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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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03.02.2026 DigitalService appoints tech pioneer Erik Dörnenburg as its new CTO

04.09.2025 DigitalService and NExT jointly launch the “GovImpact” project

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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10.02.2026

Brand Germany sets course for consistency

With a new unified digital brand and a strategic image campaign, the German government aims to strengthen Germany’s profile as a modern, future-ready location. […]

In addition to State Secretary Luise Hölscher from the Federal Ministry of Digital and Public Administration, Jan Pörksen, Head of the Hamburg Senate Chancellery, and Nina Lösche, Head of Department at the Federal Press Office, Martin Jordan, our Head of Design & User Research at DigitalService, also speaks in detail.

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06.02.2026

Administrative Digitization is a People Business

Christian Müller, Head of Transformation at DigitalService, on misconceptions about user-centered design, digital skills, challenges in service standards, and why his organization looks beyond the federal level.

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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.

Work-and-Stay-Agentur: 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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03.03.2026

SZ Digitalgipfel

Auf dem Digitalgipfel der Süddeutschen Zeitung in München spricht Christina Rieke Lang, CEO und Mitgründerin des DigitalService, mit Matthias Punz, Leiter SZ Dossier, darüber, wie Behörden digital werden – insbesondere welche Rahmenbedingungen für Software-Entwicklung in der Verwaltung essenziell sind.

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04.03.2026

Side Event beim Kongress Digitaler Staat: In 8 Phasen zum nutzendenfreundlichen Service für Bürger:innen

Am 4. März präsentieren Caroline Merz, Projektleitung der „Zugang zum Recht“-Projekte beim DigitalService, und Marlene Kettner, Lead Designerin der „Zugang zum Recht“-Projekte beim DigitalService, ein Side Event zum Thema „Der Kompass für Verwaltungsdigitalisierung: In 8 Phasen zum nutzendenfreundlichen Service für Bürger:innen“. Dabei stellen sie acht iterative Phasen der Serviceentwicklung vor, die wir bei der Entwicklung verschiedener Onlinedienste der Justiz etabliert haben.

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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

Contact

Nils Diezemann

Head of Communications
nils.diezemann@digitalservice.bund.de

Julia Müller

Servicestandard, Digitale Dachmarke (Unified Digital Branding)
+49 171 8670959
julia.mueller@digitalservice.bund.de
Mon + Wed: 9 am to 5:30 pm
Tue + Thu – Fri: 9 am to 3:30 pm