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About DigitalService

As the digitalization partner for public administration, DigitalService has set itself the goal of sustainably advancing the digital transformation of Germany. The aim is to make user-centered digital services the standard in public administration.

To achieve this, DigitalService works closely with the federal government to develop and operate innovative digital solutions through interdisciplinary teams while establishing the necessary foundations. Even before DigitalService was founded, the Tech4Germany and Work4Germany fellowship programs brought technical and methodological expertise to the administration, helping to bring the benefits of new working methods to life and improve the implementation of digitalization projects.

DigitalService was established in October 2020 as a federally owned limited liability company and is wholly owned by the federal government. It emerged from the non-profit start-up 4Germany, which was founded in 2019.

Press Releases

All press releases about DigitalService's work in a chronological list – for a comprehensive overview of current and past news.

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15.04.2026 Nationwide efforts for a more efficient government: The spring cohort of Work4Germany is launching

03.02.2026 DigitalService appoints tech pioneer Erik Dörnenburg as its new CTO

In the media

A compilation of media publications about our organization and our projects from the press, radio, and news portals.

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12.05.2026

Building trust through the Unified Digital Brand

Public administration online services must not only be technically secure, but also clearly recognizable as such to users. The Unified Digital Brand provides a modular labeling system for this purpose, but how is it being used, and what still needs to be done?

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16.04.2026

Hotline for the Servicestandard

User-friendly digital government services increase satisfaction among citizens and businesses while also reducing the administrative burden. The Servicestandard helps with implementation. A hotline is now available to provide personalized assistance with questions regarding this set of criteria.

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Publications

A collection of our publications on the digital transformation of public administration – from best practice collections to joint position papers with other organizations.

GovImpact Policy Paper: For a genuine digital return – sustainable efficiency instead of short-term savings logic
Work-and-Stay-Agency: Impulses for a bold and impact-oriented reform of migration administration
Germany 2029: Successful Digital Policy Conditions For a Sustainable State And a Resilient Society
Best Practice Collection Lighthouse Projects Digital Strategy
Demands And Ideas For a Digital Future – Findings And Recommendations For Implementing Germany's Digital Dtrategy

Events

Upcoming events and dates in which we are participating or which we are organizing ourselves.

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03.06.2026

CityLAb 2026: Services, die funktionieren und Vertrauen schaffen - mit Servicestandard und Digitaler Dachmarke

Nutzerfreundliche digitale Services entwickeln, betreiben und gleichzeitig die Anforderungen der Standardverordnung Onlinezugang erfüllen: Das geht mit dem Servicestandard und seinen praxisnahen Unterstützungsangeboten, die wir seit dem Launch der Website kontinuierlich erweitern. Nach diesem Talk seid ihr auf dem letzten Stand – und erfahrt das Wichtigste zur Digitalen Dachmarke als Vertrauensanker für staatliche Verwaltungsservices.

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09.06.2026

Weniger Hürden, mehr Wirkung: Bürokratierückbau als Modernisierungshebel
Impulse & Debatte

Dr. Anna Sinell, Bereichsleitung Instrumente der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung, wird in diesem Zukunftsforum der Frage nachgehen, wie Regelungsdichte und komplexe Verfahren zugunsten von Innovationskraft reduziert werden können.

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Media library

Logos and portraits for download – copyright: DigitalService GmbH des Bundes. We will be happy to provide further image material on request.

Logo DigitalService
Logo Work4Germany
Logo Tech4Germany
Portrait of Christina Rieke Lang, CEO
Portrait of Anja Theurer, CFO

DigitalService Demo Day 2025

Impressions of the DigitalService Demo Day 2025 for download – picture credits: DigitalService GmbH des Bundes/Jana Legler. We will be happy to provide further images on request.

Photo selection Demo Day