The Grand Bargain presented commitments for local leadership under the frame Localization; these commitments should provide local organisations the means and opportunities to take over control. So far, actual transformation seems to be limited.However, after the tsunami in Sulawesi in 2018, the Indonesian government took control of the access of international aid organisations to the affected areas. A remarkable example of local leadership. This podcast is based on the recordings of a public debate with humanitarian experts reflecting upon the Sulawesi response and the relationship and interaction between local and international aid organisations.Speakers:Jemilah Mahmood, Under Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). She was founder of MERCY Malaysia and worked as the chief of the World Humanitarian Summit secretariat at the United Nations in New York.Christine Pirenne, Head of the Department for Humanitarian Affairs at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Saskia Harmsen, works for the Global Team of Oxfam International on Localization.Moderator is Roanne van Voorst, researcher at the International Institute of Social Studies (Erasmus University Rotterdam).

In this week's first story, we share that implementation of Remote ID has been delayed by three months. Those that regularly listen to our show might be aware that a short while back, FAA had come out with an NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) that might impact night operations and flying over people in a big way. However, to turn this proposal into reality, implementation of Remote ID is the first regulatory hurdle that needs to be cleared. Our next story is about GPS 2019 Week Rollover on April 6th. On April 6th, dates in all GPS systems will be reset to zero. Could this affect your DJI drone? What precautions can you take to counter any possible impact from GPS 2019 Week Rollover? Next, we reveal some fun details about last week's DroneClash held in the Netherlands. Organized by the Dutch Ministry of Defense, DroneClash is a futuristic contest in which drones are allowed to use ANY means for intense competition. Next, you will learn about DJI testing their Aeroscope system at Manchester Airport in the UK. "Operation Zenith" explores the possibility of integrating unmanned and manned aircraft. Is the deployment of a similar process possible in the United States? In our next story, we speculate if DJI is coming out with a new gimbal-stabilized camera at NAB 2019. This uniquely designed camera features four zoom and four prime lenses. We wrap up up this show by sharing some exciting details about DJI's new flight simulator software. Tune in now! Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you're there, leave us a 5-star review, if you're inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Looking for simple, fast, and transparent coverage that gives you peace of mind? Our friends at Skywatch are offering affordable on-demand drone insurance that rewards YOU for flying safely. Check them out NOW! Both hourly and monthly options available. Follow us: Site - https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Get your copy of “Livin’ the Drone Life” – http://amzn.to/2nalUDH Get your copy of our Part 107 Study Guide – https://amzn.to/2omQatT//amzn.to/2omQatT Check out our upcoming Mapping Classes – https://www.thedroneu.com/droneu-events Timestamps Paul welcomes Haye to the show Remote ID rulemaking postponed by 3 months Will DJI drones be affected by GPS 2019 Week Rollover on April 6th? DroneClash: The drone fighting competition held in the Netherlands Operation Zenith: DJI tests Aeroscope at the Manchester Airport New DJI gimbal-stabilized DJI camera with four zoom and four prime lenses to be launched at NAB 2019? DJI releases new flight simulator software

This episode of the Bondcast comes from a session at the Bond Conference 2018, where panellists discussed how northern NGOs can work with southern partners to help them better lead their own development.The session was chaired by Irungu Houghton, executive director of Amnesty International Kenya. He was joined by Ambika Satkunanathan, chairperson of the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust, Jessica Horn, director of programmes for the African Women’s Development Fund, and Roland Siebes from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Presentation of the Scoping Study to an International Ombuds for Humanitarian and Development Aid, November 21, 2018 (The Hague).This Ombuds could be a way of preventing (sexual) abuse by humanitarian professionals during humanitarian interventions or a way to assist victims of abuse in humanitarian settings.The study was performed by prof. Dorothea Hilhorst, Asmita Naik and Andrew Cunningham,The study was commissioned the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Speakers: Thea Hilhorst (ISS), Asmita Naik, Reintje van Haeringen (CARE Nederland), Marinus Verweij (ICCO-Kerk in Actie), Bart Romijn (Partos), Doris Voorbraak (Ministry of Foreign Affairs).Presentation: Peter Heintze (KUNO).

