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    <title>Waag - technology &amp; society</title>
    <updated>2026-08-12T08:01:08.224Z</updated>
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    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ars Electronica Festival 2026]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/event/ars-electronica-festival-2026</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/event/ars-electronica-festival-2026"/>
        <updated>2026-08-03T09:17:47.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The annual Ars Electronica Festival will take place in Linz, Austria, from 9 to 13 September. Waag Futurelab will be there—find out here where you can meet us throughout the festival.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[The annual Ars Electronica Festival will take place in Linz, Austria, from 9 to 13 September. Waag Futurelab will be there—find out here where you can meet us throughout the festival.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
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        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
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    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lowlands 2026]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/event/lowlands-2026</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/event/lowlands-2026"/>
        <updated>2026-07-28T12:21:28.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Ben je dit jaar aanwezig op Lowlands? Kom dan langs bij Waag's stand op het Lowlands Science terrein en duik in de mogelijkheden van meshtechnologie.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ben je dit jaar aanwezig op Lowlands? Kom dan langs bij Waag's stand op het Lowlands Science terrein en duik in de mogelijkheden van meshtechnologie.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
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        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
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    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Open Call for creative interventions: Trust me, I’m an AI/rtist]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/open-call-creative-interventions-trust-me-im-airtist</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/open-call-creative-interventions-trust-me-im-airtist"/>
        <updated>2026-07-21T14:07:58.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We are looking for 4 creatives or collectives who will test, play with, hack or even break specific AI Enablers that are currently being developed. Apply before 30 September, 23:59 CEST!]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[We are looking for 4 creatives or collectives who will test, play with, hack or even break specific AI Enablers that are currently being developed. Apply before 30 September, 23:59 CEST!]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
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        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
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    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Waag’s Head of ICT on making choices for your organisation]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/waags-head-ict-making-choices-your-organisation</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/waags-head-ict-making-choices-your-organisation"/>
        <updated>2026-07-20T08:42:38.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[For over 30 years, Waag has been working on open, fair and inclusive technology. Our research, our projects and our events: everything is centred around this mission. This also influences the choices you make internally as an organisation. How do you put that mission into practice?]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[For over 30 years, Waag has been working on open, fair and inclusive technology. Our research, our projects and our events: everything is centred around this mission. This also influences the choices you make internally as an organisation. How do you put that mission into practice?]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Moving from big tech to public technology with Waag's Living Lab Open Socials]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/moving-big-tech-public-technology-waags-living-lab-open-socials</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/moving-big-tech-public-technology-waags-living-lab-open-socials"/>
        <updated>2026-07-16T07:59:45.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Waag’s Living Lab Open Socials was launched in June 2026. Together with media organisations, we are exploring the road to an open social web. The aim is to facilitate the transition from big tech’s most widely used social media platforms (such as Instagram and TikTok) to more social, safe and ‘open’ social media platforms. ]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[Waag’s Living Lab Open Socials was launched in June 2026. Together with media organisations, we are exploring the road to an open social web. The aim is to facilitate the transition from big tech’s most widely used social media platforms (such as Instagram and TikTok) to more social, safe and ‘open’ social media platforms. ]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Whose land is the feed? How techno-feudalism explains Meta's censorship on queer and pro-choice]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/whose-land-feed-how-techno-feudalism-explains-metas-censorship-queer-and-pro-choice</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/whose-land-feed-how-techno-feudalism-explains-metas-censorship-queer-and-pro-choice"/>
        <updated>2026-07-15T12:10:35.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The platforms—Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta—are no longer ordinary firms competing in a market; they are fiefs. The way out is not a kinder lord; it is to stop being a tenant.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[The platforms—Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta—are no longer ordinary firms competing in a market; they are fiefs. The way out is not a kinder lord; it is to stop being a tenant.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[NodeNet: mesh as local emergency network?]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/nodenet-mesh-local-emergency-network</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/nodenet-mesh-local-emergency-network"/>
        <updated>2026-07-09T14:55:27.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In collaboration with the municipality of Amsterdam and a group of residents from the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood, Waag investigated how a decentralised radio network can contribute to a resilient communications infrastructure. ]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[In collaboration with the municipality of Amsterdam and a group of residents from the Nieuwmarkt neighbourhood, Waag investigated how a decentralised radio network can contribute to a resilient communications infrastructure. ]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
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    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Rerooting]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/event/rerooting</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/event/rerooting"/>
