28.05.2026 - Open Data and AI as a Game-Changer for Volunteer Work

Presentation on the Green Stage at NØRD, the statewide digitalization convention organized by digitales MV at the HanseMesse Rostock. Digital sovereignty in rural communities is hindered by data entry barriers—volunteers don’t have time for complex systems. The presentation demonstrates how this manual bottleneck is replaced by an automated data pipeline: AI-powered extraction of event dates directly from flyers via WhatsApp photos and automated aggregation of scattered sources. The goal is a radically barrier-free ecosystem—no app, no login required. That same weekend, the project presented here won the NØRD Award 2026 in the Smart Community category.