Hi AoiR, I wanted to let you know about the following event which I think will be incredibly interesting for many in the AoiR community: https://publicspaces.net/conference-2021/ <https://publicspaces.net/conference-2021/> (All online of course! And free). *How do we build the right conditions and community to build a public interest internet*? On March 11 and 12th, Waag, PublicSpaces and Pakhuis de Zwijger are organizing a conference on how to save the internet, powered by the Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs. "We would like to start a conversation on how to bridge the gap between these public organisations and open source developers. Where to get funding? How to start co-creation with a public organisation? And how to create better designed, user-centric, value driven tools that are easy to implement by broadcasters, museums and festivals? A discussion with developers, investors, politicians and public organisations." *PublicSpaces* is a coalition of over 25 public organisations in public media, cultural heritage, festivals, museums, education and health care. *We are reclaiming the internet as a force for the common good and advocating a new internet that strengthens the public domain.* Have a great weekend, Katja -- Katja Bego | Principal Researcher, Explorations & Futures team, Nesta <https://www.nesta.org.uk/team/katja-bego/> and Project Lead of NGI Forward <https://research.ngi.eu/> | @katjabego <https://twitter.com/katjabego> -- 58 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DS www.nesta.org.uk <http://www.nesta.org.uk/> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/nesta_uk> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1868227&goback=%2Egdr_1274367066783_1> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/NESTA/116788428355432?v=wall&ref=sgm> If you no longer want to receive emails from Nesta, send an email to info@nesta.org.uk <mailto:info@nesta.org.uk>. This email and any attachments are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. Any use, copying or disclosure other than by the intended recipient is unauthorised. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately or by email to info@nesta.org.uk <mailto:information@nesta.org.uk> and delete this message and any copies from your computer and network. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Nesta. Nesta is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7706036 and charity number 1144091. Registered as a charity in Scotland number SC042833. Registered office: 58 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DS. --