HQ Function

Serves as the central office for the Federal Government Commissioner for Information Technology, coordinating federal IT strategy, digitalization efforts, IT security initiatives, and steering major federal IT projects.

Notable Features:

The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community building in Berlin is a modern government complex. The operations of the CIO Bund are integrated within this high-security federal environment, facilitating close collaboration with other governmental departments.

Work Culture:

The work culture is characterized by a public service ethos, focusing on strategic planning, efficiency, national security, and innovation in government IT. It involves extensive collaboration with various federal agencies, state governments, and adherence to governmental procedures and policies.

HQ Significance:

The headquarters is pivotal to Germany's federal IT governance, driving the nation's digital transformation agenda, enhancing cybersecurity, and ensuring digital sovereignty from within a key ministry.

Values Reflected in HQ: The HQ operations reflect values of public accountability, technological advancement for citizen and administrative benefit, national security, efficient governance, digital sovereignty, and inter-agency collaboration.

Location:

The CIO Bund's activities are primarily focused on the Federal Republic of Germany. However, it actively engages in international cooperation on IT standards, cybersecurity, and digitalization best practices. This includes supporting Germany's representation in international forums on digital policy, e-government standards, and cybersecurity cooperation (e.g., within the European Union, OECD, G7/G20, UN/ITU). The office facilitates the exchange of best practices with other nations to enhance domestic IT strategies and contribute to global digital development and resilience.

Street Address:

Alt-Moabit 140

City:

Berlin

State/Province:

Berlin

Country:

Germany