BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26787@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:On the hunt for public tech DTSTAMP:20260827T222031Z DTSTART:20261001T173000Z DTEND:20261001T190000Z DESCRIPTION:For many of us\, Instagram\, WhatsApp and Google are part of ev eryday life. But\ndid you know there are alternatives that don’t rely on y our data and attention\nas a business model? Where can you find them\, whi ch ones are right for you\, and\nhow do you get started?\n\nSwitching to t hese alternatives isn’t always easy. That’s why\, during Waag Open\non 1 O ctober\, we’re going on a hunt for alternatives throughout the Waag. Follo w\nthe clues\, discover new apps and try them out for yourself. Along the way\,\nyou’ll also discover different corners of the historic Waag-buildin g. Whoever\nfinds and downloads the most apps wins a prize. There’s also a prize for whoever\nmakes the most new connections through the apps!\n\nAf ter the hunt\, you’ll have discovered new apps and know not only which\nal ternatives suit you\, but also why. You’ll also take home a roadmap with\n practical next steps towards public tech: technology that puts privacy\, o penness\nand user agency at its core.\n\nBring your smartphone and join us in the hunt for public tech!\n\n\nPROGRAMME\n\n19:30 - 19:45 hrswalk-in19 :45 - 19:50 hrsintroduction by Waag19:50 - 20:45\nhrsThe hunt for public t ech20:45 - 21:00 hrsQ&A and next steps\n\n\nMOBIFREE\n\nThis Waag Open is part of the European Mobifree project\n[https://waag.org/en/project/mobifr ee/]. The project aims to give European\ncitizens and organisations more c hoice and access to ethical mobile software\nthat puts values such as open ness\, privacy\, digital sovereignty\, fairness\,\ncollaboration\, sustain ability and inclusivity at its core. Within Mobifree\, Waag\nFuturelab wor ks with software developers\, consumers\, policymakers and other\nstakehol ders to develop the foundations for an open\, fair and sustainable mobile\ necosystem.\n\n\nWAAG OPEN\n\nEvery first Thursday evening of the month\, Waag opens its doors. Join us to\nexplore\, discuss\, and make. At Waag Op en\, we don’t just talk about social issues\nand the future. You’ll also g et hands-on with something new. Try out tools and\ntechnologies you’ve alw ays been curious about\, like the 3D printers in the\nFabLab\, or dive int o something completely unexpected\, such as exploring the\nbuilding blocks of DNA in our biotech lab.\n\n\nACCESIBILITY\n\nIf you are tight on funds and want to participate in this event\, please get in\ntouch with thieu ⟨ at ⟩ waag.org [http://waag.org].\n\nThe Waag building is not accessible t o visitors with reduced mobility. View our\naccesibility information here [https://waag.org/nl/toegankelijkheid/]. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/on-the-hunt-for-public-tech GEO:52.3727735;4.9003436 LOCATION:Waag - Nieuwmarkt 4\, 1012 CR Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,nieuwmarkt/lastage,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

For many of us, Instagram, WhatsApp and Google are part of everyday life. But did you know there are alternat ives that don’t rely on your data and attention as a business model? Where can you find them, which ones are right for you, and how do you get start ed?

Switching to these alternatives isn’t always easy. Tha t’s why, during Waag Open on 1 October, we’re going on a hunt for alternat ives throughout the Waag. Follow the clues, discover new apps and try them out for yourself. Along the way, you’ll also discover different corners o f the historic Waag-building. Whoever finds and downloads the most apps wi ns a prize. There’s also a prize for whoever makes the most new connection s through the apps!

After the hunt, you’ll have discovered new apps and know not only which alternatives suit you, but also why. You’ll also t ake home a roadmap with practical next steps towards public tech: technolo gy that puts privacy, openness and user agency at its core.

Bring yo ur smartphone and join us in the hunt for public tech!

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19:30 - 19:45 hrswalk-in19:45 - 19:50 hrsintroduction by Waag19:50 - 20:45 hrsThe hunt for public tech20:45 - 21 :00 hrsQ&A and next steps

Mobifree

This Waa g Open is part of the European Mobifree project. The project aims to give Europe an citizens and organisations more choice and access to ethical mobile sof tware that puts values such as openness, privacy, digital sovereignty, fai rness, collaboration, sustainability and inclusivity at its core. Within M obifree, Waag Futurelab works with software developers, consumers, policym akers and other stakeholders to develop the foundations for an open, fair and sustainable mobile ecosystem.

Waag Open

Every first Thursday evening of the month, Waag opens its doors. Join us to explore, discuss, and make. At Waag Open, we don’t just talk about soci al issues and the future. You’ll also get hands-on with something new. Try out tools and technologies you’ve always been curious about, like the 3D printers in the FabLab, or dive into something completely unexpected, such as exploring the building blocks of DNA in our biotech lab.

Accesibility

If you are tight on funds and want to parti cipate in this event, please get in touch with thieu ⟨ at ⟩ waag.org.

The Waag building is not a ccessible to visitors with reduced mobility. View our accesibility information here< /a>.

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