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🔧They received a real public sector challenge. No theory. No sandbox. Just one bold brief: “Build something that works. In 8 weeks.” 👇 Here’s what happened. That’s how the START Public Makers Lab began. What followed was a full-on GovTech Speedrun. Three interdisciplinary teams dove headfirst into workshops, agency feedback sessions, late-night prototyping, and some serious problem-solving. Last week, the journey culminated in a final pitch night at a remarkable venue: the Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst München. 🎤 Jana Janze opened with a striking analogy: “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” she quoted Shakespeare, not to dramatize, but to spark urgency and action in digital governance. 🎥 And yes, we’re building momentum: With video messages from Digital Minister of Bavaria Dr. Fabian Mehring and Landeshauptstadt München Head of Economic Affairs, Dr. Christian Scharpf, it’s clear this isn’t just a student project. We are a growing community, bold, hands-on, and taken seriously at the highest levels. And the prototypes? Let’s just say: they speak for themselves. 📣 We’ll be introducing each team and their solution in the coming days. Stay tuned, this is just the beginning. Cosmin Constantin Bodea Heidi A. Anastasiia Korzhylova Chiara Marcucci Ulaş Mısırlıoğlu Louisa K. Benedikt Hahn START Munich Yasin Öztürk Mark Orester Karolina Wick Fabian Rieth Yannic Plumpe Florian Stupp Jana Hollmann Julian Heigenhauser Jennifer Schürholz Felix Appel Lisa Froschhammer