Cohesion in Karlsruhe: digital ideas in corona times
Cover picture: Dennis Dorwarth for karlsruhe.digital
Whether business, science, culture or administration – Karlsruhe is responding to the current difficult situation with creative ideas and digital cooperation.
In addition to our overview of offers and assistance, we present further highlights of Karlsruhe activities here.
KIT and Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences: support Karlsruhe clinics with protective equipment
As hospitals are dependent on sufficient protective equipment during the coronavirus crisis, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT ) has produced 200 visors using 3D printing for the municipal hospital and the St. Vincentius clinics in a joint project with Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. More are to follow. KIT is also centrally coordinating requests and offers of help with respiratory masks, gloves and protective gowns.
Photo: wbk, KIT
CIK: Karlsruhe stores online
Karlsruhe is defying the current difficult situation with creative ideas and strong cohesion. Smart City Karlsruhe offers numerous services that can be used from home. True to the motto
In addition, the City Initiative Karlsruhe (CIK), with the support of the Economic Development Agency, has set up a free delivery service for customers in the Karlsruhe city area with Karlsruhe bicycle couriers.
All information at www.karlsruhe-erleben.de:
- Shopping(shop@home)
- Culture(culture @home)
- Food(food@home)
netzstrategen: Ideas for brick-and-mortar stores
Customer advice via WhatsApp, product presentations via live stream or sales via an online store: The blog post by digital management consultancy netzstrategen provides ideas on how brick-and-mortar stores can bridge the shutdown due to COVID-19.
CAS: digital cooperation with the SmartWe-hilft.de project
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the website SmartWe-hilft.de (and now also on Instagram) has been providing support with suggestions and useful information for working together during the stay-safe phase, for digital collaboration and personal development.
To support thousands of self-employed people and small and medium-sized enterprises, CAS is offering a free start with SmartWe Team until the end of 2020. The CRM/XRM solution is the perfect way to stay in contact with customers and strengthen team collaboration – especially when they are working from home.
Tips and suggestions can be sent to smartwe-hilft@cas.de
ZKM: Computer capacities for coronavirus research
The ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe is running its computers for the “Folding@home” project. The ZKM is thus making computer capacity available for research into the coronavirus.
Unused computers will be used for medical research while the media museum is closed to the public. The ZKM is providing up to 20 new computers with good graphics cards for the networked project, as these enable parallel computing units and higher performance.
Photo: Dennis Dorwarth for karlsruhe.digital
Schlosslichtspiele: virtual with a double world premiere
The Schlosslichtspiele will take place again this year – but in a completely different format than in the previous five years. The opening show on August 5 will be a double world premiere: on the one hand, guests can look forward to a new show by internationally renowned video artists. At the same time, they will witness the world’s first virtual projection mapping, which can be controlled at home by adopting various observer positions.
The virtual Schlosslichtspiele can be seen online free of charge and worldwide from August 5 to September 13. As soon as larger gatherings are safely possible again under certain conditions and with the implementation of appropriate measures, the Schlosslichtspiele Karlsruhe will return from the virtual to the physical world and can be experienced again in public spaces.
Photo: Schlosslichtspiele
Offers, tips, assistance: Further information on karlsruhe.digital
Offers and assistance at a glance for companies and the self-employed, citizens and students can be found on our overview page.
Our blog section also provides insights into how Karlsruhe’s universities, museums and initiatives are dealing with the coronavirus crisis.