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Global Innovation Gathering (GIG)
The Global Innovation Gathering (GIG), a sub-conference developed by re:publica, brings together innovation hub managers, makers, hackers and entrepreneurs from across the world. In the last four years GIG has become a central part of the conference programme, showcasing tech innovation and maker projects from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The GIG members have formed a strong community, exchanging information and expertise on innovation and maker issues throughout the year.
At re:publica 2017 GIG will once again come together for its fifth annual gathering; its members will take over the #rp17 stages on numerous occasions during the three re:publica days. Like last year, GIG will host a pop-up Makerspace together with the FabLab Berlin where participants can learn about innovation in hardware, tinker, solder and get their hands sticky in various workshops.
re:publica 2017's GIG Event Programme
2017 GIG is taking place in collaboration with the StartHubs Asia Berlin project, initiated by the City of Berlin, and GIZ. Over 20 different nationalities will be hosting talks and workshops ranging from using the open-source software Ushahidi for reporting extra judicial killings in the Philippines, to open citizen data projects in Indonesia, Columbia and Brazil, and self-made ISPs in the Amazon jungle. The programme also covers current and global political developments and discusses various issues such as the prevailing debate on online hate speech and how to mitigate it, in particular in conflict regions such as South Sudan.
2017's GIG Makerspace
The heart of GIG at re:publica 2017 is the makerspace, hosted in collaboration with FabLab Berlin. At the makerspace we will run workshops throughout the day, enabling re:publica participants to experience the world of hardware innovation. With a particular focus on open health, biohacking, music and fashiontech the makerspace will feature projects from the FabLab Berlin and GIG community.
We were also really happy about our media partnership with Make:Magazin, which covered the GIG maker community.
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- Business & InnovationTech for Good-What are the leading trends in startup economies in India and Germany? What are the differences in founder mentalities and motivation? In this fireside chat the CEO of Yourstory Shradha Sharma will be discussing these questions with Niklas Wirminghaus from Capital magazine and Sara Weber, Senior News Editor at LinkedIn
- Business & InnovationTech for GoodCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Germany (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE)-See the premiere of “Digital Africa“ - a documentary film portraying different digital innovations across Africa. During a four week journey through Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana we met and interviewed founders and innovators working on local solutions to development problems.
Seid an Bord und gebt euren Ideen eine Bühne zur #rp18. Unser Call for Participation läuft bis zum 7. Januar 2018. Macht mit! Holt euch hier noch Inspiration mehr zu unseren # rp18 POP Themen.
Seit fünf Jahren heißt es Hands on auf dem Makerspace des Global Innovation Gathering (GIG): Upcycling-Workshops und ein mobiler Makerspace waren nur einige Highlights des GIG auf der re:publica 2017. Ein Rückblick.
Die Digitalisierung spielt im beruflichen und persönlichen Alltag eine große Rolle. Um diesen Austausch stärker zu verankern, hat die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) einen Wettbewerb durchgeführt, bei dem sechs Ideen entstanden sind.
Wir hoffen, ihr habt Neues erfahren, alte Freunde getroffen und Inspiration mitgenommen! Unser Rück- und Ausblick zur #rp17 inklusive Fakten.
Liebesbriefe schreiben war gestern: Heute werden leuchtende Postkarten verschickt. Im Makerspace “Darling leave a light on for me: DIY interactive love letters” von Saad Chinoy konnten DIY-Amateure und -Profis mit Kupferband, LEDs und Knopfzellen-Batterien Papier zum Leuchten bringen.
Auf der re:publica könnt ihr auf beim #FASHIONTECH LAB BERLIN Mode zum Anfassen erleben. Schaut einfach an unserem Makerspace vorbei!
- re:publica-Come and add to the discussion about a re:publica event in Africa.
- Global Innovation Gathering (GIG)-A meetup for everyone interesting for the maker scene, entrepreneurship and the different scenes across Europe.
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Der Makerspace ist zurück auf der re:publica. Von FASHIONTECH LAB über DIY-Prothesen bis zu generativer Daten-Kunst in Strick: Lasst euch überraschen vom Ausstellungs-, Demo- und Workshopprogramm, gehostet vom Fab Lab Berlin und GIG.
- re:publica-We invite all participants from the Global Innovation Gathering and from re:connecting Europe to come to the opening of the spaces and get to know each other.