The data science community of Brightlands Smart Services Campus develops smart digital services that make the world healthier, safer and more sustainable. Knowledge from science that leads to new products at companies, and knowledge from companies that gets new applications thanks to researchers and students. Stimulated by close collaboration between government, knowledge institutes and the business community. In this way, with the support of data, we realize international breakthroughs in the field of sustainability, safety and health. In this way Brightlands helps start-up, SME and corporate companies to grow and supports government institutions, such as KVK and the Tax and Customs Administration, with applications of big data.
Innovation program Techruption
Brightlands helps corporate businesses and government agencies to innovate with data science and digitalization. The unique Techruption innovation program supports smart data scientists in identifying useful new technologies, overcoming digital challenges and co-creating smart digital services. Working with knowledge institutes, you will tackle subjects in fields such as data science, artificial intelligence, blockchain, self-sovereign identity, multi-party computation, legal analytics and smart decision-making. This helps corporate businesses to create more commercial value, and government agencies to become more effective.
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Data science education
Maastricht University, Open University and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences offer data science programs at the Brightlands Smart Services Campus. Maastricht does this through the Brightlands Institute for Smart Society (BISS) and the Open Universiteit does this through Your Academy. The training programs all tie in with current issues facing the business community and research institutes. They train specialists who understand these concrete issues, can make the connection to society and gain access to the necessary data. Since data specialists are scarce and more and more companies are looking for technical employees who can read and access data and apply the latest technologies, these programs offer excellent job security. View the educational institutions and what they have to offer here:
Data science research
Two knowledge institutes at the campus combine education and research, both of which conduct data science research. BISS conducts research into the fields of Smart Services, Smart Health, Smart Decision-Making, Smart Ethics, Smart Data Science and Smart Brain. The Open University’s Centre for Actionable Research (CAROU) focuses on research in the fields of Smart City, Sustainability, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Social Innovation en Business Analytics.
Companies such as TNO or (semi-) government institutions such as the CBS and the Dutch National Police Force also conduct data science research at the Brightlands Smart Services Campus. You can read their stories here: