News
What's (More-than-)Human, Anyway?
We have long told a particular story about what it means to be human: a rational, autonomous individual, separate from nature, in control of the world it designs. This figure sits at the centre of meaning, politics, and technology as the measure of all things. But this story has a problem: the world it imagines - separating nature and culture, bodies and machines, self and environment - was never real, and now increasingly so.
Future Internet Lab
European digital ID wallets are a gift to Google and Apple
European governments are rolling out digital identity wallets, which are to be used by citizens to access services, and to verify their age online. There is a serious problem with this: these wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple.
designing for the future
Help map AI-skills needs across Europe
The RenAIssance project is building a European collaborative network to ensure that AI reinforces our values rather than eroding them. Please complete the survey so that we can gain a better understanding of the needs in this area.
Cancelled: workshop on data and algorithmic rights
How does the municipality use algorithms? Help make this more transparent!
Algorithms affect benefits, taxes, and city services. Join our workshop to share your ideas and help improve transparency and data rights.
public technology
More grip on technology with the Public Stack Academy
Every decision made in the design and implementation of technology affects you, your organisation and our society. In the Public Stack Academy by Waag you will learn how to make impactful choices that align with your values.
calling on the city council
Amsterdam, be explicit about technology
On Wednesday 3 June, PRO Amsterdam and D66 presented their coalition agreement. The plan does not address how the city can achieve digital independence. Together with Commons Network and Cybersoek, Waag is calling on the city council to be explicit about technology.
Smart Citizens Lab
Submit your citizens’ collective initiative for the NWA’s Citizen Science call
We warmly invite partnerships between citizens’ groups and research institutions to jointly submit a research proposal for smart, liveable cities.
Smart Citizens Lab
Protect the North Sea: Transparency, citizen science and action for the Dogger Bank
or some time now, economic and ecological interests have been at odds, with the result that ecology is always losing out.
beyond the hype(rscale)
Re-watch the State of the Internet 2026 with Fieke Jansen
On 10 April 2026, Waag Futurelab organised its annual lecture The State of the Internet, featuring Fieke Jansen, co-founder of the critical infrastructure lab of the University of Amsterdam.
skills for the future
Sign up now for the Teacher Camps at Waag Futurelab
Sign up now for the Teacher Maker Camp and Teacher Tech Camp at Waag Futurelab for the 2026–2027 academic year. During these two-day training sessions, you’ll discover new ways to creatively incorporate technology and maker education into your classroom.
social socials
Why we moved our Bluesky data to Eurosky
Our presence in the ATmosphere – Bluesky’s protocol – is no longer dependent on the platform’s standard infrastructure. Instead, our data now runs on Eurosky’s Personal Data Server (PDS).
Open Design Lab
Workshop: shaping AI skills & education for Europe’s creative industries
Join the workshop shaping AI skills & education for Europe’s creative industries, organised by Waag for the RenAIssance project.
Workshop: How do you navigate through the world of scientific literature?
regenerative technology
Open call for residency at Det Digit Art House
Waag Futurelab and Det Digit Art House join forces for a new residency for artists or researchers working on the interaction of technology and nature.
designing for the future
Waag Futurelab presents renewed research agenda
Waag Futurelab presents its research agenda for 2025 to 2028.
Dutch Design Week
Next Nature Museum and Waag Futurelab launch the National Design Debate
The Next Nature Museum and Waag Futurelab are joining forces for the National Design Debate, the annual platform for critical reflection on the role of design in an evolving technological world.
grip on renewal
Wanted: (local) municipal officials who work with data, AI or algorithms
For the Algo-Resist project, Tilburg University and Waag Futurelab are organising two workshops for municipal officials on ways to resist potentially problematic applications of technology.
Natural Dyes x Digital Textile Printing
Apply now for a 2-week residency at Waag's TextileLab
Are you a natural dye specialist curious about digital technologies? Or a textile designer eager to experiment with printing using natural dyes? Apply now for the Tracks4Crafts residency.
public technology
Waag explores and designs alternative forms of social media
Waag launched Public Nodes: an ambitious programme to regain control of our social media platforms.
What influence does big tech have on our information provision?
Apply for a journalistic residency at Waag Futurelab
Are you a journalist and interested in researching the influence of big tech on our information provision? Apply for a journalistic residency at Waag!
art-science
Water carries, and water lives: how art-science projects connect people around water stories
What does water carry to the port of Amsterdam? During the residencies artsts Michael Pinsky and Arcangelo Constantini investigated the water infrastructure surrounding the Dommel river (Utrecht) and the Port of Amsterdam.
citizen science
Citizens measure air quality on Tata Steel factory site
Starting today, residents of the IJmond region will be measuring air quality at the Tata Steel factory site themselves. The sensor is the first of four sensors to be installed on the Tata Steel factory site.
public stack
The Netherlands needs a public datainfrastructure
Today, Waag is publishing the position paper ‘From open data to public data infrastructure’. In this paper, we argue for a public data infrastructure that contributes to social issues and general well-being.
Smart Citizens Lab
Eight initiatives start the MeentCoop acceleration programme!
On Tuesday 27 January, eight initiatives will start the MeentCoop acceleration programme for the community economy.