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“Globalization and the Internet” Kick-Off Workshop in Berlin
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Last month Future Challenges and the Internet and Society Collaboratory organized a kick-off workshop for the “Globalization and the Internet: Information, People, Goods” project in Berlin. Some 30 experts with various professional backgrounds came to a former supermarket in Berlin to form different working groups. Four working groups will discuss […]
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A neighbourhood garden in Berlin, Germany
Written by sergio.marx
As part of our coverage on “The New City” we asked our bloggers for some pictures from their cities. Are there any places in their cities that are prime examples for sustainable urban living? But it could also be a negative example in order to show how a city should not […]
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RHOK-Stars for humanity – my day at the R(andom) H(acks) O(f) K(indness) event in Berlin
Written by yvonne eich
They call themselves RHOK-Stars: their tools of success are not guitars, drums and a huge fan crowd, they use a laptop, a working internet connection and enthusiasm for technical solutions with the goal of making the world a better place. In Berlin I met “hackers” of the worldwide Random Hacks of Kindness […]
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Session report: How barcamps can change the world….
Written by yvonne eich
A promising title- yet only few participants in the session. Were there no believers at the barcamp? Perhaps.. Indeed the title is very grandiose and my expectations about hearing a magic formula with which to cure the world were quite high. Of course I didn’t hear any such thing. BUT… […]
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Between theory and reality – My day at the fc_org barcamp “How the internet changes our reality”
Written by yvonne eich
The venue of the fc_org barcamp on “How the internet changes our reality?” was a more than 100 year old church now transformed into an event location. This impressive building symbolizes the theme of the barcamp and the spirit of our time quite well: The internet – a medium for […]
