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Stef van den Broek, Communicator, Jimena Gauna, 2021.

Stef van den BroekAnalyst & Communicator

Stef van den Broek was an analyst and communicator within the Interface team. In this dual position he conducted research into the impact of Waag in the broadest sense of the word, as part of Waag's ambition to redefine and accurately measure its impact. Next to this, Stef was responsible for the communication outings of the Future Internet Lab and Commons Lab of Waag.

Current projects

Open Next - Embassy of Health DDW
Open Design Lab

Open Next

Today’s mass-produced product creation is expensive, risky and unsustainable. SMEs and maker communities across Europe are coming together to fundamentally change the way we create, produce, and distribute products.

Closed projects

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Future Internet Lab

MicroMemberships

MicroMemberships focussed on the question how innovative online revenue models could improve the independence of makers.
Health and DNA
Open Wetlab

GeneConsent

GeneConsent gives genetic research participants complete control over their data by providing a dynamic informed consent service.
Digitale Identiteit visual
Future Internet Lab

Proof of Provenance

Proof of provenance focussed on tackling disinformation by guaranteeing the authenticity of messages. Waag Futurelab worked on a way to do this through digital certificates.
Evening air traffic in Europe
Future Internet Lab

ACROSS

ACROSS improved privacy-friendly data exchange between EU member states' public services.
Chris Julien bij Nieuwsuur
Future Internet Lab

DEPS (Digital European Public Spaces)

DEPS (Digital European Public Spaces) has the goal to research and facilitate digital European public spaces that are open, democratic, and sustainable.
Public Stack Summit
Future Internet Lab

Public Stack Design Proces

Together with INFO, TU Delft (Cities of Things Lab), Waag dove into the design process of an open source service and a commercial service.
MicroDonor Grant for the Web
Future Internet Lab

MicroDonor

Healthy internet isn't free. Waag Futurelab researched a method for micro-donation to open, fair and inclusive online tools and services.
Amsterdam bicycles mobility
Commons Lab

Urbanite

Urbanite analysed the impact, trust and attitudes of stakeholders with respect to the integration of disruptive technologies in the mobility sector.
Public Stack visual
Future Internet Lab

Public Stack: the alternative internet

The internet is broken, but alternatives are available. We call the collection of these open, fair and safe alternatives the Public Stack.
Contemporary Commoning
Commons Lab

Contemporary Commoning

The research project Contemporary Commoning focused on the ways the commons could contribute to new forms of (digital) public space and initiate different forms of urban development.