Democracy has to reconcile the often competing forces of public planning, participation and decision-making. Agile tools and processes help to allow enough space for different interests and perspectives to be aired, enabling them to be fairly reconciled, in turn yielding useable results. That’s what we work towards in our Berlin and Hamburg offices.
Our projects span a broad spectrum, from a public participation platform in Togo to prize-winning online participation in spatial planning, via the public consultation concept for the German commission on the storage of highly radioactive materials. Additionally, we implement eParticipation projects such as participatory budgets and urban planning discussions for public sector customers. Interested? Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Favourite Projects
Geological repository for radioactive waste with social consent?
The lower and upper houses of the German parliament established a commission to make recommendations, with the aim of ensuring “the highest possible security over a period of one million years”. Demos has supported the Commission by drawing up a concept for involving various expert and interest groups. Because of the conflict surrounding the history, and the importance for future generations, this task required a high degree of sensitivity and many years experience in public participation procedures.
Public participation platform in Togo
Economic and political development through participation and transparency: in Togo, we are implementing a municipal platform for public involvement in the advancement of market places. The project is part of a programme initiated by the
Kfw Development Bank (owned by the German government) and was commissioned by the
GFA Consulting Group GmbH. Thanks to the project, stall owners and residents are able to shape the area in which they live and work. There are future plans to enable the use of the platform in the whole of Togo in order to strengthen this young democracy.
Spatial planning online
Schleswig-Holstein is the first state in Germany to support its local authorities in introducing a universal IT process for involving the public as well as public authorities and agencies with regards to spatial planning. After the city state of Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein is the second German state to opt for our solution, demosplan. Both applications are operated by the public
IT service provider, Dataport. We are happy to make our contribution to the further implementation of eGovernment in Germany through the sharing of interstate systems.
We are currently looking for a Software Engineer (f/m) (permanent contract, full-time or part-time) who is as passionate about participation and teamwork as we are to join our Berlin development team.
What we are looking for:
Good knowledge of PHP
Knowledge of Symfony, Doctrine and Elasticsearch is a plus
Experience with testing and continuous integrations systems
Independent and service-oriented working style (method? Approach?)
Reliability, capacity for teamwork, flexibility and sense for quality
Advanced level of written and spoken German AND/OR English
What you can expect:
You are part of our professional and agile scrum team
You work with new technology and tools in a highly-collaborative, agile environment
Close cooperation with front end and machine research
Various options for personal and professional development (i.e. coaching)
What we are offering:
A good compensation package including coverage of Berlin public transport ticket
Great working atmosphere with team events and gaming nights
Flexible and family-friendly working hours
Good coffee, Club Mate and organic fruits
Please send your complete application documents to:
Bianca Wiktor, Assistant to CEO
officeberlin@demos-international.com
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Do your ideas match our work? At the beginning of our best projects was always a vague idea. We would be happy to welcome you for a brief informal meeting: Visit us in Berlin or in Hamburg!
