Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden

The Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden (sef:) is a German foundation founded in 1986 on the initiative of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Willy Brandt, who also became chairman of its board. Its founding members shared the aim of building an independent forum to discuss global interconnections and to constructively link East-West and North-South issues. In 1991 the State of Berlin joined the foundation, and on 1 July 1993 the previously registered association was reconstituted as a legally capable foundation under civil law, with North Rhine-Westphalia joined by the states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony as founders. The foundation's current activities include events and publications on topics such as AI, big tech and the future of peace and cooperation, the EU AI Act, press freedom in the age of AI, and Women, Peace and Security.

The Stiftung Entwicklung und Frieden was founded in 1986 on the initiative of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Willy Brandt. Brandt won the then Minister-President Johannes Rau as an ally, who assured the support of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Further founding members were Kurt H. Biedenkopf, Ralf Dahrendorf, Friedhelm Farthmann, Uwe Holtz, Klaus Dieter Leister, Dieter Senghaas and Carola Stern. They were united by the wish to build an independent forum to discuss global interconnections and to constructively link the East-West and North-South issue areas. Willy Brandt became chairman of the board and remained so until his death in 1992; Johannes Rau took over the chairmanship of the board of trustees, and the peace researcher Dieter Senghaas became chairman of the advisory council. In 1991 the State of Berlin joined the foundation. On 1 July 1993 the previously registered association was reconstituted as a legally capable foundation under civil law; alongside North Rhine-Westphalia, the states of Berlin, Brandenburg and Saxony participated as founders.

1. 1SEF : Globalisierung politisch gestalten: Aktuellessef-bonn.org
2. 2SEF : Globalisierung politisch gestalten: Geschichtesef-bonn.org
3. 3Stiftung Entwicklung und Friedenwikidata.org