Data Hub Berlin

Data Hub Berlin is a prototypical urban data platform developed by Technologiestiftung Berlin on behalf of the Berlin Senate Chancellery. Launched in February 2025, the project creates a central, modular, open-source infrastructure for harmonizing, processing, and presenting administrative data across Berlin's city government.

The platform follows a modular architecture based on open-source components, offering building blocks in three functional areas: data management, data processing, and data visualization. These tools can be combined flexibly, enabling tailored solutions for diverse data-related use cases. The goal is to make municipal datasets—including geoinformation, real-time data, statistics, and open data from administrative processes—cross-sectorally findable and usable while avoiding redundancies and protecting sensitive information.

Data Hub Berlin supports several notable civic technology projects. Gieß den Kiez, a citizen engagement platform, has mobilized over 10,000 volunteer tree caretakers across the city. ODIS (Open Data Informationsstelle) advances open data practices within the city administration. COMo-Berlin provides mobility analytics for urban transport planning. The platform also includes a digital knowledge library and a public portal accessible at portal.data-hub.berlin.

The project is part of the broader initiative "Development of an Urban Data Platform and Implementation of Use Cases in the State of Berlin," funded by the Berlin Senate Chancellery and embedded within Berlin's smart city strategy Gemeinsam Digital: Berlin. A sustainable governance model is being developed to permanently anchor the Data Hub within the administration as central infrastructure for the competent and responsible management of urban data.