To facilitate access to different languages and provide more information on our site we have opted for automatic translation.Despite our vigilance please bear with the sometimes literal translation of contents the municipality of Diepenbeek has a population of around 19,000 residents "Our municipal services try to serve all these citizens as effectively as possible," states Lieven Scrayen Internal Affairs project manager for the Limburg municipality "We count on some 350 employees to do this "The world is changing," states the local project supervisor Many changes have a genuine and sometimes far-reaching impact on the operation of municipal services a great many services for citizens have also moved to the Internet in recent years we need to find an appropriate response to this growing demand for online services One way to do so is to ensure that our employees have the proper tools to work and collaborate online." Besides laptops and other mobile devices to enable home and remote working Microsoft 365 also provided the municipality of Diepenbeek with a set of advanced software services for digital (collaborative) working During the migration to this new digital office environment Lieven Scrayen and his colleagues came to realize that this was a project requiring a much broader interpretation "A migration project of this kind is about more than just tools," the project manager points out In addition to the purely technological side of the migration human aspects to the whole Microsoft 365 story we found that some employees were starting to find their own way around the software This caused a lack of uniformity and productivity in its use which in turn created uncertainty and unnecessary upheaval." "This is precisely why it is so important not to rush straight into the solution itself when you want to make an important change but to take a step back first," explains Lieven Scrayen from experience we asked ourselves: how can we make this migration work as an organization We came to the conclusion that the best way to do so is to involve and 'empower' our employees as much as possible in the migration process This also allows them to continue working independently and maintain or even increase their productivity in the Microsoft 365 environment." Lieven Scrayen and his colleagues did not have the expertise required to properly manage this aspect of the migration project which is why they began looking for a partner with the necessary expertise to guide them through the change process the ICT partner that had already supported us with the technological aspects of the project When they were able to provide us with extensive knowledge and experience in the area of change management in ICT projects we immediately stopped looking for other partners." Inetum proposed setting up a series of workshops a core group that reflected the organization well could dive deeper into a number of topics and formulate clear answers to various sub-questions "The result of that experience is a report with an overview of exactly where our priorities and needs lie broken down into various themes such as involvement and productivity The report also sets out the direction we want to take as an organization in the longer term." "The report also contained a number of practical tips and recommendations," states Lieven Scrayen "Inetum gave us a lot of practical tools and resources to successfully complete the change management part of any migration project This is a clear benefit in terms of our own self-reliance It also means we will be better equipped to manage the change ourselves during future projects." The ultimate goal of the workshops was to have empowered employees who are engaged The workshop participants avoided focusing on a generic interpretation of the term they tried to grasp what an 'empowered employee' meant specifically for the municipality of Diepenbeek it's about empowering our employees based on the specific needs and questions of the municipal services that serve our citizens Inetum's successful practices to empower employees have now led to the creation of a framework that provides Lieven Scrayen and his colleagues with a certain amount of support while allowing them to experiment to the fullest "We no longer have to rely solely on our gut feeling this framework serves as a basis for further projects allowing us to tackle our work in a broader sense." you'll have the opportunity every day to grow your expertise and create digital impact quickly Parc Casanearshore Shore 28 Sidi Maârouf 20190 A 24-year-old man from the Limburg municipality of Diepenbeek has been sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment by a court in Antwerp The man was found guilty of being the leader of the online neo-Nazi terrorist network Sturmjäger Division The court said that he had encourage young people the world over to carry out terrorist attacks He was said to have “a leading position” within the chat groups a position that he used to encourage others to carry out attacks "He encouraged them to overthrow democracy” Neo-Nazi messages and extreme racist statements the Belgian State Security Service received the man’s phone number from the Dutch security services It had cropped up during the Dutch Security Service’s investigation The Base a neo-Nazi movement founded in 2018 by American Rinaldo Nazzaro An examining magistrate was appointed to lead an investigation into the Diepenbeek man’s suspected terrorist activities and his data traffic was scrutinised a publicly-accessible chat group on Telegram that has some two hundred followers