Our Work
Research, sense-making, and policy interventions to strengthen the Digital Commons
Open Future develops new, commons-driven approaches to openness that maximize the societal benefits of shared data, knowledge, and culture. Our work explores the challenges facing the digital world not only now but also in the years to come.
We do this to advance public policies and civil society strategies that address these challenges today. We build on our research, knowledge, and experience to work with the EU institutions and civil society and ensure that the principle of openness is reflected in the European Union’s digital policy framework.
The key pillars of our work are efforts to build and strengthen Digital Public Spaces and to cultivate Digital Commons. Our work is underpinned by a commitment to digital rights, safeguarding Europe’s digital sovereignty, and addressing the power imbalances that result from the Paradox of Open. Currently, this translates into research and policy interventions in the following areas:
Completed activities
In addition to our current lines of work described above, we have previously worked on the following issues
