What we offer
What Civic Coding offers
Information on AI for the common good, news from the Civic Coding innovation network, networking or funding opportunities: discover our initiative’s services at a glance.
Offers from the anchor projects
We have the right service for you to tackle challenges in your AI project for the common good! We support projects at all stages of development and in various subject areas.
How can we support you with your AI project for the common good?
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The Civic Data Lab supports you with your project to use data for the common good. In the data consultation hour, the team will answer your questions about data, help you with strategic positioning and orientation and advise you on the design and implementation of your own data projects. We support projects in the following areas:
- Democracy and diversity, prevention of antisemitism, racism, discrimination and extremism
- Engagement and digital participation
- Digital sovereignty and youth and media protection
- Access to consulting services and benefits
- Dementia and care in old age, demographic change
- (Economic) equality
- Compatibility of family and career
- Transparency and explainability of AI applications
- Co-determination
- Continuing education
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The experts at the AI workshop of ideas will advise you online or in person on use cases and datasets for your project. You can get help with data collection, processing and analysis, and learn more about data science and machine learning.
We support projects in the following areas:
- Environmental protection
- Nature and species conservation
- Natural climate protection
- Climate change adaptation
- Circular economy
- Resource conservation
- Consumer protection
More information on consulting services of the AI workshop of ideas (in German)
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Until 01.09.2025 you can apply for the Civic Coding project consulting. You will receive up to 30 hours of 1-to-1 online expert consulting and hands-on support for your AI project for the common good in the areas of artificial intelligence, data, strategy and organization.
Your AI project for the common good must cover at least one of the subject areas of the three federal ministries, the BMAS, the BMFSFJ the BMUV. The fields of action are the following:
Topics of the BMAS (Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs)
- Occupational health and safety
- Work culture
- Labour market
- Work organisation
- Transparency and explainability of AI applications
- Social partnership and participation
- Continuing education
Topics of the BMUV (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection)
- Environmental protection
- Nature and species conservation
- Natural climate protection
- Climate change adaptation
- Circular economy
- Resource conservation
- Consumer protection
Topics of the BMFSFJ (Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth)
- Democracy and diversity, prevention of antisemitism, racism, discrimination and extremism
- Engagement and digital participation
- Digital sovereignty and youth and media protection
- Access to consulting, services and benefits
- Dementia and care in old age, demographic change
- (Economic) equality
- Compatibility of family and career
Our anchor projects offer further opportunities for funding, learning and networking: Find out more about the Civic Innovation Platform (CIP) of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) Civic Data Lab (CDL) of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) AI Workshop of Ideas of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).