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The Dezentrale – A FabLab Approach for democratizing innovation and production
In the Unionviertel, Dortmund’s uprising creative neighbourhood, a little hidden in a rear house, the new nucleus of the city’s maker scene is located. The Dezentrale is a project of the Fraunhofer UMSICHT Institute and was founded by Jürgen Bertling, head of department of the “Idea Factory of...
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Innovative methods for engaging the public
There are many reasons for engaging public in science and political decision making such as better public acceptance and receiving new ideas. Similarly, there are many ways to engage the public, some of which are innovative and show much promise for future engagement actions. Correspondingly...
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European Enterprises Climate Cup
The European Enterprises Climate Cup (EECC) is an EU-funded project that aims to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in their goal to be front-runners in energy efficiency management. By participating in a Europe-wide competition, they are provided with by cost-free energy advice...
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One Thousand Europeans on Sustainable Consumption
On a Saturday in October 2014 one thousand citizens across Europe defied the fact that it was their weekend - and went to work. Not every-day work, though. This particular Saturday presented the European-wide PACITA citizen summits – a day of deliberation and voting about the difficult topic of...