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SMART CITY BERLIN - ON A PATH TO THE FUTURE

For years, Berlin has been in the midst of a transformation process, including a large number of projects that have already passed through planning and development. The vision: a smart, connected, post-fossil and resilient capital. This has involved numerous challenges and a need to confront the consequences of current phenomena such as climate change, energy and mobility transition.

Likewise, the requirements for all manner of infrastructure as well as demographic and administrative conditions are increasing, which necessitates new forms of collaboration alongside new ways of thinking and acting. Berlin wants to be fit for the future - and is using smart and targeted innovative technologies, products and services to consequently achieve significantly higher standards of living with the same or fewer resources.

28.08.2025

Green Light for three Berlin Real-world Laboratories

IWIQ, B(e)Ware and U-Space Berlin are the three Berlin "Reallabore" (“real-world laboratories”), the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises is funding with a total of nine million euros over the next three years. The projects were selected as part of a new funding competition…

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Vanessa Winge und Christoph Brändle

In 2025, the Berlin Senate Chancellery launched its first City Challenge and implemented it in close cooperation with the Smart City Unit of Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH. One of the two winners was Augnum GmbH.

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arc32 (BSR)

With the arc32 dropping aid, waste disposal is also easy for wheelchair users, people with walking aids, smaller or…

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Information for Refugees from Ukraine

Help with matters concerning arrival, finding accommodation and work, medical care and much more.

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News

24.08.2026

Technologiestiftung Berlin: “How Berlin can make better use of its data”

Data is a key foundation for decision-making, innovation and modern public administration. In part three of the series “Empowering Berlin digitally”, the Technologiestiftung Berlin (TSB) examines how Berlin can be better governed through more accessible data.

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27.07.2026

Why AI needs more than just good algorithms

From application to accountability: Artificial intelligence is capable of a great deal. But who is considering the risks? As part of the series ‘Empowering Berlin digitally’, the Technologiestiftung Berlin (Berlin Technology Foundation, TSB) is examining the…

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17.07.2026

Berlin’s Smart City—The model project ends

But there was no sign of a sense of disillusionment. This year’s CityLAB Sommer Konferenz provided an impressive summary of the Berlin model project. Markus Sperl from CityLAB Berlin has summarised the key findings and aspects in his blog post.

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