Free open-source app and CMS where German municipalities publish local, offline-capable newcomer information in many languages incl. simple German. EC lists 4.5M+ …
Since 2013, SAP's Autism at Work programme has hired 215+ autistic employees across 16 countries into tech roles, self-reporting ~90% retention; figures …
Walldorf, Germany
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 10%96/100
Open-source platform giving refugees and migrants in Germany multilingual local information. Active in 100+ municipalities with 4.5 million page views in 2024 …
German mobile digital coaching programme deploying trained volunteers to rural towns (under 50,000 population) to help seniors use digital tools safely; 800+ …
Berlin, Germany
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 30%88/100
Germany's federal accessibility monitoring body tested 7,239 public websites and 269 apps in 2022–2024, more than triple the previous cycle — finding …
The "Creative Coding School" seeks to engage refugees and other socially disadvantaged people in learning how to create digital products. Special attention …
berlin, Germany· National
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 55%72/100
Since 2005 Germany's best-known method for comprehensive web-accessibility testing, developed with blind-people's associations DBSV and DVBS and now run by 20 qualified …
Hamburg, Germany
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 68%56/100
Germany's federal DigitalService trains every designer, engineer and product manager in accessibility from onboarding, using a 'How many people?' prevalence tool, a …
Digital Media is essential for communication and participation in society. Although senior citizens could benefit from digital opportunities, they are the population …
The Coding Klassenfahrt, initiated by the Technology Foundation Berlin and Samsung as an extracurricular offer of digital education, supports curious students and …
Free offline app launched January 2016 by BAMF, Goethe-Institut, Federal Employment Agency and Bayerischer Rundfunk in Arabic, English, Farsi, French and German. …
Nuremberg, Germany
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 82%52/100
Germany's BFSG, in force since 28 June 2025, extends binding accessibility duties to private-sector sites, apps and e-commerce above set size thresholds. …
Magdeburg, Germany
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 82%52/100
Since May 2020, Berlin nonprofit Neue Chance has equipped homeless people with smartphones, laptops and tablets alongside one-to-one digital coaching from social …
Berlin, Germany
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 82%52/100
The Digital Skills for You(th) project aims to help young people, especially from socially or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, to develop digital literacy …