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Het samenwerken met de Nederlandse overheid resulteerde in een universele toekomstvisie tussen de verschillende afdelingen rond demografische, economische en technologische drijfveren en trends in onderwijs, transport, duurzaamheid, gezondheidszorg en openbare veiligheid die leidde naar het jaar 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Zijn relatie met de overheid leidde Ruben ook naar Prins Constantijn der Nederlanden (de jongere broer van de huidige Nederlandse monarch, Koning Willem-Alexander) en Henriette van Notten (Senior Beleidsadviseur) die hem uitnodigden om deel te nemen aan de eerste idee\u00ebn-sessies voor een organisatie die later bekend werd als Startup Delta. 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Zijn teams onderzochten het voordeel van de nieuwste technologie en experimenteerden met mobiel, wearables, Virtual en Mixed Reality, Kunstmatige Intelligentie en het Internet der Dingen als reactie op snelle veranderingen in consument- en werknemersgedrag om uitvoerbare innovatie voor klanten te cre\u00ebren.<\/p>\n<p> Eind 2018 trad hij toe tot het Duitse IT-bedrijf ETECTURE om hun afdeling Innovatie &amp; Digitale Strategie te leiden. Bij ETECTURE was hij verantwoordelijk voor het implementeren van een nieuwe digitale innovatiestrategie, het opbouwen van een innovatiehub, het vertegenwoordigen van het bedrijf op internationale conferenties en het ondersteunen van het management op c-niveau en aandeelhouders als strategische sparringpartner. 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