Barcamp U30: Well over 100 participants have registered for the first session!

Thursday, 28.02.2019

#BarcampU30 is heading into its next round.

Starting on Friday, 1 March 2019, the Barcamp U30 will take place for the second time. This year’s participants will work in working groups to develop implementation concepts, which will be further explored at a subsequent group meeting at the 2nd Executive Convention: Digital World & Governance on 22 March in Berlin and further developed, before being presented on 27 May at the 7th Future Congress on State and Administration. For the first Barcamp event at the Microsoft Atrium in Berlin, organised byWegweiser andMcKinsey & Company, Inc. and other committed partners, have registered well over 100 participants from the public sector and business from all over Germany. In total, over 70 institutions are taking part.

At the kick-off event for the Future Congress, young specialists and managers are developing innovative solutions for the public sector of the future.
Last year, topics were identified and grouped into five areas of action:

  • Citizen-centred approach (through digitalisation)
  • Knowledge management in public administration
  • Career progression in public administration for ‘outsiders’
  • Non-hierarchical leadership
  • New narratives