An interview with John Jal Dak and Matthew Lam Joar, two youth leaders from South Sudan, on conflict, community building, and youth empowerment at the One Young World Forum, presented by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Future Syria: a view from women on the inside While many Syrians are still struggling with horrors, occupation and continued displacement, some Syrian refugees have also started returning. But to what country and future to they return? Five Syrian women from a range of backgrounds, all fighting for journalists and civil society to be heard, are in The Hague to talk about the state of their country and the position of women in it. Did Assad win? Is it really safe enough to go back as some media say? What should be the Dutch position in the rebuilding of their country and how can Dutch policy makers and NGO’s best support female activists? The women who lived under IS rule, regime rule and outside Syria the last few years share their stories and opinions and show short films on women activism in Syria. All of them suffered oppression but are still working to build a better Syria through a variety of civil society initiatives. About the speakers Nairouz Al Zoubi is from Daraa and worked as an English teacher for 14 years. She has works with the Women Now organization managing an empowerment program working with women from Ghouta, Idlib and Daraa. She has been selected to attend a workshop in Germany to talk about women struggle for justice and gender equity. Rania Ali was raised in Raqqa and fled to Kobani, her family’s hometown, after ISIS took over the city. When the terrorist group then laid siege to Kobani, she fled to Turkey, and eventually arrived in Austria, where she resides today. Rania helped create a documentary film on her journey, which was published on the website of The Guardian. Heba Al-Mohamad is also from Raqqa, where she lived for over a year under IS-control. She is currently a field coordinator in Raqqa Governorate for Euphrates, a Syrian NGO. Heba studied medicine at the University of Aleppo, though she was forced to leave in her fourth year after being detained by the regime due to her activism. Judy Bolous is a journalist based in Damascus, where she works for local media outlets. She has been arrested by the regime twice. She previously attended a Dutch-funded IWPR training, and she now contributes to IWPR’s Liberated T campaign. Zaina Erhaim is a Syrian journalist who received multiple awards and was proclaimed one of the hundred most powerful Arab women by Arabian Business and Unsung Heroes. The past five years she has worked as Syrian project coordinator for IWPR, for which she trained more than 100 media activists. Moderator is Petra Stienen. About this programme: This event is initiated by IWPR and Humanity house and part of a tour organized by the IWPR and funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For the past ten years IWPR has helped amplify the voices of women throughout Syria. The organization provides training, equipment, mentorship and small grants to civil society organizations and individuals who strive for a tolerant, democratic Syria.

Bart Hogeveen joins us for episode two to discuss the role of cyber affairs in international relations. Bart is currently in charge of cyber capacity-building programmes at the International Cyber Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Bart has also previously worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department of Defence, as well as a number of NATO and EU missions. Music: Jade by Scott Buckley

Bart Hogeveen joins us for episode two to discuss the role of cyber affairs in international relations. Bart is currently in charge of cyber capacity-building programmes at the International Cyber Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Bart has also previously worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department of Defence, as well as a number of NATO and EU missions. Music: Jade by Scott Buckley

Today is Sunday March 11 2018 as we record this, I'm Jonathan Marks, the producer and presenter of a programme called Media Network. Early on Saturday morning March 10th, I got a tip off from Rocus de Joode, a colleague who used to work in RNW frequency bureau. He told me to get in the car and drive to see what is left of the Flevoland shortwave transmitter site. There were reports a few months ago that the new owner, the Dutch Ministry of Defence, wanted to take down the towers. It was going to take a couple of months. So I packed a camera and headed for the Juttepeerlaan in Zeewolde, only to discover that everything except the transmitter building has gone. It's as though the giant antenna masts never existed. Now I remember that group of us ham radio operators were looking rather jealously at those curtain arrays. And on February 16 and 17th 1985, when the station was doing its first test transmissions, a group of us got permission to misuse the facility for that weekend. I decided to try my hand at live broadcasting for the first time, and so we did all the Saturday transmissions in English live from the new transmitter site. I kept two tapes and if you promise to remember that this is 33 years ago, when there is no mobile phone, no Internet, and no skype. Each show was actually broadcast over the old Lopik facilities. I'll come back at the end to tell you how you can get in touch with us and we gradually relaunch the programme.

