Designing Digital Futures: Ghana × Netherlands

Nieuwe Instituut is het nationale museum voor architectuur, design en digitale cultuur. Nieuwe Instituut houdt zich bezig met de grote ontwikkelingen in de maatschappij, zoals de krapte op de woningmarkt, de energietransitie, de opkomst van kunstmatige intelligentie, mobiliteit of het gebruik van de publieke ruimte. Ontwerpers, waaronder architecten en digitale makers, kunnen aan die ontwikkelingen een belangrijke bijdrage leveren. Nieuwe Instituut toont het werk van ontwerpers, brengt mensen met elkaar in contact, verzamelt, ontwikkelt en deelt kennis.

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Limbo Museum and Nieuwe Instituut co-create a public event in Accra during Culture Week.

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This one-day event brings together local creatives active in the digital sector (Accra) with representatives from <a href="https://nieuweinstituut.nl/en/projects/minus-one" title="https://nieuweinstituut.nl/en/projects/minus-one" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">-1, the digital lab</a> at the Nieuwe Instituut. The goal is to foster cross-cultural exchange, share best practices, and build lasting networks that can lead to future collaborations in the digital field between creatives in Ghana and the Netherlands.Location: Limbo Museum (Off-site), <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/4JLtAK1wrTiXhSmy5" title="https://maps.app.goo.gl/4JLtAK1wrTiXhSmy5" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Treehouse Cafe, Accra</a>

<h3>Programme</h3>

<h4>10:00 – 12:00 | Guest Arrival + Cafecito</h4><h4>12:30 – 13:00 | Opening Remarks</h4><ul><li>Welcome by Dominique Petit-Frère (Founder, Limbo Museum)</li><li>Remarks by Cathy Brickwood (Head of Digital Culture Programme, Nieuwe Instituut)</li><li>Remarks by representative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana</li></ul>Purpose: Introduce the partnership, frame the intent of the gathering, acknowledge stakeholders.<h4>13:00 – 14:00 | Session 1: Digital Culture &amp; Cross-Context Innovation</h4>Format: Short Presentations + Panel DiscussionSpeakers:<ul><li>Thomas Orbon (Project Lead, -1 Lab at Nieuwe Instituut)</li><li>Selected Ghanaian digital artists/designers (e.g. interaction designer, game developer, digital archivist)</li><li><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidalabo/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/davidalabo/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">David Alabo</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/datartgod/" title="https://www.instagram.com/datartgod/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ohemeng</a></li><li>Nyahan</li><li>Tracey Thompson</li></ul></li></ul>Moderated by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nunadoe/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/nunadoe/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nuna Doe</a>Focus:<ul><li>What does it mean to build “digital culture” from within?</li><li>Case studies from both Ghana and the Netherlands</li><li>Shared challenges: access, ownership, preservation</li></ul><h4>14:00 – 15:00 | Studio Encounters</h4><ul><li>“Studio Encounter” booths with short, casual demos from Ghanaian makers</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidalabo/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/davidalabo/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">David Alabo</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/datartgod/" title="https://www.instagram.com/datartgod/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ohemeng</a></li><li>Nyahan</li><li>Tracey Thompson</li><li>-1 Residents</li></ul><h4>15:00 – 16:00 | Session 2: Archives, Memory &amp; Experimentation</h4>Format: Conversational roundtableParticipants:<ul><li>Cathy Brickwood</li><li>Local digital artists / creative technologists</li></ul>Topics:<ul><li>Archiving as activism</li><li>Opportunities for co-research and digital storytelling</li></ul><h4>16:30 – 17:00 | Closing Reflections</h4><ul><li>Reflections from Cathy, Thomas, and Limbo team</li><li>Invitation to continued engagement</li><li>Public announcement of shared intent for a longer-term digital creative hub in Accra</li></ul><h4>17:00 – 20:30 | Networking Drinks + DJ Set</h4><ul><li>Sundown cocktail/networking hour</li><li>DJ set by a local sound artist active in digital/experimental culture</li></ul>

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