        <updated>2026-07-09T11:14:57.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Join us at Waag on September 3 for the Det Digit Art House show & tell. Discover the works Anna Musikhina and Werner van der Zwan created during their residency, at the intersection of technology and ecology.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[Join us at Waag on September 3 for the Det Digit Art House show & tell. Discover the works Anna Musikhina and Werner van der Zwan created during their residency, at the intersection of technology and ecology.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[How would you like to experience your library online? ]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/how-would-you-experience-your-library-online</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/how-would-you-experience-your-library-online"/>
        <updated>2026-07-07T14:22:14.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The library is more than a place for books.  Join our workshop on Tuesday 21 July and share your ideas about the future of the library online! We want to explore how libraries can create meaningful online spaces for connection, knowledge sharing and exchange.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[The library is more than a place for books.  Join our workshop on Tuesday 21 July and share your ideas about the future of the library online! We want to explore how libraries can create meaningful online spaces for connection, knowledge sharing and exchange.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Bridging the gap: digital technology as enhancement, not replacement]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/event/bridging-gap-digital-technology-enhancement-not-replacement</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/event/bridging-gap-digital-technology-enhancement-not-replacement"/>
        <updated>2026-07-06T10:49:57.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[How can digital technology support craftsmanship without removing the maker from the process? In this lecture, Aslı Aydın Aksan explores the role of digital technology within craft.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[How can digital technology support craftsmanship without removing the maker from the process? In this lecture, Aslı Aydın Aksan explores the role of digital technology within craft.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[GLUE 2026]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/event/glue-2026</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/event/glue-2026"/>
        <updated>2026-07-02T14:30:55.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[During GLUE 2026, Waag Futurelab is hosting 6 artists and designers, showcasing how design can scratch at the surface of larger themes. Our designed world is broken, can we fix it? At least we can mend, patch, hack and repair.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[During GLUE 2026, Waag Futurelab is hosting 6 artists and designers, showcasing how design can scratch at the surface of larger themes. Our designed world is broken, can we fix it? At least we can mend, patch, hack and repair.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Waag is building open socials with oso.social]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/waag-building-open-socials-ososocial</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/waag-building-open-socials-ososocial"/>
        <updated>2026-07-02T11:16:55.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[In autumn 2026, Waag will launch oso.social: your gateway to the open social web. ]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[In autumn 2026, Waag will launch oso.social: your gateway to the open social web. ]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[You're banned by big tech. Now what?]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/youre-banned-big-tech-now-what</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/youre-banned-big-tech-now-what"/>
        <updated>2026-07-02T06:28:35.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Has your social media account been banned? You’re not alone. Here are five things you can do. Or download, fold, and spread the word!]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[Has your social media account been banned? You’re not alone. Here are five things you can do. Or download, fold, and spread the word!]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[What's (More-than-)Human, Anyway?]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/whats-more-than-human-anyway</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/whats-more-than-human-anyway"/>
        <updated>2026-06-25T11:48:50.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[European digital ID wallets are a gift to Google and Apple]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/european-digital-id-wallets-are-gift-google-and-apple</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/european-digital-id-wallets-are-gift-google-and-apple"/>
        <updated>2026-06-22T10:44:54.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Help map AI-skills needs across Europe]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/help-map-ai-skills-needs-across-europe</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/help-map-ai-skills-needs-across-europe"/>
        <updated>2026-06-14T11:08:22.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[How does the municipality use algorithms? Help make this more transparent!]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/how-does-municipality-use-algorithms-help-make-more-transparent</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/how-does-municipality-use-algorithms-help-make-more-transparent"/>
        <updated>2026-06-11T08:04:51.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Algorithms affect benefits, taxes, and city services. Join our workshop to share your ideas and help improve transparency and data rights.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[Algorithms affect benefits, taxes, and city services. Join our workshop to share your ideas and help improve transparency and data rights.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[More grip on technology with the Public Stack Academy]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/more-grip-technology-public-stack-academy</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/more-grip-technology-public-stack-academy"/>
        <updated>2026-06-04T12:43:57.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Amsterdam, be explicit about technology ]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/amsterdam-be-explicit-about-technology</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/amsterdam-be-explicit-about-technology"/>
        <updated>2026-06-04T09:48:01.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[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.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
    </entry>
    <entry>
        <title type="html"><![CDATA[Submit your citizens’ collective initiative for the NWA’s Citizen Science call]]></title>
        <id>https://waag.org/en/article/submit-your-citizens-collective-initiative-nwas-citizen-science-call</id>
        <link href="https://waag.org/en/article/submit-your-citizens-collective-initiative-nwas-citizen-science-call"/>
        <updated>2026-06-03T12:59:43.000Z</updated>
        <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We warmly invite partnerships between citizens’ groups and research institutions to jointly submit a research proposal for smart, liveable cities.]]></summary>
        <content type="html"><![CDATA[We warmly invite partnerships between citizens’ groups and research institutions to jointly submit a research proposal for smart, liveable cities.]]></content>
        <author>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </author>
        <contributor>
            <name>Waag</name>
            <email>info@waag.org</email>
            <uri>https://waag.org/en</uri>
        </contributor>
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