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BioHack Academy
Open Wetlab
BioHack Academy
Apply for BioHack Academy 2025, and extract your own biomaterials using only Open-Source hardware you fabricate yourself.Trust Based Banking
Future Internet Lab
Trust Based Banking
Examining how and under what conditions undocumented residents of the Netherlands can access banking servicesStem van het water
Urban Ecology Lab
Stem van het water
In Stem van het water, Waag designs a method to make perspectives of both humans and animals, plants and micro-organisms on the IJ visible to each other. How can visibility and interventions help to be more considerate of each other?New plan for work
Smart Citizens Lab
New plan for work
What does the future of work look like? In the project New plan for work, Waag Futurelab and Michiel Zonneveld explore how to design a new perspective on the future of work.Kenniscloud 2.0
Smart Citizens Lab
Kenniscloud 2.0
In the project KennisCloud 2.0, Waag, Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant and VPRO are updating the platform KennisCloud by making it open source and based on public values.Balanced Choices
Future Internet Lab
Balanced Choices
Waag develops a recommender application for libraries and other cultural institutions where values such as privacy and autonomy are central and the data is managed by the end-user themselvesVoedselpark Amsterdam
Urban Ecology Lab
Voedselpark Amsterdam
Waag Futurelab, Stichting Voedselpark Amsterdam and artist Esra Sakir, investigate the relationship between het Voedselpark and the Nieuw-West neighbourhood. What role does food and local food production play for the neighbourhood?S+T+ARTS4WaterII
Open Design Lab
S+T+ARTS4WaterII
S+T+ARTS4WaterII focuses on clean water as a basic right for all people and the preservation of life in our oceans, seas and marine life.The Energy Transition in the Amsterdam Metropolis
Smart Citizens Lab
The Energy Transition in the Amsterdam Metropolis
How can the position of social initiative be strengthened so that they can produce 33% of electricity and heat demand in the Amsterdam metropolitan region by 2050?Spotting Toxic Clouds
Smart Citizens Lab
Spotting Toxic Clouds
In the project Spotting Toxic Clouds Waag Futurelab, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and citizens work together on the development of an AI tool that can automatically detect toxic clouds from Tata Steel.Social research agenda for AI
Future Internet Lab
Social research agenda for AI
Making researchers in the field of AI more aware of the questions and concerns surrounding AI that exist in society.Designing regenerative technologies
Urban Ecology Lab
Designing regenerative technologies
In the project Designing Regenerative Technologies Waag investigates the impact of digital technology on our planet and develops ways of designing regenerative technologies.Code of Conduct for the social economy
Commons Lab
Code of Conduct for the social economy
Working closely with the European Commission (Directorate General GROW), Waag Futurelab and the Commons Network are joining forces to develop a Code of Conduct together with individuals, organizations and agencies in the social economy. All with a shared goal to share, collect and build data management capacity within the ecosystem.Pilot measuring wood smoke
Smart Citizens Lab
Pilot measuring wood smoke
In this pilot, Waag, citizens, TNO and Omgevingsdienst IJmond investigate whether we can measure wood burning with sensors.Bridging the digital divide
Commons Lab
Bridging the digital divide
In Amsterdam, about 20% of residents cannot manage digitally. This creates tension with the fact that public services are increasingly digitising. In this project, we investigate the issue of how and why digital inequality exists in AmsterdamGlimpses of green energy
Commons Lab
Glimpses of green energy
Glimpses of green energy looks into the energy transition, on places we normally can't see. Artwork explains the challenges and gives a unique behind the scenes experiences of the energy transition in Amsterdam-Noord.Mobifree
Future Internet Lab
Mobifree
Mobifree aims to bring about change in the development and use of mobile software in Europe by citizens, businesses, non-profit organisations and governments.Grip on Own Data
Future Internet Lab
Grip on Own Data
Waag Futurelab investigates how citizens can get 'grip on their own data'. We will analyse existing tools that the government currently makes available to give citizens insight into data that the government processes about them.Science in the Cloud
Smart Citizens Lab
Science in the Cloud
The project Science in the Cloud researches how online platform KennisCloud should be designed for scientists, citizen scientists and knowledge institutions to collaborate on social and scientific issues.Critical ChangeLabs
Maker Education Lab
Critical ChangeLabs
Young people are the future of democracy. In our Critical ChangeLabs project, we research how we can build notions of active citizenship amongst young people, 11 to 18 years old.Local Color
TextileLab
Local Color
Local Color is a two-year project researching the conditions for a regenerative city that facilitates the growth of local biochromes to be used for closed-loop, local production on a small city scale.Tracks4Crafts
TextileLab
Tracks4Crafts
Tracks4Crafts seeks to personify and define a crafts person 2.0. In this project, we seek a future-proof heritage approach that enriches crafts and makes them more resilient where possible, without losing the characteristic features of craft heritage.Technological Citizenship
Maker Education Lab
Technological Citizenship
An investigation into the role of creative making processes in developing citizenship skills among young people in a digital society.Human Values for Smarter Cities
Smart Citizens Lab