Keeping information connected in a hostile information environment

Keynote Presentation at PIDFest 2026 Leiden This keynote looks at how PIDs can serve as a backbone of trust in a world where geopolitical turmoil puts open, neutral knowledge sharing under pressure. What challenges lie ahead for PIDs to keep knowledge connected? In a world where geopolitical turmoil puts strain on knowledge to be shared openly and neutral, PIDs could ba a backbone to trust. But in order to do so (and save the world ) the PID community would need to reflect, adapt and rethink the ways of working.