The overarching theme of the Creathon is the Digital Services of the Future. There will be two challenges:
Challenge 1: How do the municipalities of Linköping and Enschede implement digital services to their citizens? In this rapid wave of technological change, business and companies have made great strides in offering access to digital solutions. The expectations of our residents for seamless and effective digital services is growing and hence, we need to become better at using the opportunities of digitalisation and technological development to create higher level of service for our residents and society. In this challenge, we want participants to start with what they themselves see as exciting solutions that would give them the best digital services, for example in areas such as transportation, child care, building permits, public libraries, or city maintenance. How can we make specific life events, such as having a baby, getting married, or starting a business, as easy as possible for the citizens to know what to do and how to get the support they need?
Challenge 2: How do we as a government, ensure that our digital services are accessible and valuable for young residents, under 30 years old? In the heart of the second challenge will be the particular needs of this younger age demographic. Digital solutions are particularly important to this age group and the governments of Linköping and Enschede have a lot of difficulty reaching young people, despite the fact that they are fully active in the digital world; they play games, use TikTok, BeReal, Instagram, but they tend to lose interest as soon as communication becomes more formal. How do we reach them and how will the needs and expectations of young residents change in the longer-term with new innovations in AI, virtual reality, and augmented reality? What support can governments provide to help them through major changes in their lives, such as turning 18 or getting a first job. And how can we involve young people in the future developments of our digital services?
Program
7 May 17:30-18:30: Online introduction session
12 May: Arrival and welcome activity (Exact time and place TBA)
13 May: Day 1 of the Creathon
09:00-09:30 Welcome by Linköping and Enschede cities
09:30-10:00 Presentation of the challenges
10:00-10:30 NABC, idea generation and simple diamond
10:30-12:00 Idea Jam
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 1 minute “take pitches”
14:00-17:00 Groupwork
18:00- InnovEat – mingle with entrepreneurs and start-up representatives
14 May: Day 2 of the Creathon
09:00-11:00 Group work
11:00-11:30 How to pitch
11:30-12:00 Lunch and mingle
12:00-13:00 Innovation Tuesday
13:00-17:00 Groupwork
13:00-17:00 Pitch training and feedback (available in parallel with groupwork)
15 May: Day 3 of the Creathon
10:00-12:00 Final presentations
12:00-13:00 Solution fair, announcement of winner, lunch, departure
The programme of the Creathon has not yet been finalised. Information will be added in due course and slight changes may occur. All updates as well as the final version of the programme will be published here.
