𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 Today, we announce the second challenge of our Cities & Regions domain for X-Creation 2025. It's a delight to work with German Red Cross through the challenge. We encourage NGOs, governments, tech innovators, and community groups to collaborate on creating scalable, adaptable solutions to enhance disaster response. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: In extreme weather events, voluntary support often floods in, but the lack of coordination can render it ineffective. Cities and regions require systems that integrate real-time data and streamline communication between disaster management teams, volunteers, and citizens. These solutions must address the unique challenges of resource-limited areas, such as those in the Global South. 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? The goal is to build resilient cities by optimizing the effectiveness of disaster response systems. This could involve developing lightweight, modular disaster management systems that integrate with social media, local networks, and existing disaster management platforms. 🤝𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 As a collaborator, you are an integral part of X-Creation. During your weekly collaboration on a challenge (~2-4 hours, virtual), you work on the solution and as a co-creation team, take a step towards sustainable innovation. The journey will begin at your Inspiration Studio in March and end at Innovation Day on June 18. Start your X-Creation journey with us. 🔗Register here: https://lnkd.in/dhcF-ptS Are you still unsure? 📧We look forward to an exchange at [email protected]. #xcreation #innovation #challenges #cocreate #solvetogether Martin Bäumler, Stephan de Haas, Norbert Pahl, Frank Ruttloff
