“Trying to overcome the many global challenges and obstacles, one step at a time, using whatever technology is needed to do the job, is what gives me energy.”
Taking on global challenges with pragmatic tech
This year @ SXSW
This year @ SXSW
Taking on global challenges with pragmatic tech
Taking on global challenges with pragmatic tech
Taking on global challenges with pragmatic tech
EldersVR, battling loneliness
EldersVR, battling loneliness
EldersVR, battling loneliness
Smart sensors catching poachers
Smart sensors catching poachers
Smart sensors catching poachers
Using VR to create empathy
Using VR to create empathy
Using VR to create empathy
Autonomously flying glider
Autonomously flying glider
Autonomously flying glider
technology • global challenges
Hack The Planet takes on global challenges using pragmatic tech
about us
Many courageous organisations are taking on major humanitarian and sustainability challenges. Hack The Planet offers these organisations new perspectives on challenges, accelerating their efforts by creating and implementing smart and pragmatic technologies in collaborative projects
powered by q42
Hack the Planet is a department within Q42, a strategic technology agency based in the Netherlands. Or as we like to say: we’re 80 nerds who like to make things with impact. Things that make people smile. With the support and extensive knowledge and experience of Q42, Hack the Planet can take on important global challenges and battle them with pragmatic tech.
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our projects
Some of our current projects are listed below, ranging from anti poaching projects, to battling loneliness within the elderly population.
One of Africa’s most urgent challenges is often overlooked; its name is poaching.
A fully autonomous flying glider plane that can be used in many different situations.
Almost all NGO supporters find it harder and harder to reach out and get involved.
A low-cost 3D-printed, self driving robotic platform carrying an array of objects.
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the team
Tim van deursen
Tim van Deursen founded Hack the Planet. Tim is an engineer on a mission to make a positive contribution to the world. He wants to super charge (high)tech ideas and concepts needed to solve global challenges. Tim believes many challenges we nowadays have can benefit from smart and easy to deploy technology. “Technology can and needs to be part of solving global challenges therefore, with Hack The Planet we are making this happen”.
LEONARD PUNT
THIJS SUIJTEN
“It’s amazing how much impact we can make with smart engineers, pragmatic tech and a bit of duct tape.”
YAHYA ALGEHAILI
“Using a wide array of tech to make a difference to those who need it most, is just a rather marvellous thing, isn’t it?”
LEONARD PUNT
THIJS SUIJTEN
“It’s amazing how much impact we can make with smart engineers, pragmatic tech and a bit of duct tape.”
YAHYA ALGEHAILI
“Using a wide array of tech to make a difference to those who need it most, is just a rather marvellous thing, isn’t it?”
newsletter
We send out just a couple every year of the main highlights!