We have something to celebrate! When it’s time for the holidays, we have an extra party at Populytics. Because Populytics celebrates its birthday and turns 1! And of course we would like to share this milestone with you.

A lot has happened in the past year. We have advised organizations, companies and government bodies on their policy with the help of more than 50,000 Dutch people. And that’s something to be proud of! We also stood out in the media with our projects. For example, our research on corona measures appeared several times in the Dutch national media this summer. The highlight is a publication in Linda Magazine about our consultation on the medical inspection of driving license holders 🙂.

But a lot has also happened within the organization. For example, we opened our first office in Leiden and we were able to hire the first permanent employees. In addition, we had a highlight with our software developers where we built our software from the ground up and have now created a scalable first version of the Wevaluate platform!

The year has flown by, thanks in part to all those who, like us, believe in the benefits of involving citizens in policy making. That is why we want to put our partners in the spotlight: TU Delft, Public Mediation, Councyl and the Nederlands Platform Burgerparticipatie en Overheidsbeleid. Thank you for your support and cooperation!

And of course we would like to thank all the people who took part in the studies and who shared their visions, ideas and considerations with us. We can’t wait to get even more input from you with the deployment of Wevaluate in the coming year.

Now it’s time to relax and enjoy. We wish everyone happy holidays and a happy new year!