Habitat Unit

Associated Researcher

Tile von Damm

Tile von Damm

tile@perglobal.org

MOD Institute
Herrfurthstr. 19
12049 Berlin

T + 49 – 177 – 754 36 89

Curriculum Vitae

Tile von Damm is the director of MOD Institute, Bengaluru / Berlin. He studied political sciences at the Freie Universität Berlin and the Philipps University Marburg.

Tile von Damm’s research focuses on inclusive urban development with a strong link to governance questions, open source and open data methods, transnational practice and the transfer of knowledge and ideas.

Tile von Damm has a wide range of experiences in international and global negotiations and research projects, research transfer and management and implementation of projects. He is part of the German Smart City Delegation with DIN / ISO. He was official NGO-Participant at the UN Summit on the Information Society in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Summit on Financing for Development in Monterrey, Mexico, and the PrepComs to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in New York, USA.

Education+

1999 – 2001
Political Scientist (Diploma), FU Berlin
(Thesis) New Digital Media and the Music Industry. Effects on Society and Politics. (Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Peter Herrle, Prof. Dr. Carola Hein). 

1992 – 1995 
Undergraduate Studies in Political Sciences, Law and Sociology, Phillips-University Marburg
(Thesis) Musikpolitik im deutschen Faschismus am Beispiel von Furtwängler und Hindemith.

Employment History+

Since 2010
Director
MOD Institute Bengaluru. Berlin

2008 – 2010
Research Manager
Centre for Literaty and Cultural Research (ZfL), Berlin

2005 – 2008
Coordinator
Excellence Initiative and Researcher Political Sciences
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2002 – 2005
Head
PerGlobal, Berlin 

2001 – 2002
Consultant and Researcher
Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Goethe Institut Inter Nationes, Los Angele

1996 – 1999
Marketing Representative
Sony Music Entertainment Germany (GmbH), Berlin

Research Projects+

Since 2015
Open Urban Infrastructures, Security and Privacy.

VOSDAV, MOD Institute

Since 2015
Transformationsraum Neukölln.

Since 2014
Coop

Habitat Unit, TU Berlin, MOD Institute, WITS University, IIHS Bengaluru

Since 2014
Member of German Smart City Delegation with DIN/ISO 

2014
Urban Social Transformation in Kiev, Ukraine
.

International research project. A comparative interdisciplinary research project in post-communist urban centres.

Since 2014
Berlin als europäische Arrival und Living City

MOD Institute in cooperation with Raumlabor

2013
Kollaborative Urban Planning / Nextbengaluru

MOD Institute in cooperation with Robert Bosch Foundation. Earlier funded by BMVBS and Goethe Institute within the international project Weltstadt-Stadtwelten

Since 2013
International Research Project: Privacy and Open Data

MOD Institute in cooperation with Fields of View, SARAI

Since 2013
Affordable / Social Housing

MOD Institute 

2011 – 2013
Deutsch-Indisches Jahr / Urban Mela

MOD Institute, funded by Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan 

2012 – 2013
Kooperationsmöglichkeiten für medizinische Versorgung

Funded by Berlin Chemie 

2011 – 2012
Urban Security

Research Project in cooperation with Fields of View and Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS)

2009 – 2014
DFG-Forschungsnetzwerks Der digitale Bürger und seine Identität

2004 – 2005               
Digital Consumer Rights

PerGlobal, Study and Research Project for the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture

2004
Scientific Study on the German Sustainability Strategy for the Bertelsman Foundation

2003 – 2005
Die StreitBar

PerGlobal, Greenpeace, German League for Nature & Environment
Research and Discussionproject funded by Greenpeace on the future of the European Union.

2003
Scientific Research on the World Summit on the Information Society,
PerGlobal, Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung, Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst

2002 – 2003
Sustainable Europe: the Relevance of the European 
Sustainable Strategy.

PerGlobal, German League for Nature & Environment, Grüne Liga; funded by the European Commission 

1999 – 2003
Official NGO-Participant at the UN-Summit on the Information Society in Geneve, Switzerland the UN-Summit on Financing for Development in Monterrey, Mexico and the PrepComs to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in New York, USA

 

Consulting activities (selection)

Since 2015
VOSDAV GmbH. Strategische Unternehmesberatung im Bereich Cybersecurity, IT-Governance und Business Continuity Management, sowie digitale Souveränität Europäische und interantionale Normung.

Since 2013
Edkimo. Feedback app for teaching and learning

Since 2013
Aufbau eines medizinischen Versorgungszentrums und Identifikation globaler medizinischer Versorgungskonzepte

2009 – 2011
Berlin Spy Museum

2005 – 2013
Decentral Digital Infrastructures, Privacy, Data Security

Publications+

Books

with Markus Ewald, Anne-Katrin Fenk, (2015) Nextbegnaluru - People’s Vision on Future Shanthinagar, Bengaluru. MOD Institute.

ith Markus Ewald, Anne-Katrin Fenk, Leona Lynen, (2014) Crowdsourcing the City: NextBangalore / Weltstadt – Stadtwelten. Berlin.

