digital autonomy
Marleen Stikker on DC-Edic in Trouw
The Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy are jointly launching DC-Edic: the Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium. Trouw interviewed Waag director Marleen Stikker about this important step.
elections 2025
Responsible and sustainable digitisation instead of a narrow focus on AI
The AI economy must serve our society, not the other way around. Marleen Stikker, Roel Dobbe and Daniel Mügge explain how and provide focus points for the formation.
elections 2025
Organisations call on new government to make digitisation high priority
It is important that the new government makes digitisation a visible and integral part of their “positive agenda for the Netherlands”. On the initiative of KB, Waag Futurelab and more than 2.000 organisations are advocating for this. Together, they sent a letter with this appeal to informateur Sybrand Buma.
FabLab
Register now for Fab Academy 2026
Learn how to make (almost) anything - in twenty weeks! That is at the core of Fab Academy, the yearly worldwide education trajectory for curious makers. Classes start on mid January 2026.
Urban Ecology Lab
Hello, world: a new startingpoint for regenerative technology
Waag werkt aan regeneratieve technologie, maar wat is dat eigenlijk? En waarom is regeneratieve technologie belangrijk?
2025-11-20T18:00:00+01:002025-12-16T22:00:00+01:00
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Exhibition on care for plants, humans and work
Hortus ex Machina: Principles of Care
2026-01-08T19:30:00+01:002026-01-08T21:30:00+01:00
8
Jan
2026
19:30
21:30
Join us and improve quantum computers
Quantum game night
2026-02-05T19:30:00+01:002026-02-05T21:30:00+01:00
5
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2026
19:30
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Hand puppet show by performance artist Kexin Hao
Waag Open: Revolution Is a Dinner Party
2026-03-05T19:30:00+01:002026-03-05T21:30:00+01:00
5
Mar
2026
19:30
21:30
repair your old clothes using a vinyl cutter
Waag Open: fix & print
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.
