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July 9, 2026

New colleague: Siophan

Hello everyone, My name is Siophan (she/her), and I recently started working as a communications officer at Commons Network. As […]

June 4, 2026

Amsterdam, be explicit about technology

On Wednesday, June 3, PRO Amsterdam and D66 presented their coalition agreement. Amsterdam aims to be a pioneer in responsible […]

May 18, 2026

New European partnership against dependence on Big Tech

How can we break free from our dependence on the very same Big Tech companies that control us from across the ocean?

March 26, 2026

New collegue: Lin

Lin is joining the Commons Network team!

June 12, 2026

Explainer 2: Community Economy and the Cooperative Movement

In the first explainer in the series, we discussed what the community economy is. In the second explainer, we dive […]

March 12, 2026

A major step for the community economy in Amsterdam

Amsterdam parties pledge to strengthen Amsterdam’s community economy.

March 2, 2026

New colleague: Jo

Jo is joining the Commons Network team!

February 24, 2026

Power relations within Amsterdam’s energy and housing cooperatives

How democratic and egalitarian are our alternative organisations in reality? We share a study on power relations within Amsterdam's cooperatives.

February 9, 2026

Democratic technology for Amsterdam

What if our digital tools worked for and with Amsterdam’s communities?Today, Commons Network and Waag Futurelab publish the Roadmap for Democratic Technology.

December 4, 2025

We present the Democratic Tech Alliance, a coalition for Europe’s democratic and sovereign technology

On the occasion of the Franco-German Summit on Digital Sovereignty, we held a press conference to present the newly established Democratic Tech Alliance.

November 18, 2025

We announce the European Network for Technological Resilience and Sovereignty 

We announce ETRS, a network aiming to inform public policies and support the development of tech that serves European society and competitiveness.

November 13, 2025

Watch our masterclass on democratic technology

Learn about digital commons and their role for a postgrowth transition with insights from the Beckn Protocol and Som Mobilitat.

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