Oberfranken Offensiv

Name

Oberfranken Offensiv

Legal name

Oberfranken Offensiv e.V.

Website

https://oberfranken.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Regional development services
• Demographic consulting
• Municipal advisory services
• Digital health network
• Innovation promotion programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayreuth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The association is funded through membership fees from municipalities, companies, institutions, associations, and private individuals who join Oberfranken Offensiv e.V.
2. Public Funding and Grants: Project-based funding from Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and for Homeland Affairs (Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat), Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy (Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie), and Regionalmanagement Bayern.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oberfranken Offensiv e.V. is a non-profit regional development agency (Entwicklungsagentur) for Upper Franconia (Oberfranken), Bavaria, operating as a membership-based association. Its core offerings coordinate demographic expertise (Demografie-Kompetenzzentrum Oberfranken / DemKo), a digital health telemedicine network, the Digitale Heimat innovation strategy, and a regional brand (Dachmarke Oberfranken), alongside competitions, congresses, and rural-living programs serving municipalities, companies, and residents.

Product overview

Oberfranken Offensiv e.V. is a regional development agency (Entwicklungsagentur) for Oberfranken, Bavaria, operating as a non-profit association. The organization functions as a platform for regional development rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings include the Demografie-Kompetenzzentrum Oberfranken (DemKo) for demographic consulting, the Telemedizin digital health network, and the Digitale Heimat innovation strategy. Additional services encompass the Oberfranken leuchtet light design project, the Oberfränkischer Innovationskongress, the Jugend forscht regional competition, the WORK. LAND. LIFE rural living initiative, Innovationswettbewerb Oberfranken innovation competition, and the OBER INNOVATIV podcast. The organization also manages the Dachmarke Oberfranken regional brand, the Oberfranken-Film collaborative video project, and the Komm nach Oberfranken image campaign. All activities follow the motto #esgehtnurgemeinsam (it only works together).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Demografie-Kompetenzzentrum Oberfranken (DemKo): Demography Competence Center providing advice and expertise on demographic challenges, supporting relevant projects, and fostering mutual exchange.
• TrafO - Zentrum für Transformation & Change-Management
• Oberfranken leuchtet
• Vereinsmagazin O
• Innovationswettbewerb Oberfranken

Products and services

• Demografie-Kompetenzzentrum Oberfranken (DemKo) Consulting and expertise center addressing demographic challenges in Upper Franconia; provides advice, project support, and coordination for municipalities, companies, and institutions facing demographic change.
• Digitales Gesundheitsnetzwerk Oberfranken (Telemedicine / DGNO) Digital health network offering online consultations, teleconsultations, and drone-based medication delivery for rural Upper Franconia; serves as a model for telemedicine implementation in underserved rural areas.
• Dachmarke Oberfranken Brand Registration (Echt. Stark. Oberfranken!) Free registration program for the registered regional brand identity of Upper Franconia (logo, colors, "Echt. Stark. Oberfranken!" slogan) available to municipalities, companies, institutions, and associations committed to the region.
• Jugend forscht Regionalwettbewerb Oberfranken Organized regional competition of the national Jugend forscht youth science competition for children and youth up to age 21 in Upper Franconia, fostering STEM participation (179 participants and 108 projects in the 2024 edition; 160 young researchers in 2026).
• Innovationswettbewerb Oberfranken Regional innovation competition inviting municipalities, companies, and initiatives in Upper Franconia to submit innovative projects; winning projects advance to the national 'Innovator of the Year' competition.
• WORK. LAND. LIFE – Landleben auf Probe in Oberfranken Rural living trial program inviting people from major German cities to experience extended stays in Upper Franconia, with engagement and integration into local communities.
• Oberfränkischer Innovationskongress Annual innovation congress convening more than 150 regional stakeholders to shape the future of Upper Franconia and coordinate regional innovation initiatives.
• Oberfranken leuchtet (Light Design Initiative) Collaborative light design initiative that illuminates public spaces, buildings, and parks across Upper Franconia through student-led lighting installations and design partnerships.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hochschule Coburg (University of Applied Sciences Coburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Oberfranken leuchtet' light design project where students create lighting installations for towns and public spaces. Students from the Design faculty, supervised by Dipl.-Ing. Michael Müller, develop sustainable lighting concepts.
• Coburger Designforum Oberfranken e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Oberfranken leuchtet' light design project, contributing design expertise for innovative illumination of public spaces, buildings, and parks.
• Tourism Regions (Fichtelgebirge, Frankenwald, Fränkische Schweiz)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint presentation at International Green Week (Grüne Woche) in Berlin showcasing Oberfranken as a tourism and culinary destination.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für HeimatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState ministry providing funding and support for regional development initiatives including the DemKo, Digital Home projects, and transformation projects.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und EnergiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState ministry supporting economic development, regional management, and energy transition initiatives in Oberfranken.
• Bezirk OberfrankencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional administrative district (Bezirk) as key stakeholder in regional development and co-chair representation in Oberfranken Offensiv governance.
• Oberfranken StiftungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOberfranken Foundation as supporting partner in regional development initiatives and funding.
• Regionalmanagement BayerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBavarian Regional Management program supporting structured regional development across Bavaria.
• Agentur mgo360 (Bamberg)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarketing agency that developed the collaborative Oberfranken-Film project concept, creating a participatory film with residents.
• Bierland OberfrankenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of Upper Franconian breweries collaborating on gastro trade shows and promotional events to showcase regional beer diversity.
• Hochschule HofcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Shuttle Modellregion Oberfranken (SMO) autonomous driving research, and the 'Design und Mobilität' study program at the Selb location.
• Universität BayreuthcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Technology Alliance Oberfranken (TAO) and Medizincampus Oberfranken development. AI research and health sciences collaboration.
• Universität BambergcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner in Technology Alliance Oberfranken (TAO) for health and innovation research.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Industrie- und Handelskammer für Oberfranken Bayreuth: Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Upper Franconia serving the same geography with business development, innovation, and workforce support; sits alongside Oberfranken Offensiv on the regional advisory board.
• Metropolregion Nürnberg: Regional development and marketing body for the Nuremberg metropolitan area in Bavaria — the closest direct organizational analogue, performing similar regional coordination, branding, and project support for a defined Bavarian sub-region.
• Demografie-Kompetenzzentrum anderer Bundesländer: Network of state-level demography competence centers across Germany that share structural DNA with Oberfranken's DemKo model — narrow to identify, but several Länder operate similar centers addressing rural depopulation.

Broad incumbents

• Regionalmanagement Bayern: Bavarian state program supporting structured regional development across all Bavarian regions — a parent program within which Oberfranken Offensiv's TrafO and related initiatives sit, making it a direct funding/oversight peer.
• Bayern Innovativ: Bavarian state-wide innovation and technology transfer agency; comparable as a publicly funded innovation platform coordinating stakeholders across Bavaria, although with a state-level (vs. regional) mandate.

Emerging players

• Telemedizin-Netzwerke in ländlichen Regionen Deutschlands: Other rural telemedicine initiatives (e.g., in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the Swiss mountain cantons) operating comparable digital-health-network models targeting rural healthcare access.

Regional players

• Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen (IMG): State marketing and economic development agency for Saxony in eastern Germany — comparable function (regional branding, investment attraction, innovation promotion) in a structurally similar post-transformation region.
• Hessen Trade & Invest: State economic development agency for Hessen — directly analogous in mission (regional innovation, investment promotion, demographic support) but operating at state level in a different German region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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