CITIZENS SHAPE BERLIN
Are you a citizen of the city of Berlin and would like to help shape Smart City Berlin? The. you’ve come to the right place! The city today and in the future needs the commitment and ideas of its residents. Nobody knows your neighborhood best and the issues it faces better than you. As users, we - Smart City Berlin - need your expertise, your perspectives and your participation in steering our city toward being a Berlin worth living in. There are many ways to participate - both digitally and otherwise. Neighborhood initiatives, neighborhood councils and the mein.berlin.de portal offer numerous opportunities to set good ideas free. In addition, CityLAB Berlin is a real access point for co-designing smart projects.
Do you have an idea that you would like to develop further with others, or are you looking for to put something into practice? Then we appreciate your contributions in the Arena of ideas!
City Lab
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CityLAB Berlin is a central place where various stakeholders can contribute and exchange ideas on topics related to the "Smart City Berlin". There, experts work with public administration and urban society to develop ideas and proposed solutions for the (digital) challenges facing the city and its administration. The intention is to create a public place for exchange, thinking, working and research. Various formats such as coworking, discussion events, hackathons, think tanks, experimental labs and exhibition spaces are implemented, in the context of which synergy effects are created and exploited.
mein berlin.de
Participation platform of the state of Berlin
At mein.berlin.de you will find an overview of projects run by the Berlin administration as well as numerous opportunities to actively participate in shaping our city.
Submit ideas, vote, join the discussion - we look forward to your contributions!
Initiative Digital für alle
Initiative für digitale Teilhabe, Stärkung von Kompetenzen und Förderung des digitalen Engagements, um Digitalisierung überall für alle Menschen erlebbar zu machen!
PLANT CLIMATE CULTURE
The "Plant Climate Culture" citizen science project explores how climate change affects the growth phases of plants. The seasonal developmental stages of selected herbaceous plant species are observed in private and public gardens.
Possible actions are being tested to make cities more climate resilient.
SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR CITIZENS' INITIATIVES
Kiezfonds
Berlin districts offer an opportunity for implementing small projects in the immediate vicinity of the residents by means of district funds and such like. The district offices, neighborhood councils, district councils and neighborhood initiatives are available as contact persons for this purpose. Just check out mein.berlin.de and find out if there are initiatives in your neighborhood, if the district is looking for specific proposals, or if there are other ways to shape things.
"On Your Mark! Citizen Science in your city"
Apply now! Citizens can submit ideas until March 24. It is about the further development of the city. The Natural History Museum Berlin and the "Wissenschaft im Dialog" initiative invite you to participate - in cooperation with the Citizen Science platform "Bürger schaffen wissen".
PUBLICATIONS ON CITIZENS' INITIATIVES
THE NEW LEIPZIG CHARTER
Principles of a modern urban development policy in the EU, 30.11.2020