Linz hACkT 2024

Playfully solving challenges was the task of the 4th Hackathon/Makerthon of the City of Linz. In 2024, the newly opened location last by Schachermayer was available to us for new ideas at the weekend from March 15 to 17 and 15 game ideas were developed ready for presentation by the more than 40 participants. An expert jury awarded prizes to the teams Partners in Knowledge, Brettspiel Bürokraten and Linzer Leuchten.

Creative Bureaucracy 2024

Our Create your City! workshop was in the community voting for the kick-off of this year's Creative Bureaucracy Festival. Unfortunately, we didn't make it onto the festival stage in Berlin, but our participation workshop was still one of the 40 best entries out of 230 projects submitted from 42 countries!

Linz connects #7

Das Thema KI im industriellen Umfeld beschäftigte uns beim ersten Austausch-Treffen Linz connects IT & Economy. Als Location stand uns dieses Mal Primetals zur Verfügung. Kurt Herzog, Head of Industry 4.0 zeigte in seinem Vortrag auch jede Menge Best Practices zum Umgang mit Künstlicher Intelligenz bei Primetals Technologies. Ihm gegenüber stand der Input von Prof. Alois Ferscha, der einen Einblick in den aktuellen Stand der Forschung zum Thema KI gegeben hat.

Happiness Maze 2024

Until 4 February 2024, a happiness maze was found on Linz's main square for the first time. Using more than 300 used (from the Klosterhof Winterzauber) and unsold trees from Upper Austrian Christmas tree growers, the #teammagistratlinz created a tree labyrinth with all kinds of surprises.

With free admission, the people of Linz were able to stroll through the rows of trees every day and discover little moments of happiness in the niches.

Future Minds Summit 2024

In cooperation with us, Teach For Austria hosted the Future Minds Summit for the first time on 17 January 2024. Exciting talks on the podium, interactive stations at the marketplace and workshops on the topics of Future Digi, Future Work and Future Climate provided plenty of opportunity for dialogue and insight into interesting projects.

Advent calendar 2023

IWE became WIKE - with IHP (yes, there are abbreviations for just about everything in the city council!) in between - there was a lot going on in the Department of Business, Innovation, Climate Protection & EU in 2023!

From 1 to 24 December, we reviewed our projects and formats relating to the Innovation Hub and raffled off lots of goodies from our cooperation partners in the city of Linz. Many thanks for the great prizes and congratulations to all the winners!

H2 Convention Upper Austria & Greater Linz 2023

From 27 to 29 November 2023, the province of Upper Austria and the city of Linz hosted the first H2 Convention on the topic of hydrogen for climate-neutral industry. After the specialist conference, interested members of the public also had the opportunity to gain an insight into hydrogen technology at the Public Day on 29 November. Pupils, apprentices, students and companies presented their projects. The highlight was Sciencebuster Martin Moder with two presentations on science communication.

Prize for Social Innovation 2023

Vice Mayor Karin Hörzing and the Department of Social Affairs, Youth and Family awarded the Prize for Social Innovation 2023 for the first time.

A total of 5 Linz projects were awarded cash prizes of up to EUR 8,000, two of which were awarded as a special prize for self-determined living in old age. Congratulations to the winning initiatives!

Smartphone Days 2023

From the 23. to 31. Ocotober 2023, more than 300 seniors were able to seek free assistance with mobile phone-related questions.
Knowledgeable trainers from the Adult Education Center, SelbA, and emporia were available at the Wissensturm Linz, during consultation days at the community centers in Pichling, Franckviertel, and Dornach, as well as at the open house event at emporia.

Planet Linz Days 2023

City climatologist Johannes Horak led a guided tour on Thursday, 19. October and Friday 20. October, focusing on the topic of climate change around the main square. With interactive elements such as temperature and wind measurements, participants gained valuable insights into the climate of Linz. The conclusion of the tour took place in our Climate Experience Room on Pfarrgasse. If you are interested, the City Climatology team is happy to organize themed tours upon request!

