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Circular City Ports - Workbook 1, Circular initiatives in the Delta

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02 Investigat<strong>in</strong>g city ports Seven key issues<br />

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2 Today data and knowledge are collected but<br />

not collective, lack<strong>in</strong>g a shared platform to become<br />

operational.<br />

In order to have good data to act upon, trust is needed<br />

as those k<strong>in</strong>d of <strong>in</strong>formation is sensitive and<br />

collaboration among different actors are tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />

place only if <strong>the</strong>re is a trustful environment.<br />

Companies competition is not help<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> collaboration<br />

between <strong>the</strong>m, slow<strong>in</strong>g down <strong>the</strong> possible<br />

connections and new l<strong>in</strong>ks that could be built. There<br />

is a need for a certa<strong>in</strong> management and curat<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

<strong>in</strong>formation. This could overlap with <strong>the</strong> provision<br />

of <strong>in</strong>frastructure able to facilitate <strong>the</strong> exchange <strong>in</strong><br />

knowledge and speed up <strong>the</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g process, supply<strong>in</strong>g<br />

companies with a body of knowledge (data,<br />

tools, know-how) that should be common and available<br />

<strong>in</strong> a neutral ground sett<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

How do you collect and manage data on flows,<br />

for (o<strong>the</strong>r) companies to act upon?<br />

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