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Data-Informed Governance by Polyteia

Bureaucracy Becomes Democracy

Polyteia is a Berlin-based data analytics and visualization platform that allows city leaders to bring together and analyze the data that represents the constituents they serve.

Digital Democracy by Civocracy

From Civic Halls to the Internet

Berlin-based Civocracy is bringing democracy into the digital era by providing a space for digital collaboration between citizens, governments, businesses and other groups active in local communities.

Land Reclamation in Neuseenland

Coal Mine to Swimming Pool

When all the coal from a pit mine has been extracted, a moonscape remains. Both in the U.S. and Germany, the extraction companies are responsible for reclaiming the landscape. For environmental and ethical reasons many reclamation projects are criticized. In Germany’s Neuseenland, the effort can largely be praised.

ApoQlar

Mixed Reality, Holomedicine and the Future of Healthcare

Mixed- and augmented reality have come a long way since Pokémon Go. These technologies, which overlay digital content on top of physical reality, are now being used in fields as varied as retail, tourism, medicine and education.

September

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Arekapak

Packaging from Agro-Waste

During their semester abroad in India, Nicole Plock and Alexandra Matthies learned about the beauty of the country and its people, but also about India’s struggle with waste management. Inspired by the leaves of the areca palm plant, used in India and elsewhere for its fruit, the batelnut, Plock and Matthies founded Arekapak, which develops sustainable packaging design.

July

The Latest from Our Supporters

Check out the news and other latest information from some of our supporters.