Woo can tell me what I'm looking for?: An in-depth study on the Information Search Process that is part of Freedom of Information request handling at Ministries of the Dutch National Government

The “Wet open overheid” or Woo is a law that facilitates access to government information for Dutch citizens and states that “everyone has the right to access government information without having to show an interest in it, subject to the limitations provided for by this law.” This law is the Dutch embodiment of a Freedom of Information (FOI)...

Innovation Ecosystem Strategies of Airlines: An Overarching Perspective for Strategic Alignment

The airline industry is going through a big transformation. The institutional environment as well as the industry itself has changed. Competition with the entry of the low-cost carriers in a market that used to be dominated by flagship carriers and societal pressure regarding sustainability on airlines with COVID-19 state aids increased, while...

Modelling the Dutch Nitrogen Crisis: Exploring the potential of an ecological policy approach

In 2019, the Dutch nitrogen crisis emerged after the Dutch legislation on nitrogen pollution (PAS) was dismissed by the Dutch Raad van State. The crisis resulted in large scale demonstration by farmers and lingering uncertainty in the Dutch business sector. From an ecological perspective the current policy approach is limited as it focusses...

Fitting leadership for stimulating learning and developing a learning mindset in a transdisciplinary collaboration context: A case study of the My Digital Twin flagship of the Health & Technology theme of the Convergence Agenda of the Erasmus Medical Centre, the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the Delft University of Technology

This Master Thesis project was the last assignment in obtaining a MSc degree in Science Communication at the Delft University of Technology. The focus of the project was on finding fitting leadership styles, structures, or behaviors that stimulate learning and help develop a learning mindset in a transdisciplinary collaboration context.To deal...

Governance of Adaptive Delta Management in the Netherlands: Exploring how the institutional and instrumental governance of ADM in the Netherlands enhance adaptation to sea-level rise

In 2011, Adaptive Delta Management (ADM) was introduced in the Dutch Delta Program as a policy development method to incorporate uncertainty in decision making transparently. Currently, little is known over the functioning of ADM in practice, while this is determining its success. The study explores the application of ADM in Dutch practice....

Towards more foundational humanitarian Self-Sovereign Identity systems: Exploring strategies for humanitarian organizations to nurture support for SSI systems in Kenya, as a way to facilitate in-name SIM- and mobile money registration of un(der)documented, by using a design-oriented approach

Situation: A large portion of the beneficiaries of humanitarian aid have little to no proof of their identity, this is especially the case in African countries, in which humanitarian intervention is common. In order to facilitate aid to these individuals, humanitarian organizations (HOs) leverage their on-the-ground capacity to create identity...

Decision-Making in Participatory Value Evaluation

In this report the potential effect of framing on the decision-making process in participatory value evaluation is researched. Participatory Value Evaluation, PVE, is a method of evaluating citizens preference targeted towards public projects and their budget. For instance, PVE can measure the preference of citizens when allocating alternative...

A Balancing Act: Defining a control-oriented approach to public sector agility

Agility is increasingly being used in the public sector as its adaptive approach through short-cycled development could allow public services to keep up with developments in technology and the complex problems contemporary societies face. There are, however, some dilemmas at play when it comes to agility and the public sector’s transparency and...

Towards Proactive Project Management of large construction projects