1. Expats Café 2023

On Saturday, 16. September 2023, we, together with colleagues from #teammagistratlinz, hosted the first Expats Café. In a relaxed atmosphere, expatriates and their families had the opportunity to engage directly with the Business Immigration Office, Citizen Services, the Adult Education Center (VHS), the Women's Office, the LGBTIQ* community, and our department.

Sciencity 2023

The Sciencity Brainstage took place for the third time on September 14, 2023, transforming Linz's main square into a lecture hall once again. Students and educators from the University of Art Linz, the Catholic Private University Linz, the JKU, Sigmund Freud Private University, the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (Campus Steyr and Hagenberg), and Anton Bruckner Private University presented their current projects in engaging and interactive presentations.

Linz connects #6 2023

For the last time this year, on the 13. September 2023, Linz connected IT & Economy. Focused on the topic of VR/AR, we were hosted at Techbase Linz by Siemens. We had the opportunity to explore numerous examples of Virtual Reality applications in marketing and HR shared by Andreas Fraunberger of Junge Römer Wien. Additionally, insights into VR's role in the industrial sector were provided by Andreas Pürstinger of Siemens Industry Software.

Startup Guide Linz Launch

Since early September, the Startup Guide Linz has been available both in bookstores and online, offering an overview of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Upper Austrian capital. The book was first presented to project stakeholders at the launch event held in the Grand Garage.

Founders scholarship 2023

The City of Linz supported the following four start-up ideas in 2023 with a grant of EUR 5,000 each: Emin Vojnikovic and Georg Simonyan - INDIMA, Alyssa Kamoun - hands-on Austria, Stefanie Stadler and Jeremias Blaickner - GUTTUN, Michael Zelenka - Papierspiele.

Of course, our mentor network will once again be available to help the founders take their first steps towards their own company.

Linz connects #5 2023

In July 2023, the fifth Linz connects IT & Economy took place at karriere.at on the topic of marketing and data. Gerhard Kürner (CEO & Founder of 506 Data & Performance GmbH) and Kirsten Neubauer (Managing Director of sgreening - Social & Green Marketing GmbH) gave insights into AI-supported data systems and the importance of sustainable data

Tour of Linzer Innovation 2023

From 26. June to 1. July we were once again on the road at various locations in Linz with many exciting hands-on stations on robotics, technology, programming, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, plastic recycling and climate issues. More than 600 participants tried out the interactive stations and gained many new impressions.

Climate Action Night 2023

The Climate Office of Linz hosted the second Climate Action Night on 21 June. The Lentos Art Museum was dedicated to climate protection. Poetry slam, climate path, music and culinary delights were used to discuss climate issues and make them interactive.

PopUp Rookies 2023

Together with the Linz AG Bubbledays-Team we called for a DJ contest in May 2023. The final took place at our PopUp Store on the Main Square. DorfTV recorded the streams and everyone could vote on www.bubbledays.at to decide who would get the two slots on the Bubbledays stage. DJ Maximal and DJTechDevice convinced the community and the jury with their performance and both won a slot on stage.

Linz connects #4 2023

In May 2023, we invited to the topic IT-specialists to the CODERS.BAY. This time, Manuela Lindlbauer (Head of Lindlpower Personalmanagement GmbH) and Marion Urbanides (Head of CODERS.Bay) provided input on recruiting, challenges for companies, IT training and networking with the labour market.

Sofar Sounds Linz 2023

The unusual concert format is back at the Innovationshauptplatz! In 2019 Sofar Songs from a Room was still with us at the Office in the Pfarrgasse, in 2023 Sofar Linz will be a whole lot bigger in the foyer of the Old Town Hall. Thank you all for a great evening! On Instagram you can find a few impressions in the reel.

Linz hACkT 2023

Social innovation for an inclusive city was the theme of Linz hACkT 2023. 8 project ideas went into the community and jury voting and in the end the two projects "Footlifter" by Cyberducks and "CommuniCheck" by Jan and Julia won the competition with equal points.

Bench Talks 2023

All members of the Linz City Senate were available for a personal conversation with the population from 17th to 19th of April. Due to the weather, the meetings took place at our office in the Pfarrgasse 3 instead of the City Oasis on the Main square.

