Mathias Großklaus
Innovation Lead for Participatory Governance @ Agora Digitale Transformation, a German non-profit Think Tank
As an Innovation Lead at Agora Digitale Transformation, Mathias works to ensure that the means of a digitalized world also become effective levers for a just society. Mathias holds a doctorate in political science and has not only led research projects on digital participation and smart cities / regions, but has also implemented numerous innovations into municipal practice. Mathias is convinced that new forms of cooperation between the state, civil society and citizens are needed for a real transformation to succeed.
About Agora Digitale Transformation:
For us, our democracy is the political "operating system" for citizens: How stable it runs depends on how digital technologies are used in the interests of citizens and in exchange with them. We are therefore working on updates for the operating system of democracy - updates that take advantage of the opportunities of the digital transformation as implementable and practice-oriented solutions. For a strong democracy, now and in the future.
https://www.agoradigital.de/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathias-gro%C3%9Fklaus-43a5a5169/
Sessions
German municipalities are beginning to discover the potential of map-based citizen participation - sometimes, but not always using OpenStreetMap. Those projects however remain in a very narrow focus, catering only to niche audiences. But to reach their full democratic potential, a broader focus would be needed – and thus common technical standards and interoperability. In this talk, we will speak about our efforts to push for harmonization in the German smart city landscape and for a stronger role of the federal government in providing standards and infrastructure. With the audience, we will discuss a) the extent to which advocacy work should be carried out at the EU level and b) possible ways of involving the OSM community in those efforts.