Global Innovation Gathering (GIG)

A meetup for everyone interesting for the maker scene, entrepreneurship and the different scenes across Europe.

Together with the visitors of the re:publica 2017 we will produce a knitted data visualization.

„Fab City Prototypes“ is a European consortium to accelerate the transition to a circular, inclusive and open tech economy.

In 2016 there were 65.3 million people globally living displaced. Makers are in a unique position to contribute design and innovation to solving humanitarian crises. How can the Maker Movement merge with conflict and disaster response to address the refugee crisis in a scalable way, while maintaining the dignity and autonomy of both individuals and communities?

Developing an Internet of Things ecosystem is what Sreowshi is working on in Bangalore. In this interview she will discuss the journey so far and future in building awareness around the penetration of the Internet to our homes, everyday objects and tool and the importance of having innovators and users work on solutions that will benefit the majority of the population and not just the producers or elite consumers.

The key knowledge needed to reach the Sustainable Development Goals is locked in proprietary systems. Governments and civil society around the world need to push for a shift to Open Source systems and technologies if we want to overcome the global division of rich and poor, of south and north and those who have power, and those who don’t.

How is it possible that in just three years, the industrial city of Shenzhen was transformed in the global tech imaginary from a place known for cheap copies and low-quality production to a laboratory of technological futures and a "Silicon Valley of Hardware"?

The digital divide is a clear and persistent reality for the more than 4 billion people who cannot avail of the social, economic, and civic benefits resulting from access to the open web. The winners of the Mozilla Equal Ratings challenge will present three different solutions on how to connect underserviced communities.

Learn how to use a laser cutter and make a super handy phone speaker to use anywhere !

We will be using digital fabrication technologies to create our own textile tool: a weaving loom that you will be able to bring home to start weaving your own textiles.

This doesn’t only enable you to learn the basics of weaving but also the ones of laser cutting.

The workshop is meant to inspire to use digital fabrication technologies to make tools and to encourage to combine both digital and analog production techniques.

FabLabs sind nicht nur Orte kollektiven Lernens und kollektiver Kreativität und damit Keimzellen lokaler, demokratischer Innovationen, sondern auch Stätten kosteneffektiver Forschung und Entwicklung. Als solche müssen sie in die jeweiligen lokalen sozio-ökonomischen Strukturen eingebettet und mit der globalen (virtuellen) Gemeinschaft von FabLab-Initiativen in Austausch stehen und kooperieren. Doch funktioniert dieser Austausch? Und wie ist das mit FabLabs in sich entwickelnden oder von politischer Veränderung betroffenen Regionen im arabischen Raum? Wie gehen hier und dort (technische) Innovationen vonstatten? Wie ist der Impact solcher Initiativen einzuschätzen und wie können wir uns positiv einbringen und den Wissenstransfer zwischen den Initiativen fördern?

A global Maker movement is emerging, but remains incoherent and without a universal platform. What could we accomplish if we all work together, and what might that look like?