Breda, NB collaborates with IVY Works on pilot of game-based placement for local workers
Residents receiving social assistance visit the city's Meet & Match Center for participation in the pilot. Visual games from IVY Works identify user skills and strengths across multiple languages. Employment specialists use game outcomes and applicant interviews in developing personalized career maps. The three-year pilot combines games with the Inst@Breda mobile app for more effective solutions to local labor shortages.
Breda, NB
Netherlands
Breda, NB supports city center navigation for all with the Accessible Breda App
The Bereikbaar - Accessible - Breda App provides an overview of accessible features in Breda's city center. App users easily find rain shelters, accessible restrooms, AEDs, and other assets near local attractions. Developers included a trip planning tool that emphasizes accessible forms of transit between downtown addresses. This mobile-friendly interactive map was designed for integration into local business and organization websites.
Breda, NB
Netherlands
Breda, NB improves community engagement in public spaces with digital detox pilot
The three-stage pilot designs digital breaks in the city center based on conversations with young residents. Participants in initial feedback sessions explained how they interact with their devices. Project partner Extraordinary Affairs Department later created a public display for discussions among residents, designers, and public officials. These interactions shape a five-month trial of design concepts for decreased digital dependence and increased awareness of public spaces.
Breda, NB
Netherlands
Breda, NB installs BredaRing fiber-optic network with smart city innovations on horizon
The 65-kilometer fiber network provided immediate improvements to data exchanges among public departments. Municipal officials envision BredaRing's use in gathering information from smart city assets including light fixtures, waste bins, and parking meters. Breda plans to connect social service providers with the network for improved collaborations. BredaRing also improves cooperation between the city and the provincial government.
Breda, NB
Netherlands
Breda, NB tests methods for improved riverfront resiliency during its GreenQuays pilot
Breda and seven project partners are evaluating approaches to greening a 175-meter section of River Mark quay. Different masonry techniques that allow for the growth of moss, flowers, and trees have been installed in the pilot area. The GreenQuays project also experiments with drainage systems and design features that attract native species. A successful pilot would lead to replication at quays elsewhere on the river and increase biodiversity in the city center.
Breda, NB
Netherlands
Breda, NB activates Wi-Fi sensor network in city center to monitor traffic patterns
Fifty sensors throughout the city center count mobile phones using Wi-Fi connections. City officials analyze data trends for resident safety during COVID-19 as well as long-term traffic and public service management. The sensor network protects user privacy by anonymizing data and clearing storage every other day. Breda's Smart City Project used smaller deployments of Wi-Fi sensors during pilots over the previous five years.
Breda, NB
Netherlands