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Zoe Pohle

Exciting News from the MOTO-Project!

The students visiting the construction site in Altenberge

The MOTO project, which originated from the project seminar "Development of a coordination app for open all-day care at Altenberge elementary school “, has started. The project seminar of the Chair of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector of Prof. Tobias Brandt was conducted during the Winter Semester 2023/24.

The seminar’s goal was for students to develop software that can digitally manage the supervision of over 400 children at the open all-day school in Altenberge. In addition to supervision, the software aims to support teaching staff in areas such as the development and safety of the children.

Working in collaboration with the Altenberge community and the OGS-Altenberge, our dedicated students developed an initial proof of concept to digitally coordinate open all-day services at OGS-Altenberge.

Based on this initial work, the chair secured funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the DATIpilot funding program, resulting in a grant of €150,000 to further develop the software! The projects’ overall goal is to create a practical, open-source product that can be shared with other municipalities and OGS facilities, making a positive impact across the community.

As part of this initiative, three outstanding students, Christian Kamann, Florian Lüttgenau and Yannick Wegner from the seminar have joined the Chair of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector as student assistants, funded by this grant, and will continue to develop the project. Additionally, the chair is exploring paths to transition this innovative product into a startup once the funding program concludes, demonstrating the entrepreneurial spirit of our department and a commitment to sustainable solutions.