(2009) Neue Digitale Medien: eine Akteursanalyse. VDM Verlag, Saarbrücken.

with Daniel Dettling, Torge Hamkens und Lena Kempmann (2004) Lust auf Zukunft. Kommunikation für eine nachhaltige Globalisierung. Verlag BOD, Norderstedt.

with Mike Friedrichsen, Till Grusche, und Daniel Gerloff (2004) Die Zukunft der Musikindustrie - Alternatives Medienmanagement für das MP3-Zeitalter. Verlag Reinhard Fischer, München.

 

Book contributions (selection)

(2015) Die soziale Dimension - Privatheit und Identität, Identität und Medien. Passau (in print).

with Anne-Kathrin Fenk (2011) What is City? Questioning the Indian urban discourse. In: Gegenworte 26, Berlin.

with Hermann, J., Schallaböck, J.(2005) Industrial Influences – Open Source in governance processes, in: Bärwolff, M. / Gehring, R. A. / Lutterbeck, B., Open Source Year Book 2005. Zwischen Softwareentwicklung und Gesellschaftsmodell, Berlin.

with Nika Greger (2004) Die Grünen in Europa - ein Segen für die Umwelt? In: Heinrich Böll Stiftung,  Die Grünen in Europa – Ein Handbuch. Verlag Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster.

 

Other articles and publications (Selection)

with with Anne-Katrin Fenk (2013) Entrepreneur City. In: Revue. Magazine for the Next Society 14, Berlin.

with with Anne-Katrin Fenk (2012): Bangalore – Dimensions of a City. In: Koppelkamp, S., ed.: Visualizing Bangalore. Berlin.

(2009) Our Common Future. Technics, Risk and irreversible Processes. In: Trajekte No. 18, p. 23-25, Berlin.

with Jan Schallaböck (2005): Digital Consumer Protection. Berlin, Ministry for Consumer Protection.

with Jan Schallaböck (2004) Fehlende digitale Visionen - Bilanz des ersten Teils des Weltgipfels zur Informationsgesellschaft (WSIS). Bonn.

(2002) Das ungelöste Problem: Armut und soziale Ausgrenzung in der EU. PerGlobal Analyse, Berlin.

with Nika Greger (2002) Nachhaltige Strategien und Perspektiven nach Johannesburg. Bilanz des Weltgipfels für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (WSSD). Rissener Einblicke. Hamburger Zeitschrift für Politik und Wirtschaft. p. 25-40, Hamburg.

with Nika Greger (2002) No Way Out? Eine Bestandsaufnahme des Johannesburg-Prozesses. Berliner Briefe 46, p. 2, Berlin.

with Nika Greger (2002) Auf der Suche nach der eigenen Relevanz. NGOs in den USA nach dem 11. September. Erklärung von Bern (EvB): Vom Bergdorf ins Waldorf. Das Weltwirtschaftsforum in New York: Globalisierung nach dem 11. September. p. 6-7, Zürich.

with Nika Greger (2002) No Global Deal in Monterrey. Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington, D.C.

Conferences and Workshops+

(2015) IT-Sicherheit für Kritische Infrastrukturen. VeSiKi, Augsburg.

(2015) The inclusive City – a future model. 3-Day Expert Workshop, University Kassel.

(2015) Arrival and Continuance – Inclusive Cities. Folkwang Universität der Künste.

(2015) Nachbarschaft und Protest. Zukunftsstudio Hamburg, HafenCity University Hamburg.

(2015) Co-op City Network. 3-Day Expert Workshop on Affordable Housing, Berlin.

(2015) Co-op City Network. 1-Day Expert Workshop on Affordable Housing, Bengaluru.

(2014) Data City – Open City – Our City. Indo-German Roundtable and Conference, TU Berlin.

(2014) Weltstadt Exhibition. DAZ, Berlin. 

(2013) Collaborative Cities. Asian Pacific Weeks, Berlin.

(2013) Crowdsourcing in urban development. Simulation Workshop on Urban Energy Efficiency, Bengaluru.

(2013) Ethical and inclusive aspects in international research projects, Spotting and tackling ethical traps in R+D and humanitarian projects, Ethical Workshop, Center of Development Research at the University of Bonn.

(2012) Our Public Sphere, Our House, Our City. Urban Day at the Urban Mela, Palace Grounds, Bengaluru.

(2012) Talk of the Town #03: Build. Goethe Institute Bengaluru.

(2012) Talk of the Town #02: Act. Goethe Institute Bengaluru.

(2012) Talk of the Town #01: See. Goethe Institute Bengaluru. 

(2012) Cities in the 21st Century. Mapping Workshop, International Honors Programme (IHP), Delhi.

(2011) Lecture at International Conference on Decentralized Social Networks: D’Cent, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin. 

(2009) Lecture at International Conference: Überleben; Centre for Literacy and Cultural Studies, Berlin.

Grants, Awards, and Fellowships+

2011
Research Seed Grant
BMBF - Federal Ministry of Education and Research 

2003
Young Leaders Programme
Wittenberg Zentrum für globale Ethik

Professional and Academic Affiliations+

European Union
Official Evaluator for research projects

Berlin Roundtable on future research and research policies
Founding member

(2004 - 2008) Netzwerk Neue Medien e.V.
Member