DIGES

What DIGES does

DIGES Wolfsburg e.V. (Digitale Gesellschaft Wolfsburg) is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) founded in May 2018 in Wolfsburg, Germany, by local IT companies together with the IHK Lüneburg-Wolfsburg and the City of Wolfsburg. The association functions as a regional forum whose stated mission is to promote digital culture and IT education for citizens — particularly children and youth — and to advise politics, administration, businesses, and institutions on digitalization questions. It does not develop or sell commercial technology products; its activities center on networking local IT competencies, supporting digitalization projects, and participating in the broader "Wolfsburg Digital" initiative alongside Volkswagen and the City of Wolfsburg.

The business model is a community-led membership association monetized through annual membership dues paid by companies, institutions, municipalities, and individuals. The member base comprises 13 named organizations, including the City of Wolfsburg, IHK Lüneburg, Weissenberg Group, MSCG, BRAINTEC, CHS, Availance, Capalogic, P3 Group, TE-Systems, Censis, Krass, and König & Kollegen. The organization has 1-10 employees and operates from a registered address at c/o TE-Systems GmbH, Max-von-Laue-Weg 19, 38448 Wolfsburg. As a registered charity recognized by Finanzamt Gifhorn (tax number 19/218/16500), DIGES is authorized to issue donation receipts and must reinvest assets in non-profit purposes.

Governance is provided by a six-member board chaired by Christoph Steindorff (Vorsitzender), with Kai Kronschnabel as Deputy Chair (stellv. Vorsitzender), Tim Demann as Treasurer (Schatzmeister), and Gerhard Fobe, Arina Junker, and Sascha Hemmen as board members (Beisitzer). The association is operating, accepting new members, and maintains a web presence at diges.org. No funding rounds, acquisitions, product launches, patents, or awards are recorded in the source data.

Name

DIGES

Legal name

DIGES Wolfsburg e.V.

Website

https://diges.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DIGES Wolfsburg e.V. is a non-profit association founded in 2018 that promotes digital culture and IT education for citizens, particularly youth, and advises regional businesses and government on digitalization in the Wolfsburg, Germany area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Education and Regional Digitalization Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

Keywords

• Digital literacy education
• IT training programs
• Digital transformation advisory
• Regional tech association
• Community networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Wolfsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: DIGES generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by companies, institutions, municipalities, and individuals who join the association to participate in digitalization initiatives and networking opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DIGES is a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) that operates as a regional forum promoting digital culture and IT education for citizens, particularly children and youth, in the Wolfsburg region. The association advises politics, administration, businesses, and institutions on digitalization questions, and networks local IT competencies to support new ideas, ventures, and workforce development through apprenticeships. Membership is open to companies, institutions, municipalities, and individuals who pay annual dues.

Product overview

DIGES (Digitale Gesellschaft Wolfsburg) is a non-profit association (e.V.) focused on promoting digital culture, IT education, and digital transformation in the Wolfsburg region. The organization does not offer a commercial product portfolio; rather, it serves as a forum and networking hub for digitalization stakeholders including local IT companies, public institutions, and individual citizens. Key activities include promoting digital literacy (especially for children and youth), advising politics, administration, and businesses on digitalization topics, and networking local IT competencies. DIGES is also involved in the 'Wolfsburg Digital' initiative alongside Volkswagen and the City of Wolfsburg. The association offers educational information about training opportunities through its member companies but does not itself provide products or services in the commercial sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Association Membership (Corporate and Individual)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VolkswagencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018Volkswagen is a founding partner of the Wolfsburg Digital initiative alongside the City of Wolfsburg. DIGES participates in this initiative to represent the interests of regional businesses and Wolfsburg citizens in digitalization efforts.
• City of WolfsburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018The City of Wolfsburg is a co-founder of DIGES and joint initiator of the Wolfsburg Digital initiative. The city works with DIGES to advance digital transformation in the region.
• IHK LüneburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2018The Chamber of Commerce (IHK Lüneburg) co-founded DIGES together with local IT companies and the City of Wolfsburg in May 2018.
• Weissenberg GroupminorOthersMember organization of DIGES contributing to the digitalization forum.
• MSCGminorOthersMember organization - creative strategists focused on brand positioning and digital transformation.
• BRAINTEC GmbHminorOthersMember organization - IT solutions provider covering professional IT services from individual workstations to complex virtualized architectures.
• TE-Systems GmbHminorOthersMember organization - software developer for telecommunications with 29 years of experience. Hosts DIGES headquarters.
• Capalogic GmbHminorOthersMember organization - software solutions developer for large enterprises and mid-market companies.
• P3 GroupminorOthersMember organization of DIGES.
• CHSminorOthersMember organization of DIGES.
• AvailanceminorOthersMember organization of DIGES.
• CensisminorOthersMember organization of DIGES.
• KrassminorOthersMember organization of DIGES.
• König & KollegenminorOthersMember organization of DIGES - law firm with IT focus.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bitkom: Germany's leading digital industry association representing over 2,000 member companies. Comparable to DIGES in its mission to advance digitalization in Germany, but operates nationally and at far greater scale, with dedicated policy advocacy, education programs, and networking across the entire digital economy.
• de:hub Initiative (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft): Federal program designating 12 regional Digital Hubs across Germany to support startups and digitalization. Comparable to DIGES in fostering regional digital ecosystems and connecting entrepreneurs with established players; differs in scale (national program) and startup-versus-citizen focus.
• Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW): Leading German association for the digital economy with focus on marketing, commerce, and content. Comparable in its industry-association structure promoting digital business interests, but operates nationally with a different sector focus (digital marketing versus DIGES's broader digitalization/citizens mandate).

Direct peers

• Münchner Kreis: Independent non-profit platform in Munich dedicated to researching and shaping digital transformation. Closely comparable to DIGES in its mission to convene stakeholders around digitalization questions and advise policymakers, but focused on the Munich metropolitan area rather than Wolfsburg.
• Initiative D21: Germany's largest non-profit initiative for the digital society, focused on digital literacy, education, and socially responsible digitalization. Directly comparable to DIGES in its non-profit, multi-stakeholder structure promoting digital culture and IT education for citizens, but operates at national scope.
• IHK Lüneburg-Wolfsburg: The local Chamber of Commerce and a co-founder of DIGES. Comparable as a regional business-support institution that advises member companies on digitalization and workforce development; also a strategic partner rather than direct competitor of DIGES in the Wolfsburg region.
• Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. (BITMi): German association representing small and medium-sized IT companies, providing networking, advocacy, and policy representation. Comparable to DIGES in its association-based model serving regional IT firms and advocating for digitalization, but operates nationally with a Mittelstadt-focused membership base.
• eco – Verband der Internetwirtschaft: German Internet industry association with over 1,000 member companies covering ISPs, cloud, and digital services. Comparable to DIGES in its industry-association structure and digitalization mandate; differs in serving larger national internet-economy players and having a much broader technical scope.

Regional players

• Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie: Public-private partnership supporting Berlin's economic and technology development, including digitalization initiatives. Comparable to DIGES in its regional economic-development role and convening function for digital stakeholders; operates at city-state scale in Berlin with much larger resources.

Emerging players

• Chaos Computer Club (CCC): Europe's largest hacker association with regional chapters (Erfa-Kreise) promoting digital literacy, civil rights, and technology education. Comparable to DIGES in its non-profit, community-led digital education mission, but with a stronger civil-liberties and technical-hacker focus rather than regional economic development.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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