Author: Ivan Gabor
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How Audrey Tang Is Rebooting Democracy — and What Berlin Can Learn from Taiwan
“The engine behind reshaping democracy has been young people and immigrants,” Audrey Tang – Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador and first Digital Minister – told me. I was fortunate enough to meet Audrey at the Berlin Freedom Conference on 10 November. To tell you the truth: Audrey was the main reason I went. Ever since I read […]
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Six Pictures from the Future — A Glimpse into Tomorrow’s Berlin
For a campaign, you need many elements — but everything starts with funding. That’s why we first want to give enormous thanks to the supporters of WahlheYmatPost, to everyone who believes in what we do and why we do it: the Welcome Alliance Fund by ProjectTogether and the Bundesministerium des Inneren. And a heartfelt thank-you […]
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“Berlin Modern” — Is This the Modern Berlin?
Last weekend, I had the chance to see inside Berlin’s newest museum: Berlin Modern.The visit made me think about how we imagine the future Berlin. If you’ve walked near the Kulturforum, between the Neue Nationalgalerie and the Philharmonie, you’ve surely noticed that enormous construction site. That is where Berlin Modern is rising — a new […]
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Bürgerbeteiligung: Participation or Paperwork?
Berlin invites its citizens to participate — but only after the decisions are made. A visit to the Bürgerbeteiligungsbüro: where good intentions meet German bureaucracy. I was so happy when I first discovered the Bürgerbeteiligungsbüro. Yes! Finally, a place for participation! It took me quite some time, though, to understand what this institution is actually […]
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