CIIIC Kern: Demand-driven practice-oriented research into immersive experiences
The immersive experiences (IX) sector is developing rapidly, but questions remain about how these technologies can be applied responsibly and effectively. With CIIIC Kern, a program implemented by the Regieorgaan SIA, we provide space for demand-driven, practice-oriented research that strengthens the knowledge base of the IX field and delivers concrete solutions for SMEs and the public sector.
This call focuses on research projects in which methods for applying and deploying IX are tested and validated. Consider research on how public values can be safeguarded in IX applications, how staff shortages can be addressed with IX, or what prerequisites are necessary for responsible deployment of IX within public organizations. By bringing together consortia of research organizations, SMEs, and public organizations, we stimulate innovation through co-creation and lay a solid foundation for strategic investments in IX.
More information
- An online information meeting will be organized at the beginning of February 2026. Sign up for the newsletter to stay informed.
- The call is published as 'call under preparation' on the Regieorgaan SIA website (Dutch only).
Regieorgaan SIA
Opening: Jan 12, 2026, 11:00 PM
Closing: Apr 20, 2026, 10:00 PM
€ 5.000.000
Interview with Advisory Board member Danny van Zuijlen: ‘The scalability of IX leaves something to be desired, which worries me, but I also see clear opportunities.’
Five consortia are starting two-year programs within ADRIE
5 Dutch IX makers selected for SXSW Austin 2026 and why they are going to the US
Interview with Advisory Board member Rosanna Nazir: ‘I believe that we should have more diversity in the program.’
Interview with Advisory Board member Jeroen van Mastrigt: 'To remain relevant and make a societal impact, you have to focus on scale. 'It's the economy, stupid.' I try to amplify that message.'
Interview with Advisory Board member Remco Hoogendijk: ‘I am curious about what the creative industry has to offer and conversely, I hope to be a gateway to the large healthcare market.’
CIIIC Kern: €5 million funding for research into immersive experiences
Five Consortiums Begin Two-Year IX Research Programmes for Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences
Interview with Heleen Rouw: 'At the Table with the Sector: A Year of CIIIC in Highlights and Choices'
CIIIC Christmas Community Catch-up: a preview of 2026
CIIIC at UnitedXR 2025: retrospective and photo report
Help paint SXSW London orange: vote for the presentations you want to see
CIIIC improves bilingualism in communication
Interview with Advisory Board member Nienke Huitenga Broeren: 'I want the pioneers who have taken risks for bold, creative applications of IX to have a voice on the Advisory Board.'
Interview with Advisory Board Member Joris Weijdom: 'IX is not only an end product for experiences or applied applications, but also a design and development environment.'
IX Labs Update: Report of the Meeting with New Questions and Answers
Interview with Advisory Board Member Yannick B. Boers: 'CIIIC is one of the few places where IX imagination and applications truly come together.’
Call Update: IX Labs – adjustment of financing conditions
IX-Labs: new Q&A and clarification of the procedure
Interview with CIIIC Advisory Board Member Zerrin Yumak: ‘This is the moment for IX to step out of the lab and truly impact society’
Joshua Rubin on the future of immersive experiences: "Not on a screen, but in the space where technology, performance, and meaning intersect" (video)
Interview with Advisory Board Member Emily Jacometti: 'With new technologies, we can tackle major societal challenges'
Doruk Eker (XR Creators Connect): "The best ideas are born in informal conversations"
Technology as a means, impact as a measure: report of the CBO meeting and CFAP Prize 2025
CIIIC en TNO openen call voor nationale infrastructuur IX Labs
Interview with Advisory Board member Mir Wermuth: 'Technology is never contextless, and without being embraced by creators and the public, it is ruthlessly dismissed'
Behind the scenes at IX for the police: "It's about working safer, smarter, and more people-oriented."
CIIIC strengthens governance with further development of the Advisory Committee and expansion of the Advisory Board
Interview with Advisory Board Member Richard Valk: 'The biggest step we can take is in the quality of content'
Video report Information Meeting IX & the Dutch Police
CIIIC Start Call Launched: Investigative IX-Makers Wanted
A quick chat with Isjah Koppejan (Regieorgaan SIA) about the upcoming Start-call
Innovation Impact Challenge Police: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Interview with Advisory Board member Esther van der Linde: 'I would like all teachers to be able to apply IX without having to become experts'
Interview with Advisory Board member Heleen Elferink: 'Collaboration is the key to innovation'
Call for Innovation Impact Challenge: IX for the Dutch Police
Interview with Advisory Board member Jelle Boerstra: "There is an incredible amount of development power, creativity, and ambition in the IX sector. That energy is worth gold."
Great interest in the information meeting for Regional IX Labs
Dylan Smit was at Gamescom: 'My dream within the IX industry is closer collaboration between developers, innovators and companies'
Interview with Advisory Board Member Matthijs Leendertse: 'IX is not a gimmick; it's a new platform for creativity and social impact'
United XR Europe 2025 – Brussels, from December 8 to 10, 2025
CIIIC present at Venice Immersive
New colleague: Dominique van Ratingen is starting as a project leader for Innovation & Scaling at CIIIC.
Information session IX Labs – September 1 at TNO
Five consortia selected within the ADRIE scheme
Five consortia selected for the Artistic & Design Research for Immersive Experiences (ADRIE) scheme.
Technology has brought us a lot, but it has also disconnected us from our roots.
Pre-announcement of the Regional IX Labs scheme
Revised guideline and Self-assessment Public Values in Immersive Experiences
More than VR: creators on agency and immersion at HKU
National XR Day 2025: from Disconnected Instruments to a Powerful Symphony
Interview with Advisory Board Member Natasja Paulssen: 'Immersive experiences make the world a little more beautiful'
Michel van der Aa on award-winning VR installation 'From Dust'
CIIIC Annual meetup: highlights and aftermovie
Interview with Advisory Board member Rufus Baas: 'Immersive is not just new technology, but a new language'
CIIIC at PublicSpaces 2025: Building a Public Digital Future Together
Interview with Advisory Board Member Dai-In Danny Han: 'We need to do more than just create 'wow' experiences, we can change behavior'
Interview with Advisory Board Member Claartje Aarts: 'The experiences we can create with immersive are much more powerful'
Interview with Advisory Council Member Jos Feijen: 'Don't Shy Away from Experimentation'
Three new Steering Committee members of CIIIC
"We received a total of 87 Expressions of Interest."
Jongsma + O’Neill receive ‘Highly Commended in Best Use of Digital – International’ at the Museums + Heritage Awards – a short interview
Interview with Advisory Board Member Yvonne van Everdingen: “I still see a lot of skepticism in the market, and as a result, many opportunities are being missed”
Interview with Advisory Board Member Erik Jan Bijvank: “Immersive Technology Needs to Deliver the Wow Factor *and* Add Value”
'These consortia will make a strong contribution to the development of the Dutch IX field.'
Deze drie professionals versterken het team van CIIIC
CIIIC Programme officially launched with first calls
CIIIC Present at SXSW in Austin