Onno Hansen-Staszyński works on the intersections of information, online technologies, identity, and communication. His work spans writing, teaching, research, and filmmaking, often in close collaboration with his wife, Beata Staszyńska-Hansen. Onno’s focus is on empowering people and societies to remain autonomous, ethical, and informed.

Information

• Project officer at EU project SAUFEX (2024-)
• Co-author of the concept of Resilience Council (2023-)
• Member of the European Commission expert group on tackling disinformation and promoting digital literacy through education and training (2021-2022)
• Advisor to NL Drog group/ Binckhorst Institute (2021-)
• Member of the PL Forum Przeciwdziałania Dezinformacji education working group (2022)
• Moderator at the EU Democracy Shield in Countering FIMI conference (2025); workshop co-author and facilitator at the Lech Wałęsa Institute (2025), the North Macedonian Media Literacy Days (2025); speaker at the Baltic Youth Waves for Democracy 2025, the Council of the European Union Horizontal Working Party on Enhancing Resilience and Countering Hybrid Threats (2025), the European Commission and Parliament European Education Area midterm review event (2023), the European Commission R&I Days (2022); at the NATO conference Platform for Countering Disinformation (2022); speaker and participant at RAN meetings (2021-2024); delegate to the Council of Europe High-Level Conference on Building Democratic Resilience to Disinformation (2025), the Council of Europe RESIST kick-off meeting (2025)

Education/ participation/ prophylactics

• Co-author of the participation intervention program Interdemocracy (2025)
• Co-author of the method and format Interdemocracy (2023-) – see also European Commission’s Education Talks (2025)
• Part-time teacher at PL IV LO (2019-)
• Teacher trainer and researcher for PL/NL Akademia Dynamiczna Tożsamość (adT) (2011-)
• Member of EU Stakeholder Consultation Group on Digital Education Content (2023)
• Member of the EU TeaMLit external advisory board (2023-2024)
• Co-creator of the media literacy flagship video on the Polish National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) website (2012-)
• Media literacy expert for the Polish Minister of Culture (2011-2012)
• Co-initiator, partner, and applicant of European (2011-2021), Polish national (2012-2016), and Gdańsk (2016-2022) education/ prophylactics projects
• Mad scientist at NL 3FM program Tussenuur (2016-2017)
• Moderator and speaker at the Polish presidency seminar and workshop Enhancing Societal Resilience Through Listening and Being Heard (2025); speaker at the scientific conference Understanding and addressing digital inequalities (2025) – presenting a paper; workshop co-author and facilitator at the Pomeranian conference Na drodze do rozwoju (2025), the North Macedonian Media Literacy Days (2025); delegate to the EEAS EU-Western Balkans Media Literacy Conference (2025), the Polish presidency Flagship Presidency Conference on Inclusive Education (2025), the Polish presidency Civil society as a factor of resilience and preparedness to crisis phenomena in the contemporary EU conference (2025)

Digital identity management

• Member of EU euCONSENT ASBL (2023-)
• Member of a dedicated expert group for the Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs on age verification and harmful content (2022-2023)
• Co-initiator and ghostwriter of the European Parliament & Commission Pilot Project PPPA-AGEVER-01-2020 (2018-2020)
• Advisor to NL Schluss (2021-); to NL COIN (2017-2018)
• Member of the INT MyData4Children working group (2021-)
• Initiator of NL project Thatizme (2006-)
• Speaker at the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit (2025); delegate to the EU WE BUILD kick-off meeting (2025), the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit (2024)

Independent culture

• Filmmaker (2020-): I Stefan (IMDb)
• Creator of drawings (1997-2005)
• Program maker and producer for project PL/NL Laboratorium Dialogu (2019-)
• Co-initiator of and civic journalist for PL project Obywatel Solidarność (2010-)
• Creator of T-shirts (2021-)
• DJ at NL Radio 100 (2002-2003)

Publicist

• Blogger at EU SAUFEX (2024-)
• Blogger at NL Frankwatching (2013-)
• Journalist at NL De Groene Amsterdammer (1995-2001)

Internet technology

• Project leader and advisor for the NL ASN Bank community Voor de wereld van morgen (currently: Vanaf hier) (2006-2009)
• Board member of NL Digipay (2003-2004), NL Unicus (2003), PL Efarm (2002), PL MediaX (2002)
• Manager and functional designer at NL About:blank (1999-2002; 2007-2008)
• Co-initiator of start-up NL Findsi (1998-)