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Opinions on Vaccine Shopping

“Is it ethical to reject a COVID-19 vaccination because it’s not the brand you want?” 

Sdui

How a School Project Revolutionized Education

The app Sdui began as a school project by three students in 2015; now the mobile communication solution for schools is used by more than 2,500 schools in Germany.

#WirFuerSchule

Virtual Hackathon Envisions School of the Future

At the height of the pandemic two entrepreneurs decided to gather ideas to address the shortcomings of hybrid and digital teaching in Germany. Just five weeks later, they welcomed more than 6,000 participants to the hackathon #WirFuerSchule.

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.