PublicSpaces Conference 2026: Technology for Democracy
The sixth edition of the PublicSpaces Conference on June 4, 5 & 6, focuses on the impact of technology on our democracy.
This year's theme: Technology for Democracy
Why a digital public space is essential for a healthy democratic society.
Pre-Conference on June 4
The Pre-Conference brings together developers, researchers, policymakers, community organizers, lawyers, and artists for a day of focused sessions, spread across Waag Futurelab, the Marineterrein, and Pakhuis de Zwijger.
Conference on June 5
5 June is the heart of the PublicSpaces Conference: a full day of keynotes, panels, workshops, and an art programme bringing together researchers, policymakers, technologists, journalists, artists, and activists from across Europe and beyond.
Hyperlink on June 6
Join us on Saturday, June 6th, for Hyperlink at Waag Futurelab and discover how we can make technology work for our democracy again by participating in various workshops, exhibitions and talks.
Latest updates
May 15 - 15:06
Meet our keynote speaker for the Public AI track: Tatenda Tavingeyi!
Project coordinator at An AI of Our Own, his keynote challenges us to re-imagine who gets to shape AI and questions how communities, cultures, and knowledge systems should be served within it, with special attention to the Global South.
Join us in Amsterdam on June 4–6.
Tickets and more info: https://conference.publicspaces.net/en
May 15 - 13:24
@publicspaces will have a pre-conference unconference on June 4th.
This unconference is an open invitation to discuss & forge relationships between people involved with the #OpenSocialWeb. From app builder & protocol architects to advocates, sysadmins, moderators, community organisers & more. Let's forge bonds across cultures, protocols & apps!
Admission free, registration required:
https://tickets.publicspaces.net/publicspaces/pubconf2026/
#ActivityPub #Fediverse #ATProto #Matrix #OpenSource #PublicSpaces #PubConf2026
May 15 - 13:07
Doe op zaterdag 6 juni tijdens Hyperlink mee met de workshop Knitting Our Internet. Artistiek onderzoeker Tommi Marmo maakt met concrete voorbeelden duidelijk hoe het internet werkt, en stelt tegelijkertijd bestaande sociale media ter discussie. Tijdens deze workshop verken je met behulp van garen de grenzen van het surveillancekapitalisme, centralisatie en de milieueffecten daarvan. Meer info & tickets: https://waag.org/nl/event/hyperlink26/ #pubconf2026
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