Linz connects #2 2023

At the LIT Open Innovation Center on the JKU campus, the second Linz connects IT & Economy 2023 was all about artificial intelligence. JKU professor Günter Klambauer gave an overview of the third wave of AI and spoke about the developments in Linz. Kosima Kovar showed a practical AI application with her app Ada Growth, which supports women in their professional lives with lifelong learning.

Linz connects #1 2023

The first Linz connects IT & Economy 2023 took us to the Dynatrace headquarters in January. Architect Gerhard Abel and the team from Planet Architects showed us the considerations that went into the company building and how the existing corporate culture influenced it. Patrick Rammerstorfer from Pro Active GmbH also gave his input on the topic of New Work.

Linz connects IT & Economy 2022

Start of the new networking format in November with the topic of IT security. An exciting series of events for CEOs and Experts from the business scene of Linz.

Planet Linz Days 2022

For the first time, Linz Tourismus invited all Linzers to get to know their city better as part of the Planet Linz Days. The Bench Talks, the Climate Experience Room and Meet-the-Startup were our programme inputs for these days.

Smartphonedays 2022

The consultation days for older people around the topic of smartphones. The seminar room on the 15th floor of the Wissensturm was filled to capacity for the kick-off!

Climate Action Night x Sciencity 2022

In cooperation with the Climate Office, Sciencity 2022 was part of the Climate Action Days on Linz's main square. An evening full of informative lectures, cabaret, science slams and live music!

Founders Scholarship 2022

The City of Linz has awarded the 2022 scholarship for the first time: 4x 5,000 euros to support early-stage start-up ideas. In addition to financial support, you also receive a lot of know-how from our network.

Tour of Linzer Innovation 2022

A diverse programme of stations for all ages to try out, craft and programme: From wonder wuzzis and plastic recycling to PCs and building mobile phone holders as well as heat measurements and Sciencity Kids Edition experiments.

Linz hACkT 2022

UTOPIA Linz - Linz wants to become climate neutral by 2040, with Linz hACkT we set out to find ideas and projects that will help the city achieve this goal.

Digital New Year's Eve Fireworks 2021

In December 2021, workshops on Minecraft, Java and Scratch were held by CoderDojo Linz for children and young people. The videos submitted for the Digital New Year's Eve Fireworks were presented at the Ars Electronica Center in January 2022.

Linz hACkT 2021

SEEKING THE NEW NORMAL - With LINZ hACkT we have dared to look ahead, to a time "after COVID" and to what the new normality could look like for the people of Linz. We invite all citizens to participate, to look for solutions, to recognise opportunities and to shape a liveable future for Linz together.

Sciencity - the Brainstage 2021

Science in public space? Interesting, funny, cool? It's possible! The Innovationshauptplatz presented: SCIENCITY - THE BRAINSTAGE an event format that makes innovation in the public space tangible: insight into the work of researchers in Linz, access to research findings "made in Linz" and an exciting mix of science slam, live concert and party.

// Tour of Linzer Innovation 2021

The Innovationshauptplatz of Linz on tour at various schools and educational institutions in the city. Robot programming courses for children, virtual reality glasses for testing, 3D laser cutters or heat measurements by climate experts - the events provided insights into urban mobility as well as current projects of the Innovationshauptplatz.

// Tour of Linzer Innovation 2020

"The Tour of Linz Innovation gives local creative minds a stage to present their exciting technologies. I cordially invite all Linzers to drop by and check out the offerings for themselves," says Mayor Klaus Luger. The event was attended by cooperation partners Linz AG, Ars Electronica Center, Grand Garage, Open Commons, Trotec and Simons Papercraft.

// Tour of Linzer Innovation 2019

We launched the "Linz Innovation Tour" in 2019. School classes and residents can test new technologies and become better acquainted with them. This campaign implements measure No. 35 from the innovation program - reducing fears of technological progress through proactive information work. 

// Sciencity - the Brainstage 2019

The Kick-off of the new series of events took place on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Central Linz. In addition, Innovationshauptplatz set itself the task of striving to achieve the goals set out in the Linz Innovation Program with its own initiatives, projects and events.