News and projects

On behalf of GIZ, AKRYL recently launched a new knowledge platform aiming to support the energy transition in China and Germany.

E4D is a digital event solution specifically designed for the development cooperation sector. It is a flexible, modules-based, and secure platform that enables stakeholders to experience multi-facetted events in the virtual space.

AKRYL supports the Development and Climate Alliance (Allianz für Entwicklung and Klima) in creating and implementing digital tools such as websites, databases, and online surveys.

Global Digital Academy for SDGs Projects is an e-learning platform for organizations working towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is a virtual space for knowledge exchange and collaborative learning.

On Oct 23–24, 2018, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) held a workshop on the topic “Decentralized Energy Networks and Beyond – The Transformative Potential of Distributed Ledger Technologies for the Philippines” in Manila, Philippines.

On August 5, AKRYL officially endorsed the Principles for Digital Development. 

Our experts at AKRYL provide digtial solutions for the CSD. The establishment of the CSD introduces a new chapter of the development partnership between China and Germany. At the same time it is a concrete effort for vitalizing the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.

AKRYL provided digital solutions for AdaptationCommunity.net. It was developed for the interested public and adaptation experts to provide information on applying approaches, methods and tools that facilitate the planning and implementation of adaptation action. 

For the campaign “GEO-Tag der Natur”, AKRYL advised on the usage and implementation of geolocation technologies.

The Cotton Expert House Africa is a private sector-driven, non-profit organisation that seeks to support sustainability in the African cotton sector and the textile industry.

AKRYL talks about virtual currencies in an article by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ). You can read it here (German version).

From January to November 2015, AKRYL was tasked to conduct digital transformation workshops and trainings for UNICEF China staff members.

On September 21–22, 2018, AKRYL participated at the GIZ tech2D Forum in Frankfurt.

Our programmers and designers from AKRYL digital agency (www.akryl.net) have conducted over 200 IT and design projects over the years.

Among other invited speakers and academics, Karsten Luc held a lecture on the topic “(Media) Images of Europe and China”. The lecture took place in Shanghai in August 2017.

The Global Business Exchange Programme, commissioned by BMZ and implemented by GIZ, aims at connecting small-medium enterprises in Morocco, Columbia, Peru, and Germany

On March 31, 2016, AKRYL was invited to talk about social media and new media in China at the Young Professionals Seminar of the German Chamber Commerce China.

On November 19, 2015, Karsten Luc presented his study Images of Germany on China’s social media at an internal workshop of the German Consulate in Shanghai.

Shanghai – On November 23, 2015, Karsten Luc held a guest lecture on social media for students of the MSc Global Media and Communications, a joint programme by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Fudan University.

On November 18, 2015, Karsten Luc held a presentation of his MERICS study “Mesut Özil. Merkel. Made in Germany. Germany images in China’s social media.” at the Tongji University in Shanghai.

In the March 2015 issue of the EURObiz magazine, produced by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Karsten Luc provides some advice on how SMEs in China can defend themselves against cybercrime.

At the Social Media Week, Ben von der Recke gave insights on the topic What we can learn from Asia’s social media hype.