Should we place more trust in prisoners to help them change their lives? "Trust is the only thing that changes people," says Professor Alison Liebling, the director of the Prisons Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. But, asks Lucy Ash, how can we encourage trust in prisons that are overcrowded, often understaffed, and blighted by rising rates of violence? Prisoners are locked up because they broke trust, and on the wings distrust, rather than trust, is an essential survival skill. And yet Professor Liebling's latest evidence surprisingly shows that ultimately it is only staff-prisoner relationships built on trust that ensure better outcomes. "Values grow virtues", she argues. Treating prisoners with the same values as other people - dignity, respect, trust - will help them turn their lives around. Producer: Arlene Gregorius (Image: A knife with a blunted point, chained to a work surface. Credit: Rene Hut, of the Dutch Ministry of Justice).

In this Episode of the Rights Track, Todd asks Amanda Murdie of the University of Missouri about the methods she uses to look at when and how NGOs and INGOs are most effective. 0.00-5.20 mins the types of organisations Amanda researches and why what an NGO is, the sorts of things they are set up to do, how they are funded and operate questions of co-ordination and accountability including an example from Nigeria 5.20-12.17 mins the role of marketing and the conflict between inside and external communities when it comes to understanding and framing an issue how much this matters for the effectiveness on the ground when it comes to making a lasting difference professionalisation and financial sustainability of NGOs/viability the work being done on why NGOs do or don't survive and the tactics they need to employ to remain viable an example Todd's work looking at the work of NGOs for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to see if they were doing what they said they would do why it's important that NGOs be innovative and nimble 12.17-17.14 mins the notion of a trans national network of INGOs working between State level and the United Nations and whether it can achieve change at ground level Amanda's analysis using large numbers of countries and organisations over time the main findings of Amanda's work that human rights NGOs with a domestic presence and connection to the local population/community are able to make the most difference on the ground where NGOs are not able to work in a country, the ability to work from a neighbouring country or close by is also linked to greater effectiveness the risks faced particularly by human rights NGOs including terrorist attacks 17.14-21.15 mins what motivates Amanda to do the work she does and the theories she has tried to test the circumstances in which INGOs are least effective Amanda's goats! Other resources mentioned in the podcast: Find out more about Amanda's book Help or harm: the human security effects of International NGOs Download The NGO Scramble article mentioned by Amanda from the Belfer Centre website Find out more about Clifford Bob's book, The Marketing of Rebellion from the publisher's website Find out more about Sarah Bush's book Taming of Democracy Assistance Find out more about Todd's work, Evaluation of Nine Non Governmental Human Rights Organisations Find out more about the book mentioned by Todd, The Power of Human Rights from the publisher's website and The Persistent Power of Human Rights Find out more about the paper mentioned by Amanda on the risks facing NGOs. It's called Why Target the Good Guys? and published in International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations

In June 1995 we decided to borrow some airtime from Robert Chesal and broadcast a live programme from the Netherlands broadcasting museum. The premises were on the South side of Hilversum on the Oude Amerfoortse Weg 121 in what looked like a warehouse in those days. This was a decade before they moved to brand new on the Media Park, although much of the collection of old equipment didn't move with them. Since it was 60 years of the Dutch transmission authority NOZEMA we put on a ham radio station from the broadcast museum, in line with similar experiments we did on the Flevo polder in 1985. The shortwave transmitter site still stands on the Flevo polder, and Peter Veenendaal has posted a lovely  which is now owned by the Dutch Ministry of Defence. We're told it is a backup system in case satellites fail or get hacked. One thing about analogue shortwave radio, it is difficult to block. This programme was one of several live segments Jeff Clayborn and I did during the day marking 100 years of radio, 60 years of NOZEMA, and 10 years of Flevo. Check out the helicopter sequence when they put a on top of the Lopik TV Tower.