{"id":12299,"date":"2018-10-08T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T11:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/?page_id=12299"},"modified":"2024-10-25T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T09:21:26","slug":"background-stories-and-interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Background Stories &#038; Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12299\" class=\"elementor elementor-12299\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ff05a7 siemens-section-background-color-accent-brand-platinum elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ff05a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-418f5be siemens-foreground-color-black\" data-id=\"418f5be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6da872 heading-type-sans-black siemens-foreground-color-black elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6da872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories &amp; Interviews<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0bd945 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0bd945\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d185c siemens-foreground-color-black\" data-id=\"a1d185c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aedb75 siemens-foreground-color-black elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aedb75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are plenty of people around the world with the courage to try something new and turn ideas for a better future\u00a0into reality. 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Siemens Stiftung is addressing this by implementing holistic projects that combine STEM education, social entrepreneurship, and youth empowerment to foster 21st-century skills and enable active participation in shaping Africa's sustainable future.                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Read more row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-read-more\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/world-youth-skills-day-2024\/\">Read more<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dashed-separator\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"results-wrapper interviews\">\n            <div class=\"single-result\">\n            <div class=\"left-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2030\/05\/medien-hintergrundbericht-mindthegap-ki.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n                <div class=\"right-content posts\">\n                    <div class=\"pr-terms pr-interviews\">\n                        Interview | Education | 28 May 2024                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Title row-->\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/mind-the-gap-how-to-achieve-educational-equity-in-the-digital-world\/\">\n                        <h5 class=\"pr-title\">&#8220;Mind the Gap!&#8221; &#8211; How to achieve educational equity in the digital world<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <!--Excerpt row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-excerpt\">\n                        Digital media and AI offer great potential for teaching and learning, but do not automatically change educational opportunities. To enable equitable participation, a shift in mindset is required. How this can be achieved was the topic at the German KonfBD24 conference.                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Read more row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-read-more\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/mind-the-gap-how-to-achieve-educational-equity-in-the-digital-world\/\">Read more<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dashed-separator\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"results-wrapper interviews\">\n            <div class=\"single-result\">\n            <div class=\"left-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hintergrundbericht-bildung-podcast-bildungswende-945.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n                <div class=\"right-content posts\">\n                    <div class=\"pr-terms pr-interviews\">\n                        Interview | Education | 11 February 2024                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Title row-->\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/bildungswende-a-videocast-on-the-future-of-education\/\">\n                        <h5 class=\"pr-title\">#Bildungswende: \u00abWe want children to become active shapers of their future!\u00bb<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <!--Excerpt row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-excerpt\">\n                        \u00abWe want children to become active shapers of their future!\u00bb Videocast with Prof. Dr. Reiss and Dr. Smidt In the #Bildungswende (educational turnaround) videocast, our Managing Director Dr. Nina Smidt and Prof. Dr. Kristina Reiss, renowned education expert and long-serving head of the PISA program in Germany, discuss the future of education with David Neil <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/bildungswende-a-videocast-on-the-future-of-education\/\">Read More<\/a>                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Read more row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-read-more\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/bildungswende-a-videocast-on-the-future-of-education\/\">Read more<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dashed-separator\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"results-wrapper interviews\">\n            <div class=\"single-result\">\n            <div class=\"left-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hintergrundbericht-bildung-nina-ghana-e-bikes.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n                <div class=\"right-content posts\">\n                    <div class=\"pr-terms pr-interviews\">\n                        Insight | 09 January 2024                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Title row-->\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/partnerships-and-ecosystems-make-entrepreneurship-sustainable-in-the-long-run\/\">\n                        <h5 class=\"pr-title\">Partnerships and ecosystems make entrepreneurship sustainable in the long run<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <!--Excerpt row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-excerpt\">\n                        Dr. Nina Smidt, Managing Director, and Spokesperson of the Board at Siemens Stiftung visited Ghana in June 2023 and met entrepreneurs the foundation has been working with over the last few years. She wrote this article for the Founders Factory Africa.                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Read more row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-read-more\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/partnerships-and-ecosystems-make-entrepreneurship-sustainable-in-the-long-run\/\">Read more<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dashed-separator\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"results-wrapper interviews\">\n            <div class=\"single-result\">\n            <div class=\"left-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/story-musicinafrica-acces2023-publikum.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n                <div class=\"right-content posts\">\n                    <div class=\"pr-terms pr-interviews\">\n                        Insight | Culture | 29 December 2023                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Title row-->\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/power-net-fuer-wirtschaft-und-nachhaltige-entwicklung\/\">\n                        <h5 class=\"pr-title\">The power of networking for business and sustainable development<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <!--Excerpt row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-excerpt\">\n                        From November 9 to 11, 2023, over 1,200 participants from 40 countries gathered at the ACCES Conference in Tanzania. In this article, Siemens Stiftung provides an insight into one of the largest networking events for the African music industry.                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Read more row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-read-more\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/power-net-fuer-wirtschaft-und-nachhaltige-entwicklung\/\">Read more<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dashed-separator\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"results-wrapper interviews\">\n            <div class=\"single-result\">\n            <div class=\"left-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hintergrund-stiftungen-nina-945.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n                <div class=\"right-content posts\">\n                    <div class=\"pr-terms pr-interviews\">\n                        Insight | Social Entrepreneurship | 18 December 2023                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Title row-->\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/foundations-as-catalysts-for-resilience\/\">\n                        <h5 class=\"pr-title\">Foundations as Catalysts for Resilience<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <!--Excerpt row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-excerpt\">\n                        As representatives of civil society, foundations are particularly well suited to forging partnerships and providing testing grounds for new solutions that enable sustainable social development in our fast-changing world. An article by our board member Dr. Nina Smidt.                       <\/div>\n                    <!--Read more row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-read-more\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/foundations-as-catalysts-for-resilience\/\">Read more<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dashed-separator\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"results-wrapper interviews\">\n            <div class=\"single-result\">\n            <div class=\"left-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/stiftung-interview-unesco-dlw-2-1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n                <div class=\"right-content posts\">\n                    <div class=\"pr-terms pr-interviews\">\n                        Insight | Education | 13 October 2023                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Title row-->\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/unesco-digital-learning-week-2023\/\">\n                        <h5 class=\"pr-title\">UNESCO Digital Learning Week 2023<\/h5>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <!--Excerpt row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-excerpt\">\n                        Under the motto \u201cSteering technology for education\u201d, the DLW brought together over 1,000 participants from 45 countries to discuss the transformative power of digital platforms and generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of education. Siemens Stiftung representatives attended the event \u2013 here are a few of the insights we gained.                    <\/div>\n                    <!--Read more row-->\n                    <div class=\"pr-read-more\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-stiftung.org\/en\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/unesco-digital-learning-week-2023\/\">Read more<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dashed-separator\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"pagination\">\n        <br \/><div class='wp-pagenavi' role='navigation'>\n<span aria-current='page' class='current'>1<\/span><a class=\"page larger\" title=\"Page 2\" href=\"\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/?sf_paged=2\">2<\/a><a class=\"page larger\" title=\"Page 3\" href=\"\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/?sf_paged=3\">3<\/a><span class='extend'>...<\/span><a class=\"nextpostslink\" rel=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next Page\" href=\"\/media\/background-stories-and-interviews\/?sf_paged=2\"><i class=\"icon-Arrow_Thick_Right_L\" style=\"font-size:15px;margin-left:-2px;margin-right:-3px\"><\/i> <\/a>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n    \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories &amp; Interviews There are plenty of people around the world with the courage to try something new and turn ideas for a better future\u00a0into reality. 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