DGG

What DGG does

DGG (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheit – German eHealth Association), operating under the brand "DGG. Digital," is a German registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) founded around the year 2000 and headquartered in Frankfurt. Its functional role is to advance interoperability standards and digital health frameworks across the German and European healthcare ecosystems. Core activities include publishing and disseminating guidelines — notably ten new TEHDAS2 specifications on the secondary use of health data under the European Health Data Space (EHDS) framework — and co-organizing flagship events such as the IOP Summit with gematik's Interoperability Competence Center (KIG) and DigiHealthDay with the European Campus Rottal-Inn (ECRI) of the Deggendorf Institute of Technology. The organization is also a national member of the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH), giving it international reach.

DGG serves healthcare professionals and institutions in Germany and Europe, focusing on integrated, digitally supported, person-centered care aligned with WHO frameworks and on holistic, cross-sector digital processes and interoperable patient journeys. Its underlying technology footprint is non-commercial: there is no unified software product, platform, or API; rather, DGG operates as a knowledge, standards, and convening intermediary that publishes technical guidance and curates communities of practice. No proprietary features, APIs, SDKs, or app presence are disclosed.

The business model is that of a member-supported association rather than a commercial vendor. There is no publicly disclosed pricing, no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, and no parent company or external investment. The organization reaches stakeholders through its website (dgg.digital), email communications, Twitter and LinkedIn channels, and recurring in-person events. Operational scale is modest (11–50 employees), and ownership and governance are member-driven, consistent with the German e.V. legal form.

Name

DGG

Legal name

DGG e.V. (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheit – German eHealth Association)

Website

https://dgg-info.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DGG is a German nonprofit association (DGG e.V.) that advances digital health interoperability standards and frameworks in Germany and Europe, serving healthcare professionals and institutions through guideline publication, event co-organization, and EU-level EHDS policy engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAIAJ

Digital Health, Health Information Systems & Data Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Global Health & Population Programs

SECONDARYBPADANAH

Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

SECONDARYHLAJAOAN

Data, Surveillance & Digital Public Goods Partnerships for Global Health

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

SECONDARYHLAJAOAL

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health Initiatives & Partnerships

Keywords

• Digital health interoperability
• EHealth standards advocacy
• European health data space
• Telemedicine networking
• Healthcare interoperability guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DGG e.V. (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheit – German eHealth Association) is a nonprofit registered association that advances digital health interoperability in Germany and Europe. It develops and disseminates guidelines, organizes conferences such as DigiHealthDay and the IOP Summit, and coordinates with gematik/KIG, TEHDAS2, and ISfTeH on EU-level frameworks such as the European Health Data Space (EHDS).

Product overview

DGG. Digital is a professional association (German eHealth Association), not a product company. It provides organizational membership, interoperability guidelines, industry events, and advocacy services rather than a unified software product or platform. The association facilitates knowledge exchange, publishes TEHDAS2 guidelines on health data secondary use, organizes events such as DigiHealthDay, and supports EU health data initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DGG eHealth Association Services Membership-based professional association services for healthcare professionals, institutions, and digital health stakeholders, providing interoperability standards, best-practice guidelines, advocacy for EHDS implementation, and access to a national and international eHealth network (including ISfTeH national membership).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Athens Digital Health Week (IDIKA S.A., National eHealth Authority Cyprus, HL7 Hellas)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International collaboration for Athens Digital Health Week 2024, co-organized by Hellenic eGovernment Center, Cyprus NeHA, and HL7 Hellas, covering multiple digital health topics.
• ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGG is a national member of ISfTeH, providing international network connectivity for German digital health stakeholders and enabling participation in global telemedicine and eHealth initiatives.
• TEHDAS2 (Joint Action on European Health Data Space)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGG participates in TEHDAS2, the EU joint action with member states to prepare EHDS implementation details. DGG publishes updates on TEHDAS2 guidelines for secondary use of health data.
• gematik / KIG (Kompetenzzentrum für Interoperabilität im Gesundheitswesen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGG collaborates with gematik's Interoperability Competence Center (KIG) on the IOP Summit and interoperability standards for German healthcare digitalization.
• ECRI (European Campus Rottal-Inn, Deggendorf Institute of Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGG partners with ECRI to organize DigiHealthDay, a global forum for digital health education, research, innovation, and networking.
• Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGG maintains relations with the Finnish Society celebrating 30 years of telemedicine and eHealth, sharing Nordic digital health trends and solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Digital Health Canada: National membership association advancing digital health in Canada. Same association-based model as DGG (events, member education, policy engagement) but focused on the Canadian health system rather than Germany/Europe.
• European Patients' Forum (EPF): EU-level umbrella patient organization engaging with EHDS and digital health policy in Brussels. While patient-focused rather than technical, it operates as a comparable non-profit advocacy association on the same EU digital health regulatory wave.

Direct peers

• Continua Health Alliance / PCHA: Industry association promoting interoperability standards for personal connected health devices and ambient assisted living, areas DGG explicitly lists in its service scope. Comparable mission around open standards adoption and ecosystem coordination.
• IHE International (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise): International initiative promoting the coordinated use of established standards such as HL7 and DICOM to advance interoperability. Overlaps with DGG's interoperability agenda, especially in European deployment, and competes for the same stakeholder attention at conferences and events.
• EHTEL (European Health Telematics Association): European multi-stakeholder association focused on digital health transformation, eHealth, and integrated care. Closely comparable membership-association model and policy advocacy role, particularly active in EU-level digital health discussions.
• ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth): International membership organization for telemedicine and eHealth of which DGG is a national member. Operates the same kind of membership, conference, and standards-promotion model on a global scale, directly comparable in mission and structure.
• Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth: National Nordic counterpart to DGG that the German organization explicitly partners with and references. Same membership-association structure, 30-year history, and focus on telemedicine/eHealth trends and events.

Broad incumbents

• gematik: Germany's national agency for digital health interoperability, operator of the KIG competence center that DGG partners with. Both are central actors in German digital health standards and EHDS implementation, but gematik is a state-backed institution with vastly larger scope and resources.
• HIMSS: Large global healthcare information and management systems organization that runs major digital health conferences, education, and advocacy. Overlaps with DGG's event-driven, member-focused model at a much larger commercial scale.
• HL7 International: Global health data interoperability standards body whose work underlies much of the EHDS regulation and TEHDAS2 guidelines that DGG disseminates. Comparable in interoperability focus but operates at international scale with a much broader standards portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dgg-dt.-ges.-f.-gesundheitstelematik-ehealth-

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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