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digitale autonomie
Oproep: Nederlandse overheid, vertrek van de sociale media van Big Tech!
Waag Futurelab ondersteunt de oproep van Bits of Freedom, waarin zij de Nederlandse overheid oproepen te vertrekken van de social media van big tech.
30 years of Waag
Marleen Stikker on 30 years of Waag Futurelab: ‘We always dig just a little deeper’
Waag Futurelab is celebrating its 30 year anniversary! Marleen Stikker looks back on the history of Waag and the many people around it who make the organisation.
fab academy
Presenting Edwin Dertien and his Furby Synthesiser Module
Fab Academy alum Edwin Dertien created a synthesiser module out of Furbys. This instrument was fully designed, developed, and created using the machines and technologies available in Waag’s Fablab.
public stack
Bluesky does not solve the problem of public debate being in the hands of big tech
While the social media platform Bluesky appears to be an attractive alternative to X, it is not a solution to the problem with big tech, say Marleen Stikker and Danny Lämmerhirt of Waag Futurelab.
Anniversary Waag Futurelab: Interview with internet pioneers in Het Parool
To mark Waag Futurelab's 30th anniversary year, an interview with internet pioneers Marleen Stikker, Caroline Nevejan and Geert Lovink appeared in national newspaper Het Parool last Saturday.
Mission
Waag Futurelab contributes to the research, design and development of a sustainable, just society
- By collectively researching emerging technology, and questioning underlying cultural assumptions;
- By experimenting with and designing alternatives on the basis of public values;
- By developing an open, fair and inclusive future together with civil society.
