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Data scientists inspired by innovative CBS research
the ultimate challenge for data scientists is to develop methods that ‘translate’ huge amounts of data into high-quality statistics
60 years of television broadcasts in the Netherlands
In 1948, 150 people employed with Philips received the first television sets.
Profiles inflow Social Domain
This research explored the possibilities of ‘machine learning’ in predicting the inflow into or outflow from the social domain in the municipality of Eindhoven.
Drop residential property prices in four major cities less dramatic than elsewhere
Prices of existing owner-occupied dwellings in the Netherlands have dropped almost continually since mid-2008.
No further decline in registered crime
Last year, 1.2 million crimes were registered by the police, about the same amount as in 2006.
Regional airports benefit from low-cost carriers
The number of passengers departing from and arriving at regional airports has grown substantially. Last year 3.5 million passengers travelled to and from airports in the municipalities of Groningen,...
Most students who move elsewhere to study stay in the same part of the country
Annually, 96 thousand 18 to 21-year-olds move to another municipality, often to embark on a study in higher vocational education or university. They often settle in one of the major cities or...
Many natives of Rotterdam live elsewhere
On 1 January 2004, there were 770 thousand people in the Netherlands who were born in Rotterdam. Four in ten natives of Rotterdam (302 thousand) are still living in the town where they were born, so...
Nearly 1 million business establishments in the Netherlands
On 1 January 2010, there were more than 863 thousand businesses with 956 thousand establishments. Densely populated areas have the highest number of establishments per 10 square kilometres (km).
CBS Urban Data Centres: substance and added value
About substance and added value of CBS Urban Data Centres
Many new businesses in the four major cities
The four major cities, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague are all in the starterss top 10. These municipalities have the highest starter to total company ratio.
CBS starts unique initiative for Big Data research
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) starts unique initiative for Big Data research
Provincial expenditure on public transport doubled since 2005
In 2011, the provincial budget for public transport amounts to 944 million euro, nearly twice as much as in 2005. In the province of North Brabant, the budget for 2011 is more than four times as high...
Statistics Netherlands voted Best Government Organisation of the Year 2015
CBS has been chosen Best Government Organisation of the Year 2015.
Number of long-term income support benefits down
In 2007, the number of income support benefits declined markedly for the third year running. At the end of December, 275 thousand benefits were received, 27 thousand fewer than one year previously.