IDEA CONTEST
+++ submission deadline extended until 09 February +++
AI is what we make it!
AI is what we make it! What do we mean by that? Good ideas, different fields of expertise, a variety of experience and, in particular, the shared desire to work together to advance our society – all of these aspects need to come together in order to make artificial intelligence ‘our’ AI.
In short, the Civic Innovation Platform is about one thing: realising good ideas together. Do you also want to use your AI technology to enable social advances? Then register and start your search for partners to implement your idea. On this platform, you will find like-minded people who want to collaborate to turn good ideas into reality.
3rd round of the idea contest has started
Turn your idea into a joint project, take part in our idea contest together. If you're successful, you can win up to 20,000 euros. After all, one thing is certain: AI applications that focus on public welfare AI providing benefits for the common good require a wide spectrum of technical and social competencies that must work together to enable social progress. By combining technological, emotional, creative and social intelligence, we can make AI our own.
You can find out what you need in our idea contest call [PDF, 291 KB]. Interested? Then register – you’ll find more information in the community area.
Prepare to be inspired! See the winning ideas from the previous competition rounds.
News and dates
Submission deadline extended!
Read more : Submission deadline extended!The submission deadline for the 3rd round of the idea contest has been extended: Take advantage of the opportunity to win up to 20,000 euros for your idea for AI providing benefits for the common good until 09 February 2023. Project drafts can be submitted directly via our website.
The third round of the idea contest has started!
Read more : The third round of the idea contest has started!Do you want to make it possible for artificial intelligence (AI) to be used for the common good? So do we! Take part in the third round of the idea contest and win up to 20,000 euros and more! Register on the CIP platform and find partners for your idea!
Improve the world with AI ideas at re:publica
Read more : Improve the world with AI ideas at re:publicaHow can AI get out of the technology niche and into the middle of society, becoming usable for as many people as possible in terms of the environment, health, work, mobility or any other areas? At our ‘Speed Date your AIdea! – improve the world with your idea’ workshop at re:publica 2022, random groups of participants gathered and developed their ideas for AI providing benefits for the common good together.
Figures of the second round
Submitted project ideas
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Nominated project ideas
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Winning project ideas
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Winning project ideas
Latest project ideas
Frequently asked questions
On the one hand, we define ‘civic innovation’ as innovation processes where the driving impetus comes from within society and on the other hand, all innovations that aim to advance progress in society. The relevant social actors – from members of the public through associations and companies, all the way to organisations and institutions – contribute ideas and are systematically involved in the further process. The concept is based on sharing and exchange between different disciplines, sectors and areas, openly and on an equal footing with the aim of developing solutions that can be put into practice.
With the Civic Innovation Platform (CIP) project, the Policy Lab Digital, Work & Society within the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs studies how ideas for AI application that serve to enable societal and social progress can be effectively supported, from the idea through concept development, all the way to implementation and transfer.
The project is based on the German federal government's artificial intelligence strategy, in which the federal government undertakes to develop and deploy AI ‘responsibly and for the benefit of the common good’ and to embed it ‘in society on an ethical, legal, cultural and institutional basis within the basis of the framework of broad social dialogue and active policymaking (...)’. In this sense, the project aims to achieve broad acceptance in society and the design of technology for the benefit of the common good.
The Civic Innovation Platform (CIP) wants to make a contribution to bringing people together from different areas (business, science, administration, civil society), thereby enabling them to develop new solutions for addressing the challenges and needs of society. We want to create optimal framework conditions that allow good ideas to evolve into innovative projects. Our attention is primarily centred on artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of everyone. Alongside the potential for innovation, the focus is also on potential for collaboration: partners are supported in the joint development of ideas and project proposals for the use of AI technology for the common good and their transfer into practice through various types of funding as well as workshops and advice.
Funding is provided for AI technology innovations destined for the common good, such as machine learning or pattern recognition. Since the Civic Innovation Platform is a funding programme initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, proposals must have a clearly identifiable link to the Ministry’s activities. This includes aspects such as the future and quality of work, occupational safety, co-determination in companies, vocational training and further education, reintegration in the labour market, pensions, integration, inclusion, diversity and equal participation.
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The Policy Lab of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs