The research group is exploring how medium-sized cities are meeting the challenges of digitalization and developing digital tools to strengthen their liveability. The research group focuses on four central structural areas of a medium-sized city: civil society & social services, administration & politics, economy & energy and education & culture. Our six sub-projects are dedicated to these areas:

• Education under the direction of Prof. Dr. Marcelo Parreira do Amaral
• Competences under the direction of Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker
• IT-Security under the direction of Prof. Dr. Thomas Hupperich
• Energy & Sustainability under the direction of Prof. Dr. Andreas Löschel
• Law Execution under the direction of Prof. Dr. Hendrik Scholta
• Trust under the direction of Prof. Dr. Tobias Brandt