The Hague faces social challenges. The city is growing. New (technological) innovations offer opportunities and can provide the city with smart solutions. This transforms a city into a Smart City. Technology and digital innovations help residents and the municipality to manage and govern the city, aiming to create a pleasant, livable city for residents, visitors, and entrepreneurs that meets needs and is future-proof.
Many parties in the city use new technologies. Not just the municipality itself. Residents, businesses and visitors also make use of this and the municipality wants to use it as well as possible. For example, a company wants to supply beach pavilions with an electric car, robot or drone. Is that possible? Are the current traffic rules sufficient? How do they get power when they need to be charged?
Living Lab Scheveningen (LLS) is a testing and learning environment along the boulevard, from the Zwarte Pad to the Northern Harbour Head. Here, digital innovations are tested in small-scale projects, focusing on applications that contribute to a smart and livable city.
Innovations are only successful if they provide value to society. The involvement of people in The Hague is very important for this. The city of The Hague includes residents in different ways.
It is possible to visit the Living Lab Scheveningen on the boulevard and get to know the area and the tests taking place through an informative guided tour. If interested, the contact form can be filled out to get in touch.
The municipality of The Hague and the police will continue to monitor drone flights over the city in the coming years. So far, more than 11,600 drone movements have been detected . . . →
