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Half time: the awarded teams of the second round of the idea contest spent the past few months further developing their ideas – and presented their progress at the interim presentation on 13 May. In addition to funding, the project teams benefit from an array of workshops intended to help them turn their ideas into workable concepts through professional and mutual exchange.

On 8 February 2022, Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Hubertus Heil, distinguished the twelve most promising ideas at the virtual award ceremony for the idea contest ‘AI is what we make it!’. Once again, the second round of the contest highlightedthe potential of innovative AI technologies to benefit the common good and social progress.

On 8 February 2022, the most promising project drafts for AI providing benefits for the common good will be awarded during the award ceremony of the second round of the Civic Innovation Platform’s idea contest. To participate, simply use our online tool to register for the virtual award ceremony!

In the ideas pitch of the second round of the Civic Innovation Platform's ideas contest, the nominated project teams demonstrated innovation and creativity to develop ideas that benefit the common good. The twelve most promising ideas of round two will be awared by Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hubertus Heil in a virtual award ceremony on 8 February. If you want to know more, follow it live!

Whether addressing innovation in administration, improved labour conditions or the promotion of inclusion and participation, the project teams invited to the virtual pitch on 10 November demonstrated what all their ideas have in common – having a vision of AI that provides benefits for the common good and of social innovations.