Integreat
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| developer | Door to door Digitalfabrik gGmbH |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| operating system | Android, iOS |
| programming language | React Native |
| category | Mobile app |
| License | MIT License |
| German speaking | Yes |
| https://integreat-app.de | |
Integreat (former project name: Refguide + ) is an open source mobile app that provides local information and offers tailored to refugees and migrants to Germany. The content is maintained by local organizations, for example by municipalities , and made available in locally relevant languages. It was developed by the door to door - Digital Factory gGmbH in Augsburg together with a team of researchers and students from the Technical University of Munich .
history
In 1997 the Augsburg association “Tür an Tür”, which has been campaigning for refugees since 1992 , published the brochure “First Steps”, which answers local everyday questions. Since addresses and contacts change quickly, some information is out of date after just a few weeks. Business informatics students at the Technical University of Munich therefore developed the Integreat app together with the association and the social department of the city of Augsburg within eight months. The app was then used by other cities and counties within months. Information on 60 locations will be available as of March 7, 2020, including Munich , Nuremberg and Augsburg.
Mode of action
Refugees need information on registration, contact persons, health care, education, family, work and everyday life. Integreat tries to provide refugees with this information by choosing their geographical position and receiving locally relevant information. This information is available offline after opening the app so that it can also be used without an Internet connection. In addition, the content will be translated into the mother tongues of the refugees and migrants to facilitate access. The content is provided with a CC BY 4.0 license to facilitate collaboration and translation between the content creators and distribution of the content.
Awards
- 2016: 10th engagement award from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
- 2016: 9th integration award from the government of Swabia
- 2016: Future Award in the "Technology" category
- 2016: Winning team in the “Social Society” category, GENERATION-D competition
- 2017: Award "Heroes of Home" from the Adalbert Raps Foundation
- 2017: Social Impact Award from the TUM School of Management
- 2018: Lighthouse project - Google Impact Challenge
- 2019: Special Startup Award in the IT competition "CIO of the Year" by Computerwoche and CIO-Magazin
Comparable mobile applications
Other mobile apps to give as a first orientation for refugees include the app arriving , a joint project of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, the Goethe Institute, the Federal Employment Agency and the Bavarian Radio, which as a companion for the first few weeks in Germany, and the Welcome App , a company-sponsored non-profit initiative for information about Germany and asylum procedures with a regional focus, as well as a book by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Herder publishing house with a corresponding app Germany - First information for refugees as a companion for Arabic-speaking refugees in Germany.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The idea. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Next door to the AugsburgWiki
- ↑ Faz.net - Student-Programming-Smartphone-App-for-Refugees , accessed on February 2, 2017
- ↑ integreat.app , accessed on March 7, 2020
- ↑ Schreieck, Maximilian, Manuel Wiesche, and Helmut Krcmar. "Governing nonprofit platform ecosystems - an information platform for refugees." Information Technology for Development 23.3 (2017): 618–643.
- ↑ http://www.engagementpreis.de/preistraeger-2016
- ↑ http://www.locally.de/nachricht/39677/9-integrationspreis-der-regierung-von-schwaben-integrationsstaatssekretaer-johannes-
- ↑ http://www.future.network/presse/
- ↑ http://www.generation-d.org/gewinnerteams-2/
- ^ Adalbert Raps Foundation · Detail. Retrieved June 6, 2017 .
- ↑ TUM Management Alumni eV grants Social Impact Award. TUM, May 17, 2017, accessed on July 9, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Lighthouse project 2018 and 250,000 euros. July 7, 2018, accessed March 6, 2020 .
- ↑ CIO of the year 2019: From volunteering to startup. CIO Magazine, November 21, 2019, accessed April 21, 2020 .
- ↑ The “Arrive” app , BAMF
- ↑ arriving akommenapp.de,
- ↑ Welcome app
- ↑ Apps want to help refugees to get by in Germany. How good are you? In: Bento. Spiegel online, December 7, 2015, accessed October 7, 2017 .