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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During the partner meeting on 27 January, Nelen & Schuurmans signed the cooperation agreement with DigiShape. In this interview, Joost [...]
News
In 2023, the project Algorithmic determination of water levels with Remote Sensing received seed money from DigiShape. It was the [...]
One central, reliable and secure database for subsea infrastructure With the DigiShape seed money project KLIC at Sea, Periplus and [...]
The intake of fresh water is under pressure in more and more places in the Netherlands. Due to persistent drought [...]
Quickly create subsets from large, scattered datasets On 10 December, MARIS hosted a DigiShape technical webinar on Beacon: an open-source [...]
Kick-off in Lelystad On Monday, November 24, 2025, the AI Impulse Program for water movement models was officially launched. Managers [...]
7 November 2025 – DigiShape day at the Port of Rotterdam Authority How do you get data about soil, water [...]
“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.