Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Broadband for all in Cochem-Zell
A rural district and five municipality associations joined forces to build a broadband system and push their region forward
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Algae biogas concept
With CO2 and heat from biogas facilities, researchers are breeding algae as a raw material for cosmetics and biodiesel
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Medicine par excellence – mentors for budding country doctors
Country doctor mentors fuel students’ enthusiasm for the medical profession far from cities
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Mobile Town Hall Gersheim
Administrative staff spare elderly, disabled, and ill rural citizens visits to the authorities
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Metropolitan area project – “Thalia Cultural Landscapes”
With readings and plays, actors transform historic buildings into extraordinary cultural venues in the country
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An artists' village as power plant
Artists are developing aesthetic models for energy production that are fuelling debate about green electricity in the country
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“Theater Altes Hallenbad” in Friedberg / Hessen
Citzens restore an art nouveau pool, turning it into a cultural venue
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“Cultivation of Peat Moss” research project
Researchers are obtaining substrates for gardening from moss in an attempt to create a new branch of agriculture
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“Lively learning about the country” teaching concept
Teaching at farms, male and female farmers get young people interested in country life and work
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Country youth Klimawald Schleswig-Holstein
Young people collect donations to plant a new forest area in the country
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NatuRaum – the innovative tech lab in the country
Young people from cities and the country learn how to tap nature for successful inventions
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CLAAS-Telekom industry 4.0 in agriculture
Mobile radio and sensor technology make farmers' work easier
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Standardized communication with the M2M Teledesk
Agricultural equipment used on farms and in fields is coordinated via a central platform by mobile radio
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entia - good things that smile
An online shop has created a sales platform that can be used by workshops for people with disabilities throughout Germany
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acs – competence centre for cost efficient production
Suppliers, higher education institutions, and municipalities in the country jointly promote the development of innovative car parts
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Children's academy in a rural region – art instead of TV
An artist introduces village children from uneducated families to painting, photography, and music
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SmartRegion Pellworm
The first intelligent electricity network enables residents to use renewable energy where it is generated – locally
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“Future of the villages in South Westphalia” network
An agency motivates people in the country to join forces to develop perspectives for their home villages
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Young buys old – municipal programme against abandoned buildings
A municipality helps families to buy old buildings in the town centre, preventing the area from becoming abandoned
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“Smart Villages” research project
Students turn a village into a field laboratory and investigate how dying villages can safeguard their future