Prototype Fund Demo Day
- Prototype Fund
23 February 2023, 17:00 @ Fabrique28, Monbijoustrasse 28, 3011 Bern
On 23 February 2023, the five teams of the third Prototype Fund round presented their prototypes at Fabrique28 in Bern: Bootis, Climate Gains, Crossroads, Demokratis and ExoDAO. After the pitches, visitors tried out the tools at the teams' tables; the evening ended with an apéro.
Photos
Photo: Prototype Fund
Programme
- 17:00–17:15
Welcome and introduction: what is the Prototype Fund?
An experimental space for upgrades to Swiss democracy – a joint initiative of Opendata.ch and Stiftung Mercator Schweiz.
- 18:00–18:45
Project demos: try the tools, meet the teams and the community
- 18:45
Apéro
Read the original announcement
More inclusion, sustainability and participation! This year’s Prototype Fund projects will present the prototypes they have worked on during the last six months. Be the first to test their open source tools, get to know the teams and meet the community.
Program
17:00 – Intro & Project Pitches
- Bootis enables people with motor disabilities to plan individual trips and thus participate more actively in social life.
- Climate Gains aims to make the financing of Swiss climate projects abroad simpler, more democratic and more efficient, thus contributing to the achievement of Swiss climate goals.
- Crossroads helps students to explore cultural diversity in order to reduce prejudices.
- Demokratis makes it easier for citizens to participate in federal consultation procedures in order to better influence the legislative process.
- ExoDAO wants to decentralize web search towards more privacy, less censorship and better energy efficiency compared to big tech.
18:00 – Project Demos: test the tools, get to know the teams and meet the community
18:45 – Apéro
