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About DigitalService

DigitalService is a wholly owned subsidiary of the German federal government and an internal digitalization partner to the country’s public administration. Set up as a federally owned limited liability company under German law (GmbH), it has been designing, developing, and operating cloud-native digital solutions since 2020 and now employs over 250 people. Its work is focused squarely on users in an effort to create digital products aligned with the needs of the public, businesses, and the administration.

Aside from developing products, DigitalService also advises the federal government on all aspects of the digitalization of the administration, from formulating and implementing regulations and standards through to control mechanisms. It runs numerous projects and programs to empower administrative staff in their digitalization work and foster a strong and modern digital culture within the administration.

Thus DigitalService combines delivery, consulting, and empowerment to ensure an efficient, user-focused, and state-of-the-art administration.

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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16.06.2026 Agentic AI Hub: Pilot Phase Successfully Completed

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

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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21.08.2026

Unified Digital Brand: government websites in uniform

Since the IT Planning Council’s 2024 resolution, the Unified Digital Brand has made progress: 170 services are already using its elements, and there have been other developments as well. Although a political agreement has yet to be reached, practical implementation is continuing.

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27.07.2026

Policy paper on cloud sovereignty: strengthening the public sector’s capacity to act

In their latest policy paper, DigitalService and NExT e. V. examine the public sector’s dependence on non-European cloud providers and the risks that come with it. They call for a shift in thinking and outline concrete recommendations for action. Under the heading “Uncertainty Paralyzes Action,” the policy paper analyses the current state of sovereign cloud adoption in public administration and identifies steps to strengthen digital sovereignty.

Read full article (in German)

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: Sovereign cloud – strengthening the public sector’s capacity to act (German only)
GovImpact Policy Paper: For a genuine digital return – sustainable efficiency instead of short-term savings logic (German only)
Work-and-Stay-Agency: Impulses for a bold and impact-oriented reform of migration administration (German only)
Germany 2029: Successful digital policy conditions for a sustainable state and a resilient society (German only)
Best practice collection lighthouse projects digital strategy (German only)
Demands and ideas for a digital future – findings and recommendations for implementing Germany's digital Strategy (German only)

Events

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

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15.09.2026

Lunch-Talk: Standards wirksam setzen und steuern

Standardisierung in der Verwaltungsdigitalisierung scheitert selten am guten Willen, sondern oft an praxisfernen Vorgaben. Wie schaffen wir es, dass Standards wie der Servicestandard für echte Entlastung sorgen und nutzerzentrierte Services garantieren? Dazu sprechen wir bei unserem digitalen Lunch-Talk ein: „Standards wirksam setzen und steuern“ am 15. September 2026 von 12:00 – 13:00 Uhr.

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23.09.2026

Policy and service design as one - how Germany skips the silos

Martin Jordan, Head of Design & User Research, und
Senior UX/UI Designerin Nina Birri zeigen auf der internationalen Servicedesign-Konferenz in Edinburgh, wie Regelungen und digitale Services integriert gedacht und gestaltet werden. Sie bringen Fallstudien mit und zeigen, wie sie mit Policy-Teams in den Bundesministerien zusammenarbeiten.

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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