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implemented. There is also an administrative platform dealing with mobility, the Noordvleugel(North Wing) Accessibility Platform, and one dealing with economics: the Regional EconomicStimulation Platform (Platform Regionale Economische Stimulering, PRES).1.5.2.1 Coordination CommitteeThe Coordination Committee serves as an informal agreement platform within the Amsterdammetropolitan area for mayors, aldermen and provincial administrators from the participating localauthorities and provinces on the region’s current affairs. The current mayor of Amsterdam, JobCohen, and the Queen’s Commissioner of the province of Noord-Holland, Harry Borghouts, bothhave a presidential role in this informal body. Committee members are invited personally by thepresidents. This was done based on geographical and political dispersion and an even distributionof elected and non-elected administrators. The committee meets three times a year. Thecommittee is not a decision-making body and implementation is the responsibility of the partiesinvolved. However, the composition of this body does enable plans to be put into action, wherenecessary.1.5.2.2 Amsterdam metropolitan region Central AdministrationThe administrative control of the Amsterdam metropolitan area lies with the Amsterdammetropolitan region Central Administration. The Amsterdam metropolitan area CentralAdministration also ensures that all agreements made at the Metropolitan conferences (previouslyNoordvleugel conferences) are implemented. Aldermen from the following authorities have a seaton the Amsterdam metropolitan region Central Administration: the local authorities of Almere,Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Haarlemmermeer, Haarlem, Hilversum, Purmerend, Velsen andZaanstad, the provinces of Noord-Holland and Flevoland and the chair of the Chamber ofCommerce. The administrative chair is the Amsterdam alderman for spatial development and thespatial development delegate for Noord-Holland acts as vice-chairman.1.5.2.3 Accessibility PlatformThe Noordvleugel Accessibility Platform is an informal administrative collaboration between theprovinces of Noord-Holland and Flevoland, the Amsterdam metropolitan region, the Amsterdamand Almere local authorities and North Holland Public Works and Water Management. The aimof this platform is to create regional agreement and commitment on major infrastructure projectsas well as development strategies for traffic and transport across the whole Amsterdammetropolitan area. By protecting and promoting (international) accessibility to the region, theNoordvleugel Accessibility Platform is one of several parties helping to realize the ambition togive the metropolitan region a stronger position internationally. The Platform meets on averagesix times a year. The chairman is Leen Verbeek, Portfolio Manager of Public Transport for theAmsterdam metropolitan region and mayor of Purmerend.1.5.2.4 Regional Platform for Economic StimulationThe Regional Platform for Economic Stimulation is the administrative consultation on theeconomic development of the Amsterdam metropolitan region. Its members include aldermen foreconomics from the local authorities of Almere, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer,Hilversum and Zaanstad, the provinces of Flevoland and Noord- Holland, the AmsterdamMunicipal Region and the Chamber of Commerce for Amsterdam and the surrounding area.Globalization and European integration lead to vigorous changes in economic structure. Theplatform administrators work together to find solutions to the economic challenges which theregion is facing as a result of these international developments. The Regional Platform for30
Economic Stimulation focuses on the following in succession: efficient organization of theregion's economic issues, fulfillment of the metropolitan strategy’s economic dimension, anddesign for reconciling economic issues with government partners. The creation of a socialeconomicagenda for the metropolitan area is the main priority at the moment. The aim is topresent an action plan at the end of the year with metropolis-wide activities to strengthen thewhole of the metropolitan area’s economy.31
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4 CONTRIBUTION OF TEACHING & LEARNI
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4.8 ConclusionTable 4-6: SWOTStreng
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Amsterdam is matched by a relative
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6.1 Introduction6 CAPACITY BUILDING
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7 CONCLUSIONS: MOVING BEYOND THE SE
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at higher levels in order to mainta
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to increase the interaction between
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mobility in the world is slackening
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REFERENCESAalders, R., A. Bakkeren,
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EZ Amsterdam (2006), “Research Bu
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MinOCW (2007a), “The Education Sy
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SER (2008), “Duurzame Globaliseri
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Versleijen, A., van der Meulen, B.,
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Institution City Type ofHEIANNEX B:
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Groningenculture)Hogeschool Amsterd
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ANNEX C: KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORSTab
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ANNEX F: BUSINESSES REPRESENTED IN
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GLOSSARYBologna DeclarationForeign
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