Province of Friesland

What is the name of your organization/company?
Province of Friesland

What products or services do you offer?
The Province of Friesland is responsible for the governance and development of the Friesland province. It deals with themes such as culture, language and education, sustainable energy and the environment, economy and Europe, healthcare, local governance and safety, nature and agriculture, traffic and transportation, tourism and recreation, the Wadden, water management, and the living environment.
The province also offers subsidies, permits, and support to citizens and organizations, while working on major policy issues such as the Environmental Law and nitrogen problems.

Where are you active within the FNS program (program lines, work packages), and what is your contribution?
The province is active within Program Line 3 of the FNS program, which focuses on enhancing digital infrastructure and the application of 5G/6G technologies for autonomous mobility and smart infrastructure, such as autonomous vehicles and unmanned shipping.

Why do you participate in the FNS program?
The province of Friesland supports FNS because it recognizes the potential for technological innovations like autonomous vehicles and unmanned shipping to significantly improve mobility and infrastructure in the region. In addition, the province is keen to take part in the development of faster networks like 5G and 6G, which are crucial for testing new technologies. The province sees this as an opportunity to enhance monitoring of nature values, such as air and water quality, and to measure mobility and traffic flows more efficiently using better (and eventually cheaper) sensors.