How do human actions, social values and cultural traditions shape developments in artificial intelligence (AI)? And what constitutes democratic, culturally sensitive and human-centered AI? International researchers will discuss these and other questions on Thursday, March 30, and Friday, March 31, at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder).

On Friday, March 24, 2023, the film "December storms. Or: Bumblebees on the butt of power. The End of the Stasi in Frankfurt (Oder)" will be shown. The film by Christian Booß is dedicated to the events of December 5, 1989, when several thousand Frankfurt residents gathered in front of the district administration of the State Security. They demanded entry and demanded the cessation of file destruction.

On October 1, 2022, the districts of Oder-Spree, Märkisch-Oderland, the city of Frankfurt (Oder), the district farmers' associations Oder-Spree and Märkisch Oderland and the city of Beeskow invited to the 1st regional and farmers' market ODERLAND-SPREE on the historic market square in Beeskow. Subsequently, the "Day of the Butter Bread" was celebrated at Beeskow Castle.

The focus of the competition was the workspace in the new staircase to be created, which connects the various floors, the historic hall as well as the atrium. The aim of the process was the artistic examination of the significance of the town hall as a central building of the democratic urban society - a place where decisions on urban development have been made for centuries and which will now, even more than before, be an open forum for the diverse urban society.

Term of nomination to 18 November extended - by the city administration Frankfurt (Oder) and with support of the savings bank Oder-Spree as well as of Antenne Brandenburg again the "honorary office of the year" is distinguished

The East Brandenburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry honors best exam takers from 2022 and volunteer examiners for voluntary commitment.

The city of Frankfurt (Oder) has once again successfully participated in the city competition Papieratlas. The previous calendar year was considered for this.

The goal of the European Reform University Alliance is to innovate the future of universities in Europe, rethinking teaching and learning as well as research and community engagement from a critical, European and inclusive perspective.

Company visit to Apus - Zero Emission GmbH in Strausberg: The Strausberg-based company won the Brandenburg Future Prize in 2021. As early as next year, its zero-emission Apus i-2 aircraft is scheduled to take off powered by hydrogen. The construction of a new production hall at the Strausberg airfield is nearing completion.

Alcaro Invest GmbH has completed and fully leased the first of several planned logistics properties at the Log Plaza Frankfurt (Oder) site. Namely, to the EV Cargo group of companies, which will use the logistics property with more than 47,500 square meters of leasable space for the distribution and storage of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.