around the world neo-Nazi messages and extreme racist statements were shared He also managed a number of private chat groups Those who wanted to belong to them first had to pass a selection procedure It was in these private chat groups that he encouraged his followers to commit violent acts After an undercover detective managed to infiltrate the groups the suspect was finally able to be arrested in November 2023 Nazi flags and swastikas as well material to make pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails Terrorist group that "spread hatred internationally on a large scale" Both groups are supporters of a strand within far-right extremism that seeks to establish a white ethno-state by creating tension and chaos through acts of violence people that are not white and members of the LGBTQ+ community as the enemy The judge spoke of a terrorist group that had spread neo-Nazi propaganda and hatred on a large scale internationally "Young minors that were members were also urged to take action and they did The man’s lawyer Brecht Horsten conceded that the messages were hateful “However there is a line between hate messages and turning to terrorism We disagreed with that and we will now consider whether to appeal." The man's girlfriend was also on trial She was given a 40-month suspended sentence A friend of the couple was sentenced to two years in prison Kris is the man behind Deep Creek Cycleworks and is besotted with a specific metallic green paint Which is why he’s just built his third race-inspired Ducati in this color scheme and dubbed it ‘Green Machine 3.0.’ Kris took inspiration for the project from a Holographic Hammer illustration that he’d stumbled across “I wanted a rough look for this bike,” he explains and a more sporty and beefed up front suspension The burly upside-down forks were added for more than just their looks; Kris is a bonafide track racer the rear is now propped up on a new Wilbers shock “The fuel tank was not an easy job,” he says “because all the electrics needed to be kept out of sight—and the perfect place was under the tank which was cut and reshaped.” Sitting on top is an endurance-style filler—another nod to Kris’ love for the track The back end of the bike is neatly finished with a small LED taillight from Wünderlich and a splash guard to keep muck off the engine There’s a discreet hand-made tray under the seat too holding a few of the Ducati’s essential bits Lower down are new rear-sets from Valtermoto which are actually designed for the Suzuki GSX-R750 “We race the GSX-R in the classic endurance scene,” explains Kris “and I knew those would look great on this build.” but honestly the stance and proportions are so good That stunning livery doesn’t hurt either Complementing the green base are gold and white accents “We used that leather to get a bit of a vintage racer look a reminder of the green Moto Guzzi V8 racer of the 50s.” I think about how much I would love to ride it,” he says I promised my friend we would take it to the track in Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and let it rip up Raidillon!” Deep Creek Cycleworks | Facebook | Instagram | Images by Michele Micoli GET THE WORLD'S BEST CUSTOMS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX COPYRIGHT © 2008-document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) | COLE PUBLISHING | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED German sprinter joins Valls and Debusschere at Adlon sports medical center in Diepenbeek Star sprinter Andre Greipel was put through the motions on the stationary bike and other devices with his teammates Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract Heart surgery for Rojas Jens Debusschere and newcomer to the team Rafal Valls The off-season checks are designed to ensure the riders are fit healthy and ready to take on the large volume of training necessary to ramp up to the 2016 season The checks can uncover underlying health issues, as was the case for Movistar's Jose Joaquin Rojas, who was undergoing a similar tests when a heart abnormality was detected He had successful surgery to correct the defect shortly thereafter were all kept illegally as pets in Belgium before being rescued and taken into the expert care of our partners at Natuurhulpcentrum – an emergency halfway house for wild animals have become popular in many countries as ‘exotic pets’ and even bred with domestic cats to produce savannah cat hybrids We are excited to announce that we are now making arrangements to move the four servals to a spacious lifetime home they deserve in the Born Free section of Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa We’ll keep you posted on our progress named after the Belgian cities where they were found Watch out for exciting news and ways to help in the New Year Further storms and heavy rain on Thursday evening have brought yet more flooding to Limburg Province The roof of a Basic Fit gym in the municipality of Diepenbeek collapsed (photo below) It is likely that this was caused be the weight of the rainfall that fell during the storm No one was injured at the gym on the Ginderoverstraat in Diepenbeek It is possible that part of the building that houses the gym might have to be demolished Elsewhere in Diepenbeek a number of streets and the cellars of some homes were flooded The heavy rain also caused issues with flooding in Hasselt Beringen and Lummen as well as in some areas in the south of the province Streets became flooded very quickly as the sewers were unable to cope with the sudden influx of the very high volumes of rainwater