About ASK-Solutions

ASK-Solutions is the trade name of the IRADIS Foundation, a non-profit organisation. We exist to build practical capability around technology: learning by doing, sharing what works, and helping others do the same. The goal is straightforward: make knowledge easier to share, reuse, and apply in the real world.

Our purpose is to promote the sharing of (technological) knowledge, cooperation, and social connectedness. We do that by organising and facilitating ways to work together on projects, by publishing information that others can build on, and by creating awareness around the issues that shape real-world ownership and repair. We also develop free software and hardware that enable collaboration and knowledge sharing, or that grow directly out of this work. We have no profit motive and we operate for the public benefit.

Our statutory seat, our office, and our self-run community workshop, The Owl’s Nest, are located in Haarlem. However, our work is not confined to one place. We collaborate with volunteers, makers, and partner organisations across borders, and we publish and share what we develop so others can participate and build on it. That international scope is part of the foundation’s identity.

Where to begin

For reading and learning, start with our articles and write-ups. Looking for short updates? read our announcements and updates. For project-related articles, browse our project pages and progress notes. For world events, context, analysis, and longer essays, read our Technology and society articles.

Many of our projects and articles start with something concrete: a repair, a tool, a configuration, a decision we had to make. That practical work tends to surface the same questions again and again: who controls a device, who gets to fix it, and what privacy and security look like in practice. That is why the site is organised around our Right to Repair work, privacy and security in practice, and freedom, ownership, and control, so related articles can be found by topic without turning every page into one long “project story”.

For organisations, funders, and public bodies, start with how we collaborate with organisations. For official identifiers, registrations, and contact information, see our organisation details and registrations. Want to support the foundation? You can make a donation to support our work.

Collaboration

Looking to work together? This section is the starting point for organisations, funders, and public bodies. It explains the kinds of cooperation we engage in, what we can contribute, and how to start a first conversation with a clear first step.

Organisation and legal

Here you can find the official details that sit behind the foundation: identifiers, registrations, and the legal and policy pages we refer to elsewhere on the site. This section is meant as a practical reference.

Background information

This section collects background material about ASK-Solutions: our history, identity, and press resources. Useful if you are writing about us, introducing the foundation to others, or need a clear “who are we?” reference.

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