Open innovation platform for digitalisation of the water sector
DigiShape is an open innovation platform of companies, knowledge institutions and governments that want to exploit the potential of digitization for the water sector together. Given the urgency of the increasing climate problems, it is crucial to share data and insights with each other. We experiment in an open community with available data, new data and advanced techniques.
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30 October 2025 – DigiShape meeting at Deltares in Delft On Thursday afternoon, October 30, our partner HKV organized a [...]
Building digital collaboration in the water sector together 15 October 2025 – DigiShape meeting at Deltares in Delft From shipping [...]
“I love the connection between shipping and IT” Since January 2025, Sjoerd Conijn, shipping information manager at Rijkswaterstaat, has been [...]
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4 July 2025 – DigiShape partner session (online) On Thursday 4 July, several DigiShape partners presented their seedmoney idea during [...]
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“At DigiShape, we believe in the power of the network. Knowing each other and knowing what the other person does. Whether you want to share specific expertise, join a project or have any other question: feel free to contact me. Together we can develop innovative solutions that contribute to a sustainable future!”
Projects
Within DigiShape, organizations from the government, the business community and knowledge institutions work together on innovative data science projects. These are concrete tasks for which we can find better and more efficient solutions with an innovative and data-driven approach.
Do you want to participate in a project? Or do you have a project idea of your own that you would like to realize with the DigiShape community? Please contact DigiShape program manager David van den Burg.
Community and partners
DigiShape is there for the entire water sector! Connect with our community by attending our meetings, subscribing to our newsletter and following us on LinkedIn.
Do you want to help decide on the strategic direction of DigiShape, contribute projects yourself and attend private meetings? Then become a partner of DigiShape!
For whom?
DigiShape is for anyone who wants to contribute to the Dutch water sector, whether you have expertise in data science, machine learning or artificial intelligence, or are responsible for the water system.
Data science
We focus specifically on the great potential of digitization for the water sector. With the help of data science and digitalization, we develop innovative solutions for concrete challenges we face.
Open innovation
Companies, knowledge institutions and governments combine their data and knowledge to innovate the water sector. We work open source and experiment with new digital developments.