Our work

The work of the Digital Opportunities Foundation focuses on the following core topics:

  • Promoting digital and social participation
  • Strengthening media competence
  • Promoting equal opportunity access for all people to the Internet and digital offerings
  • Researching the social consequences of digitization

Who our projects are aimed at

With our project work, we address people of all ages, people with different social, financial, professional and educational backgrounds, people with diverse experiences from different life worlds and in different life situations; people who are committed to helping others and those who want to regain their footing on the labor market.
Simply everyone who wants to participate in the development of digitization and take advantage of digital opportunities. In particular, disadvantaged population groups that do not yet fully benefit from the opportunities of digitization are to be reached by the foundation's activities and taken along on the path to a digital and inclusive society.

 

How we work

We implement our projects together with people who are committed to helping others, either professionally or as volunteers. For them and with them, we design information, learning and experience offerings, shed light on digital developments and examine their social consequences.
We network civil society, politics, science and business. In our projects, we work together with associations, societies, and other civil society actors, companies, and public institutions at the federal, state, and local levels in Germany, as well as with European partners.

 

Current projects

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KulturPass

The KulturPass is for everyone living in Germany who turns 18 in 2024 and means 100 euros in credit for cultural offers, redeemable via an app: for…

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Ich digital

The "Ich digital" project of the Digital Opportunities Foundation aims to promote digital skills among groups of people at risk of social exclusion.…

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#national #Media literacy #Jobseekers
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Child-friendly access to the Internet

The aim of the project is to create a basis for the targeted promotion of digital offers suitable for children as well as for orientation offers for…

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#national #Online Security #Children and youth
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Child Protection and Children’s Rights in the Digital World

The focus of the project is the impact digitization on the lifeworld of children and young people.

Hereby, the objective is the empowerment of…

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#national #Children's rights #Children and youth
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LiterAGE4ALL –Fostering e-inclusion to improve digital health literacy and healthy ageing in adults 50+

The Erasmus+ KA220 project LiterAGE4ALL (Fostering e-inclusion to improve digital health literacy and healthy ageing in adults 50+) addresses digital…

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#international #Media literacy #Seniors
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Digital mobility in old age - Tablet PCs for Seniors

"Digital mobility in old age - Tablet PCs for senior citizens" is a project of the Digital Opportunities Foundation in cooperation with Telefónica O2.…

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#national #Media literacy #Seniors
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Starting Point "Growing Up with Media"

The Starting Point "Growing Up with Media" offers information and practical help for matters of children’s media usage and media education.

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#national #Online Security #Parents
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Digital Villages Lower Saxony – Digital infrastructure for rural areas in Lower Saxony

The project Digital Villages Lower Saxony is being carried out as a cooperative project of the Digital Opportunities Foundation with the Fraunhofer…

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#national #Media literacy #Rural population
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MoiN - Together online in the North

The Digital Opportunities Foundation and the regional association of the AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt) in Schleswig-Holstein will create and improve…

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#national #Digital inclusion #Society
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Anti-Rumour

The Anti-Rumour project is funded by the Erasmus+ program, and is implemented with project partners from Cyprus, Greece and Spain.  It raises awarenes…

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#international #Media literacy #Educational staff
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Completed projects

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BoostDigiCulture - A sustainable framework for improving the digital upskilling of adult cultural professionals

The cultural and creative sector is one of the most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many cultural institutions, such as museums, galleries and…

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#international #Media literacy #Society
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E-HEALth Literacy

The E-HEALth Literacy project is funded through the Erasmus+ program and works with partner organizations from Greece, Lithuania, Switzerland, and…

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#international #Media literacy #Educational staff
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InviDas – Enable Digital Sovereignty

InviDas is developing a digital platform that shows which personal data are collected by wearables. Users are informed how the data is processed and,…

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#national #Accessibility #Society
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ENDING | ICT & Early School Leaving. Developing a New Methodology to Empower Children in Digital WellbeIng and Critical ThiNkinG

The "ENDING" project is a strategic partnership consisting of five organizations from three European member states, which started in spring 2021.

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#international #Media literacy #Children and youth
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AMeLiE - Advanced Media Literacy Education to counter online hate-speech

The Erasmus+ KA201 project AMeLiE (Advanced Media Literacy Education to counter online hate-speech) addresses the phenomenon of hate speech on the…

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#international #Media literacy #Educational staff
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Culture meets Digital: Strong through digital Education and Culture

The project enables socially and educationally disadvantaged children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years to experience and design cultural works using…

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#national #Cultural Education #Children and youth
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Media Education in Dialogue

How can media education in daycare facilities for children be organised in dialogue between pedagogical specialists and parents? This question is the…

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#national #Media literacy #Parents
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bremke.digital

The project comprises the testing and subsequent transfer of a model to improve the quality of life and promote village living through the use of…

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#national #Digital inclusion #Rural population
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AMEDY - Active Media Education for Disabled Youth

The project AMEDY (Active Media Education for Disabled Youth) deals with the challenges of the digital world for young people with developmental…

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#international #Media literacy #Educational staff
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Digital SkillShift

The purpose of the Digital SkillShift project is to reskill and upskill unemployed citizens facing the challenges of the digital transformation in…

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#international #Media literacy #Adults
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Entrepreneurial Skills for Woman in a Digital World

The project aims to develop and test a training programme to strengthen the entrepreneurial skills of disadvantaged women. It is aimed at educators…

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#international #Media literacy #Women
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ICT4 the Elderly

The aim of the European project ICT 4 the Elderly is to develop an international learning offer for people between 55 and 75 years of age.

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#international #Media literacy #Seniors
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DIMESCA

The European mobility project allows the participating partner organisations from five European countries to exchange expertise in the field of staff…

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#international #Media literacy #Adults
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Get Your Facts Straight!

This project will provide media literacy education to students and young people from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as…

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#international #Media literacy #Parents
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Day Zero High Level Internet Governance Exchange – Internet Governance Forum

As part of the Day Zero kick-off events of the 14th IGF, the Digital Opportunities Foundation is organizing a high-level Internet Governance Exchange…

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Digital WELCOME

The project WELCOME aims at qualifying young refugees and asylum seekers to become mentors who will train people from their environment in creative IT…

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#international #Media literacy #Refugees
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Digital Skills for You(th)

The European project “Digital Skills for You(th)” aims at developing and piloting a blended learning offer for professionals working with…

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#international #Media literacy #Educational staff
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Seniors@DigiWorld

The European project Seniors@DigiWorld aims to support senior citizens in accessing and using the Internet via tablet computers. To do so, a training…

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#international #Digital inclusion #Seniors
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