<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><doi_batch version="5.4.0" xmlns="http://www.crossref.org/schema/5.4.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.crossref.org/schema/5.4.0 https://www.crossref.org/schemas/crossref5.4.0.xsd" xmlns:jats="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1" xmlns:ai="http://www.crossref.org/AccessIndicators.xsd" xmlns:rel="http://www.crossref.org/relations.xsd"><head><doi_batch_id>grail-7abd6adaa929-20261013151832</doi_batch_id><timestamp>20261013151832</timestamp><depositor><depositor_name>GRAIL</depositor_name><email_address>deposits@grail.invalid</email_address></depositor><registrant>GRAIL</registrant></head><body><posted_content type="other"><group_title>GRAIL - unfunded research proposals</group_title><contributors><person_name contributor_role="author" sequence="first"><given_name>Thomas Floris Keith</given_name><surname>Jorna</surname><ORCID>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2641-0537</ORCID></person_name></contributors><titles><title>An EVEN WORSE proposal</title></titles><posted_date><month>08</month><day>24</day><year>2026</year></posted_date><jats:abstract><jats:p>cross-sectoral collaboration: challenges and opportunities of ‘joint’ action Tilburg | The Netherlands VIA AUGUSTA | Symposium Report 2025 Editors: Shanya Ruhela and Wendy van der Valk Contributors: Shakya Wickramanayake, David Wodak and Tom Aben cross-sectoral collaboration: challenges and opportunities of ‘joint’ action Tilburg | The Netherlands VIA AUGUSTA | Symposium Report 2025 Editors: Shanya Ruhela and Wendy van der Valk Contributors: Shakya Wickramanayake, David Wodak and Tom Aben cross-sectoral collaborationcross-sectoral collaboration4 5 table of contents About VIA AUGUSTA 6 A. Introduction: Setting the Stage for Cross-Sector Collaboration 10 I. Executive Summary 11 II. Reading Guide 14 III. Breaking Silos to Synergy: Why Collaborate across Sectors? 15 B. Theory to Practice: An Overview of the Keynote Addresses 18 I. Lessons from Crisis Coordination in Critical Infrastructures by MCPM Ronald Christiaans &#x26; Drs. Ing. Kenny Meesters 21 II. AI as a Catalyst for Collaboration: Dr. Merel Noorman on the Future of Critical Infrastructures 29 III. The Delta-Rhine Corridor: Insights on Cross-Sectoral Collaboration from an Insider, Edwin van Espen 34 C. Addressing Challenges through Interactive and Participatory Sessions 40 I. Governing Digital Transformation in Critical Infrastructures through Trust and Collaboration: An Interactive Game by David Wodak 43 II. Principles for Good Governance in Collaborative Networks: A Collaborative Learning by Prof.dr.ir. Wendy van der Valk 4...</jats:p></jats:abstract><doi_data><doi>10.99999/grail.7abd6adaa929</doi><resource>https://grail-demo.trialanderror.org/applications/7abd6ada-a929-4b57-a342-ea8ac67b6301</resource></doi_data></posted_content></body></doi_batch>