PublicSpaces
PublicSpaces is a unique coalition of various public organisations, such as public broadcasters, heritage institutions, festivals, libraries, museums and education. Under the umbrella of PublicSpaces, these organisations work together on a solution to a common problem: the dependency on big tech. PublicSpaces works towards an alternative software ecosystem that represents the public interest and has no profit motive.
The coalition of partners and sponsors in the Netherlands now consists of more than 35 organisations. By working together, the partners can negotiate better with external organisations, put alternatives on the map and experiment with new platforms and tools. In this way, PublicSpaces supports a digital public infrastructure, an ecosystem that functions on the basis of public values, instead of the surveillance capitalism models of the large technology companies.