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Foto van de Tata Steel fabriek. Er komt zwarte rook uit de schoorstenen. Om de rook is een oranje kader en een kleiner groen kader.
Smart Citizens Lab

Citizens develop an AI-tool with Waag and UvA

Waag Futurelab and computer scientists from the UvA invited IJmond residents to work together to design an AI-tool to help residents spot suspicious smoke clouds.
Blauwe achtergrond met in witte letters de hashtag #MakeSocialsSocialAgain
#MakeSocialsSocialAgain

Waag Futurelab launches collective campaign #MakeSocialsSocialAgain

The campaign calls on cultural and social organisations and users to actively engage in alternative social media platforms that safeguard public values.
boek-internetisstuk
the internet is broken

'The internet is broken' now available for download

In honour of Waag Futurelab's 30th anniversary, the book is available for free download. The book is available under a Creative Commons BY-SA licence.
De planeet aarde vanuit het heelal.
Urban Ecology Lab

Limit AI's climate impact

Waag Futurelab has signed the statement Within Bounds: Limiting AI’s Environmental Impact. Waag and 80+ organisations call on policymakers, industry leaders and all stakeholders to limit AI's climate impact.
Een witte hand houd een smartphone vast. Op het beeld staat de tekst 'Feed me all your data' met een hartje met een roze-rode achtergrond.
data privacy day

15 alternative apps for better privacy and wellbeing

Not-for-profit apps that are good for your privacy? With a nice design and amazing functionality? They exist! Check out our list of 15 apps that offer a viable alternative to big tech.

agenda

17
Apr
16:00
19:00
Maakschap Amsterdam

Maakschap Amsterdam: Samen circulair

17
Apr
20:00
22:00
come discuss the future of the internet

Net Politics meetup

1
May
19:30
22:00
My doorbell is NOT watching you

Waag Open: The smartest doorbell

5
May
18:00
21:00
liberation festival

Food & Film: Resilience kitchen

8
May
19:15
22:00
discover the potential of mycelium

Workshop: growing mycelium

10
May
13:00
15:00
social socials

Workshop: alternatives for big tech's social media

15
May
16:00
18:00
grip on our tech

The State of the Internet 2025 (sold out)

5
Jun
19:15
22:00
Discover living architecture of mycelium

Waag Open: Fungateria

13
Jun
10:00
18:00
Shaping our Digital Future

PublicSpaces Conference 2025

14
Jun
14:00
20:00
click here to improve the internet

Hyperlink

2
Oct
09:00
18:00
save the date!

Kennis Maken: National Citizen Science Expo

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.