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Welcome to Digitalstadt Darmstadt
Centrally located in the popular Rhine-Main region, Darmstadt and its surrounding area offer ideal conditions for the powerful further development of digital projects. The digital city of Darmstadt is a visionary future project with a showcase character. Since winning the “Digital City” competition in 2017, we have driven forward the digital expansion in Darmstadt together with numerous cooperation partners and the support of the state of Hesse. Now a new chapter is beginning with the digitalization of administration. Let’s enter into an exchange!
Data platform with new look and functionality
The data platform of the Science City of Darmstadt has a new look and functionality. It is now aligned with the new design of the city’s website and is even more user-friendly. The homepage offers access to three areas: Environment, Mobility, and Energy & IT. On the respective subpages, charts and diagrams clearly present the […]
Darmstadt remains a leading smart city and among the TOP 10 and TOP 20 in rankings
Darmstadt ranks 18th in the Bitkom Smart City Index The digital association Bitkom analyzes 82 major German cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in the five categories of administration, IT and communication, energy and environment, mobility as well as society and education. The digital city of Darmstadt came 18th this year, compared to 16th place […]
Digital Day 2024: Great participation activities inspire citizens
Darmstadt was once again present on the nationwide Digital Day on June 7, 2024, bringing digitalization to life. Following the motto “Be there,” many interested people gathered at the Carree between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. There, the Digital City of Darmstadt and several partners presented themselves with information booths and a variety of hands-on […]
Holger Klötzner: Vision for a digital Darmstadt in 2030
Before Holger Klötzner wrote his vision for a digital Darmstadt in 2030, a considerable amount of preparatory work and research had to be done. This isn’t wishful thinking or a casual idea—the document is based on figures, concrete assessments, and future studies. The first decisive factor is that approximately 40 percent of Darmstadt City Administration […]
This was the round table of the Digital City 2024
The “Digital City Round Table” format, a joint offering by Digital City Darmstadt and the House of Digital Transformation, took place on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, with around 30 interested participants. At the beginning, José David da Torre Suárez, Managing Director of Digitalstadt Darmstadt GmbH, provided information about the Digitalstadt Darmstadt data platform and current […]
Städtische Datenplattform
The data platform is the prerequisite for effectively and comprehensively putting the Internet of Things (IoT) into operation in Darmstadt. It is used to collect, process, network, analyse and visualize various data from everyday urban life. The aim is to support and accelerate urban decision-making and planning processes through the availability of networked data. During the development process, the citizens of Darmstadt were also asked what information they would like to see on the data platform - some of which has since been incorporated, such as the display of waste levels on large containers.
Smart City Laboratory
The processing of sensor data creates an image of the city, which is made available to users in a graduated manner and with the highest level of data security. The data is non-personal data. Sensors are currently being used to record traffic data and air quality, among other things.
To the data platformCurrent projects of the Digital City Darmstadt
In addition to the areas of action, we are pursuing and supporting numerous other projects to advance digitalization in Darmstadt in all areas. In doing so, we always keep an eye on our 14 fields of action, to which the projects contribute. Click on a field of action and see the associated projects or take a look at the projects in the overview:
Free Wi-Fi
In order to increase the quality of online visibility and design of digitally networked products and services, free Wi-Fi is also required, especially in the areas of a city important to tourists. Darmstadt has had its own network since 2016, which is being continuously expanded.
Digital Shop Window
Normal shop windows usually offer only limited space. In addition, not all shops have the opportunity to offer their products in the most visited shopping locations. The Digital Shop Window project enables Darmstadt-based retailers to present themselves online on a central platform.
Strong cybersecurity in the Smart City
New technologies also bring along new risks. The digitalisation and networking of critical infrastructure and municipal institutions make them vulnerable to hacker attacks and malfunctions with potential consequences for citizens. The growing importance of data as a raw material has led to new threats, such as data theft from companies and households. Digital communication with and between authorities also poses a challenge to the encryption standard.
Facts, figures and data
In the City of Darmstadt, data is collected at various points and gathered by the Digital City Darmstadt. We would like to share this data and make it visible.
Contact Us
Be part of the digitalisation of your city – Darmstadt.
Bring Darmstadt to life digitally. Find out more at our local citizens’ events, express your opinion or get involved online.
Strategy and vision:
A flagship project for the future
Our strategy creates a framework for action that integrates all projects into an overall concept in a structured and targeted manner.
A portrait of the city:
The versatile Smart City
Darmstadt is ensuring its residents enjoy a new quality of life. Darmstadt is a city of science and culture, ranking among the ten most sustainable cities in Germany since 2010.
