The future of cooperatives is digital - and Prokon is actively shaping this change! On 28 February 2025, we took part in the GenoDigital Barcamp in Berlin and discussed with other cooperatives which digital solutions can improve our work.
As one of the largest energy cooperatives in Europe, we are not only committed to the energy transition, but also to modern, efficient and transparent processes. At the Barcamp, we presented the results of our ‘Blockchain Cooperative’ feasibility study - a project that we realised together with Metafinanz and Brickwise.
In their session, Dr Yousef Farschtschi (Head of IT/Digital) and Christoph Teuchert (Head of Members & Energy) provided insights into the key value propositions of the study. Among other things, they focussed on process improvements for members in the secondary market business. In contrast to the primary market, the secondary market enables the purchase and sale of shares among existing members instead of acquiring the shares directly from the cooperative. The study also focused on optimising the customer experience, e.g. through digital voting for the Annual General Meeting.
A key conclusion of the study: conventional technologies can already fulfil the requirements of cooperatives. Together with the community, we discussed which requirements a modern cooperative platform of the future should fulfil - and how we can realise this vision together.
The dialogue at the GenoDigital Barcamp showed that many cooperatives are facing similar challenges and are working on digital solutions to become more efficient, transparent and citizen-centric. The digital transformation is a decisive factor for the success of the energy transition and the cooperative idea.
Mon & Tue: 8:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 16:00
Wed: 8:00 – 12:00 (afternoon only written service)
Thu: 13:00 – 18:00 (morning only written service)
Fri: 8:00 – 12:00
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