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New colleague: Siophan

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

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 […]

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?

(Dutch-spoken) Job position: Projectmedewerker Democratische en Zorgzame Economie

Vacature Projectmedewerker Democratische en Zorgzame EconomieBen jij geïnteresseerd in de gemeenschapseconomie en het bouwen aan een democratische en zorgzame economie? […]

New collegue: Lin

Lin is joining the Commons Network team!

Explainer 2: Community Economy and the Cooperative Movement

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

A major step for the community economy in Amsterdam

Amsterdam parties pledge to strengthen Amsterdam’s community economy.

New colleague: Jo

Jo is joining the Commons Network team!

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.

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.

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.

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.