Press Releases & News

Cooperation deal concluded between Siemens Stiftung and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women’s Affairs (BMBF) The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women’s Affairs and Siemens Stiftung intend to work together in future to provide free teaching materials. More than 5,500 digital media from the media portal are now additionally available to teachers Read More...

The Pope and a humble community project in Nairobi’s Kangemi slum on Friday sent a strong global message about access to safe drinking water. Water for Pope Francis’ visit to the St Joseph’s Catholic Parish was provided by the Kangemi Resource Centre (KRC) in bottles featuring the Pope’s image. The Pope says access to safe Read More...

The webportal Music In Africa has been online for a year. During this period, it has become the leading source of information about music on the African continent. With its up-to-date high-quality content, it intends to build networks and increase public exposure of the African music sector. The goal is to have relevant information about Read More...

Entries can be submitted until January 15, 2016 – €200,000 available for winners The competition by Siemens Stiftung focuses on identifying appropriate technologies to help people in developing regions access their basic needs. Now the contest will remain open until January 15, 2016 to provide even more inventors and start-ups with the opportunity to submit Read More...

“Learning materials for refugees should be free and open.” That is the demand voiced by OER initiatives and players in an open letter – titled the Schmerlenbach Appeal – to the public authorities. Siemens Stiftung also offers open teaching and learning materials (open educational resources or OER) on its Media Portal and so supports this Read More...

MOVIMIENTO SUR has been bringing artists from throughout Latin America together in temporary academies since 2012. On the basis of contemporary dance and its potential for innovation, young artists come together in laboratories to work on current social issues and develop new ideas and projects as part of a cross-discipline dialog. MOVIMIENTO SUR will take Read More...

Siemens Stiftung and Solarkiosk AG have jointly founded Solar Fountain gGmbH in Germany. The purpose of the non-profit organization is to give people in low-income regions of developing countries access to vital products and services. At the heart of this venture for basic supply infrastructure is a solar-powered kiosk that produces environmentally-friendly electricity, filters contaminated Read More...

A great undertaking: Every year the international NMC Horizon Report: 2014 K-12 looks at the latest technologies that will have a profound global impact throughout education in the next five years. The study is initiated by the New Media Consortium (NMC), which has grappled with this important question since 2002. The new edition names open Read More...

A big thank you to everyone who visited our stand and especially to the band BANTU, who wowed the festival attended by more than 20,000 people with an energetic mixture of afrofunk, hip-hop and afrobeat. The Nigerian group was invited as part of the Music In Africa project, which the foundation also presented during the Read More...

The “empowering people. Award” team is launching a camapign to help spread the Award message. With the motto “Don’t hesitate, nominate!” participants are invited to identify developers and innovators with a low-tech innovation suitable for submission to the competition. Contestants simply nominate this person or organization on Facebook or Twitter and if the solution is Read More...