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Netherlands creates opportunities through circular agenda

Rli 18 June 2015 - The Netherlands can benefit from making smarter use of raw materials. To achieve this, a government-wide circular agenda is needed. This states the Council for the Environment and Infrastructure (Rli) in its advice ‘Circular economy: from wish to practice’, which was presented  to the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and the Dutch Minister for the Environmenton on June 18, 2015. A…

Technology requires a different role from government

22 January 2015 - 23 January 2015 - Technological innovations are succeeding one another with increasing speed, and are interconnecting more and more. Technology is coming ever closer to us, even right into our bodies. Innovations have a major impact on how we live and on social and moral values such as privacy and transparency. That is the conclusion reached by the Dutch Council for the Environment and…