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RESEARCH FACILITIES

Science and research are an important building block for a smart city. Berlin has established cutting-edge research at its four universities and four state universities as well as numerous non-university institutions.

The scientists and researchers not only venture glimpses into the future of our cities and societies, but are also valuable partners for very specific and current projects in Berlin.

BRAINCITY BERLIN

The website braincity.berlin depicts the diversity of Berlin's scientific landscape and is at the same time a campaign for the expertise of scientists.

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EINSTEIN CENTER DIGITAL FUTURE (ECDF)

Since 2017, the Einstein Center Digital Future (ECDF) has been the center for digitization research in Berlin on important topics such as infrastructures, methods and algorithms, health, society, and industry and services. The ECDF wants to link Berlin's key players in the field of digitization more closely and test new forms of collaboration

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WEIZENBAUM INSTITUTE FOR A NETWORKED SOCIETY

The Weizenbaum Institute is a joint project from Berlin-Brandenburg and has set itself the goal of researching how digitization affects the transformation of society. The focus is on interdisciplinary, problem-oriented basic research and the development of design options for politics, business and civil society.

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UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (HTW)

Sustainable Smart City Research Cluster.
With 70 degree programs, the HTW is Berlin's largest university of applied sciences. Particularly in the areas of "Industry of Tomorrow," "Digitalization" and "Creative Industries," interdisciplinary teams are developing strategies on the topics of energy and health care, an aging society or the digitalization of society.

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FRAUNHOFER FOCUS SMART CITY AND COMMUNITIES LAB

As a product-independent research institution, Fraunhofer FOKUS is concerned with the necessary technical infrastructures for a Smart City, such as platforms and the resulting innovations. Development processes and practical tests are being worked on together with partners from industry, politics and administration.

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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 organised and announced by the Berlin Senate.

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20.08.2025

Gemeinsam Digital: Berlin – eine Strategie, die mitdenkt!

Berlins Strategie „Gemeinsam Digital: Berlin“ (GD:B) betrachtet nicht nur Smart City, Digitalisierung und Stadtentwicklung zusammen, sondern setzt bewusst auf Flexibilität, Feedback und gemeinsames Lernen. Markus Sperl vom CityLAB Berlin hat die Erkenntnisse aus einer großen Retrospektive zusammengefasst

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19.08.2025

Advancing the circular economy – more data and impact measurement

Data and impact measurement can contribute to the transition towards a circular economy. The study "Seven lives thanks to the circular economy" by Technologiestiftung Berlin, shows how.

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