PublicSpaces
Digital rights & policy
What can I learn?
Coalition of 35+ Dutch public organisations (VPRO, KB, Waag, NPO) building an internet based on public values rather than commercial logic. Offers a Kennisbank, the Hersenspoeling workshop, and a recorded annual conference.
Core insight
The internet does not have to work the way Big Tech built it — public institutions can choose different values and different tools.
How to use it in daily work
Background for conversations about digital sovereignty, platform alternatives, and why the 'default' digital environment is not neutral.
- When clients ask why you recommend Signal over WhatsApp, or why the library uses open-source tools, PublicSpaces gives you the principled argument.