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Zukunftswerkstatt Kultur- und Wissensvermittlung e.V.
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The Zukunftwerkstatt Kultur- und Wissensvermittlung e.V. is a non-profit-organisation that brings people together who are active in public institutions or private enterprises dealing with future possibilities of mediating of cultural and scientific topics. It is the aim of our organisation to develop and realize concepts that will make knowledge society come true. We are open to people and their ideas and consider ourselves mediators between institutions,enterprises,people and products,while not pursuing any financial interests. We are guided by the desire to find and support people of vision who believe – as we do – that cooperation at all levels will unfold new and exciting possibilities for all participants and hence for all customers or users. Dividing lines between learning and playing,between education and entertainment are breaking down. New virtual worlds and leisure time options are evolving. Interaction,multi-optional,individual and global communication systems are gaining ground. Negotiation and utilization of knowledge in the fields of science and culture will become essential. If we acknowledge the overall scheme of things,a new means in communication will emerge with new networks and unique possibilities of cooperation:Users will gain global access to cultural and scientific subject matter. Enterprises and institutions,if cooperating closely,will gain access to millions of interested,creative and openminded users and customers. Never before have so many opportunities been better for such complex cooperation at all levels between public institutions such as libraries,museums or private enterprise as for example the games industry. And never before were we closer to realizing a knowledge and culture society,without the partners in cooperation having to give up any of their own goals. We believe that libraries will play an important role in conveying knowledge and culture in the future. But they won`t be able to define themselves as simply providing access to knowledge,because nowadays they compete with a whole range of alternative suppliers. Libraries depend for their legitimization on the advantages,which the society that finances them draws from their services:preserving cultural heritage,promoting literacy and serving as mediators and managers of media and information. We also believe that computer games and Web 2.0 will have a huge influence on the way cultural and scientific content will be imparted in the future. Therefore it is important to understand the culture behind these new media which is based on cooperation,transparency,interaction,trust,sharing,and having fun.
