Eight initiatives have been nominated for the “Prize for Digital Togetherness”, which is being awarded
by the “Digital for All” initiative on the occasion of the second nationwide Digital Day. The award goes
to projects that use digital technologies for the common good and make the opportunities of digital
change available to all parts of society. The winners will be announced in online videos on June 16,
2021. The best of the more than 300 applications have been nominated. A top-class jury of ten people
will decide on the award. The award is given in the categories “Digital Participation” and “Digital
Engagement”; the prize money is 10,000 euros in each case. The award is sponsored by atene KOM GmbH.
And these are the eight nominated projects:
Church of Osternburg in Oldenburg
In order for Germany to grow together digitally , participation in the networked world needs a cross-
generational approach. It brings
together tandems of young volunteers with older people with little or no digital skills. The project thus
And those who do
not yet have their own device can borrow one free of charge. In this way, knowledge of video
telephony, writing emails or listening to music is acquired through close exchange. Older participants
stay in touch with their families or can take part in virtual church services or concerts. More
information: https://www.ev-kirche-osternburg.de/ueber-uns/seniorenbueros/bsb-buemmersteder-
seniorenbuero#diglernen
Medienkompetenz Team eV
Digital participation begins at school and kindergarten age. Here, young people learn the skills they
need to be able to move confidently and safely in the digital world. The media competence team
better understanding and assessing the opportunities and risks of the digital world for their children.
presenting them on its own YouTube channel, its digital parents’ evenings and in school projects with
children and young people. Over the past three years, 70 events have reached over 500 parents and
more than 1,000 students. More information: https://medienkompetenz.team/
Mission Inclusion | Service Center for Youth Participation eV, Aktion Mensch
We are silvering the net | Ways out of loneliness eV
The association Wege aus der Einsamkeit wants to “cash in” on the Internet and enable people over
65 with little digital knowledge to take their first steps online – including training courses and
explanatory videos to enable participation in digital offerings. With its commitment, the association
has been promoting the teaching of digital skills since 2014 and enables different age groups to
exchange ideas in society and during joint activities. With success: 6,666 guests between the ages of
65 and 91 have already been brought together in 222 video conference rounds via Zoom. More
information: https://www.wegeausdereinsamkeit.de/
Efficient and innovative supply structures | deinNachbar eV
The net working hours of 13 full-time employees – moj database that’s how much voluntary work the
helpers of the deinNachbar eV association do every month. With their 2,000 hours of work, they
create a social support network for people in need of help and care. In analog and digital seminars,
their helper profile. This allows the supporters to determine their desired activities, working times
and geographical areas themselves and make a contribution to digitally professionalizing
neighborhood assistance in Germany. More information: https://www.deinnachbar.de/
JUUUPORT – We advise you online! | JUUUPORT eV
Stress in social networks, online rip-offs and data
experiences in the virtual world. JUUUPORT is a where to study to become a web designer: the best courses and universities nationwide online advice platform for young people between the ages of 12
and 24 who have problems online. Volunteer young people and young adults from all over Germany
Internet”. The number of requests for advice to the low-threshold contact point has doubled in the
. More information: https://www.juuuport.de/beratung
Match My Maker | Be able eV
Inventors, design experts, health professionals and b2b reviews people with disabilities – they are all
gathered on the Match My Maker platform, which brings people with unresolved barriers and people
with technical skills together and supports them in inventing inclusive “do it yourself” aids. The
The low-threshold offer enables people
with technical skills to volunteer and makes inclusion tangible for people with and without
disabilities.
