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Smart City Inside: One hour for municipalities
3. February 2026
10:00 - 11:00
Bayern Innovativ GmbH,
Play an active role in shaping the digital future of your municipality. In this issue of "Smart City Inside" as part of the "Kommunal? Digital!" project of the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs, you will gain practical insights into the three Kommunal? Digital! projects from Erlangen, Bamberg and Aschaffenburg - from intelligent urban green irrigation and AI-supported tree care to innovative citizen participation with AI. The aim is to share knowledge of tried-and-tested solutions and thus support the digitalization of Bavarian municipalities.
On February 3, 2026 , the Kommunal? Digital! award winners Erlangen, Bamberg and Aschaffenburg will present their implemented solutions and experiences:
- Erlangen - StadtGrünDigital: Erlangen optimizes the irrigation of public green spaces with digital sensors and intelligent control.
- Bamberg - BaKIM: Drones record the condition of the tree population, AI analyzes the data.
- Aschaffenburg - dima Digitale Manufaktur: Innovative solutions for municipal challenges are created using methods from design thinking and AI.
You receive answers to questions such as:
- What added value does the implemented solution deliver?
- How can other municipalities benefit from these projects?
- What challenges arose during implementation?
- What resources and skills are required?
Afterwards, there will be time for your questions. Take the opportunity to exchange ideas with the project managers and gain inspiration for your own municipality.
The event's target group is Bavarian municipalities that want to tackle current challenges with the help of digital solutions.
Participation in the online event is free of charge.
Register now and actively promote the digital transformation of your municipality!
What is municipal? Digital!
"Kommunal? Digital!" is a funding program of the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs that was launched as an ideas competition at the end of 2020. A total of over 70 project ideas were submitted to the competition. From December 2021 to September 2024, ten winning municipalities received a total of around four million euros in funding to implement pioneering solutions in the areas of climate resilience, resource efficiency and citizen participation.
The Ministry of Digital Affairs is currently supporting a transfer phase in which the digital concepts and solutions already developed are to be transferred to other municipalities in a targeted manner. This creates synergies, knowledge is shared and digitalization in Bavaria makes faster progress. Not every municipality has to start from scratch: "Kommunal? Digital!" focuses on the exchange of proven solutions, adapted to local needs.
More about the ideas competition "Kommunal? Digital!" - sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs - and an overview of the ten winning municipalities as well as detailed information on the projects such as profiles and videos can be found here: Kommunal? Digital! Funded projects
Presentation of the lighthouse projects
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Erlangen - StadtGrünDigital: Smart irrigation for urban greenery | Thomas Reinfelder, City of Erlangen and Thomas Maier, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
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Bamberg - BaKIM: AI and drones for healthy trees | Jonas-Dario Troles, City of Bamberg
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Aschaffenburg - Digital manufactory: Citizen participation rethought | Leslie Becker, City of Aschaffenburg
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