Shaping the Digital Future. The Ideas Competition on Digital Responsibility
Shape Our Digital Future!
Take action on one of the key challenges of our time: Develop innovative ideas and approaches on the topic of Digital Responsibility and help shape a pioneering digital future!
Responsible Use of Key Technologies
Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Dr. Volker Wissing, will once again act as patron of the ideas competition this year. Under the motto 'Shaping the Digital Future,' we will explore digital-ethical questions from various perspectives:
Europe, Climate & Environment, and Inclusion.
EUROPE
Strengthening Europe through competitive solutions
How can digital innovations strengthen Europe both democratically and economically, while driving solutions that are competitive at both European and global levels?
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT
Protecting Climate and Environment through innovative technologies
How can digital innovations be used to make resource use more efficient, protect the environment, and boost the economy? How can AI systems be designed to take social impacts into account?
INCLUSION
Advancing Inclusion with better data
How can digital innovations help strengthen social cohesion and create better opportunities for everyone?
Participate
How can you participate?
No matter if you're from economics, media, environmental studies, law, or another academic background, you have until November 26, 2024, to submit your solution idea for one of the use cases and convince us that you can shape the digital future of tomorrow!
Here's how to get involved:
1. Form a team of 2 to 4 students
2. Choose a use case
3. Register your team
4. Collaboratively develop an innovative solution idea
5. Submit your idea via the "Submission Template" by email to kontakt@digital-future-challenge.de
What happens next?
Semifinal You will be notified before Christmas whether you will advance to the semifinals on January 14, 2025.
Final and Publication The excitement is already building for February 18, 2025 – we look forward to seeing you in Berlin!
Registration
Workshops
Design Thinking Workshop (German): 18.10.2024, 12:30 - 14:00
Design Thinking Workshop (German): 22.10.2024, 14:30 - 16:00
Design Thinking Workshop (German): 23.10.2024, 09:45 - 11:15
Design Thinking Workshop (English): 23.10.2024, 17:00 - 18:30
Design Thinking Workshop (German): 25.10.2024, 12:30 - 14:00
Pitch Training (German): 04.12.2024, 17:00 - 19:00
Use Cases
Here you will find an overview of all the use cases you can choose from. These address digital-ethical questions related to key technologies, particularly in the context of Europe, Climate & Environment, and Inclusion. The case summaries are available as PDFs.
EUROPE
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT
INCLUSION
Contact Persons
