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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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01.04.2025 Work4Germany 2025: On the road to success for a different way of working in the federal administration despite tight budgets

27.03.2025 Digital Complaints for Air Passenger Rights: Federal Ministry of Justice Launches Online Service

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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17.06.2025

Podcast: “How user-centered design can transform the state” with Sonja Wilczek and Anja Alburg

In this podcast episode of the GERMAN UPA e. V., Anja Alburg and Sonja Wilczek, user researchers at the DigitalService of the Federal Government, provide insights into specific projects (including petition for assistance, parental allowance and taxes) and show how systematic user research, inclusive design and clear standards can lead to real improvements.

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01.05.2025

Sooner or later: For a digital Germany – a column by Christina Lang

There is hardly anything that we in political Europe currently agree on more than this: We need to become more sovereign. In other words, somehow more independent from the military protection of the USA, no longer dependent on oil from Russia or technology from China. [...] My passion is the digital space. But even in this area, we are not even close to being sovereign as an EU, let alone as a federal republic. [...] So here are some suggestions that will not only make us more sovereign as a state and administration in the short term, but also more self-confident in the long term.

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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.

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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23.06.2025

Digitaltauglichkeit in Regelungsvorhaben: Effizienz steigern, Kosten senken, Bürokratie abbauen

In diesem Best-Practice-Dialog sprechen Katrin Lütkemöller Shaw, Referentin im Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung (BMDS) und Benedikt Liebig, Senior Product Manager beim DigitalService über Digitaltauglichkeit in Regelungsvorhaben – und zeigen am Beispiel des Digitalcheck, wie dieser als methodische Prozessbegleitung eine zukunftsorientierte und praxisnahe Gesetzgebung fördert.

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23.06.2025

Erfolgsindikatoren und Leistungskennzahlen der zukunftsfähigen Führung: Neue Kompetenzen für die digitale Verwaltung

Die Session geht der Frage nach, wie Führungskräfte in einer digitalisierten Verwaltung wirksam, bürgerzentriert und innovationsfreundlich agieren können. Lisa Portmann, Teilnehmerin beim Fellowship Work4Germany 2024, begleitete ein Team des BMI beim Übergang des Bundesportals vom mehrjährigen Entwicklungsprojekt zum Produkt und wird über ihre Erfahrungen berichten.

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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 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