A look into Berlin’s coffers

Living in Berlin generates a wide range of running costs – from teachers’ salaries and the expansion of daycare centers to the promotion of cultural institutions and affordable housing, the budget has a major impact on social life in the city. In addition, there are long-term investments to be made in technical and social infrastructure … Read more

CityLAB Project Days: Digitalization with a difference – Mall Anders!

By Yannick Müller Shaping the Smart City – In creative ways A few clothes racks, shelves and light fixtures were left over from the previous tenant of a store space in the Wilma-Arkaden shopping mall in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. These were repurposed as modular furniture, seating, display and work spaces. Based on an initiative pursued by the … Read more

CityLAB Summer Party: Summertime labness!

On June 30, 2022 we celebrated our third anniversary – and we did so in style! It was the first in-person summer party since we opened in 2019, and you showed us once again that we have the best community and work for the greatest city in the world! The Summer Party in numbers: 🥳 … Read more

Re:publica 2022: Presentati Berlin smart city pilot projects

The Berlin Senate Chancellery and CityLAB Berlin provided a presentation of their work at a joint booth at re:publica from June 8 to 10, 2022. In addition to the current status of the strategy “Gemeinsam Digital: Berlin”, the five pilot projects being run under the Berlin model project Smart City were showcased, two of which … Read more

On the workshop treadmill

The following article appears with kind permission of Tagesspiegel Background and was published there on April 19, 2022. How long has it been since you last took part in a really good workshop on digitalization? In other words, one in which you were involved the whole time, gained important insights and afterwards felt you had … Read more