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AI literacy: crucial skill in the digital age

AI expert Meike Nauta, winner of the KIVI Prins Friso Ingenieur Prize, argues for a change in mindset when adopting AI.

LWV helps employers think ahead about resilience

According to the Limburg Employers' Association (LWV), the current times call for more attention to resilience.

Groundbreaking giant battery energises Limburg businesses

In Rotem, Belgium, the shovel will go into the ground this summer for the construction of giant battery Green Turtle.

Sustainability is no longer a choice, but a strategic necessity

Climate change, resource scarcity and increasingly stringent European legislation mean that sustainability is no longer a 'nice to have'.

AI Powerhouse lets Limburg SMEs take digitalisation plunge

Where once order forms went missing and employees walked hundreds of metres through a factory for paperwork, tablets and smart AI systems now appear on the shop f

Less dependent on gas: 7 examples of companies making big strides with renewable energy

Many businesses want to get off gas, but run into problems with the full power grid, among others.

Opening CHILL Excellence Centre: from smart solutions to innovative products

Limburg has added a unique innovation hub. At Aviation Valley near Maastricht Aachen Airport, the CHILL Excellence Centre opened on 7 May.

Province of Limburg supports new round of energy hubs with 1.3 million euros

Province Limburg is taking a firm step towards a future-proof and flexible energy system.

Extra government funding of €25 million for ETpathfinder expansion

The central government is contributing an extra 25 million to the arrival of the Einstein Telescope in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion and to the expansion of the ETpa

Grid congestion calls for direction, but who takes the reins?

The Netherlands has big ambitions, but right now there is very little room on the grid to offer companies growth and sustainability opportunities.

More entrepreneurs can apply for flexible electricity consumption subsidy

From 6 May, entrepreneurs suffering from the overloaded electricity grid can again apply for subsidies for flexible electricity consumption (Flex-e).

LIOF, Joanna Invests and Earthstar invest in Smobya

Smobya, founded by Lídia Kuti and Almos Kuti, developed NanoTwine™: a technology to produce bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) on an industrial scale.

92 per cent of Limburg entrepreneurs do not yet see measurable impact from AI

"The technology itself is usually not the bottleneck; the problem is more often in the organisation around it. AI accelerates what is already there."

Stop starting, start connecting

Limburg has no shortage of initiatives. It does have a shortage of cohesion.

Government supports SMEs with SLIM grants

Since Monday 7 April (and until Monday 4 May), SME employers can again apply for the SLIM grant.

Untapped talent in the workplace

The labour market in Limburg is struggling. Employers are looking for people, while at the same time a lot of talent remains unused.