• Project Future supports the development and implementation of information technology and new media in all areas of society, from the economic sector to culture.
  
• The objective is to establish Berlin as a benchmark market and creative laboratory for the information and knowledge society of the future.
  
• Current areas of focus:
  - m`Berlin-mobile broadband initiative
  - XML technology
  - High-tech security
  - eGovernment
  - Telemedicine
  
• Qualification initiative: Measures to improve education, employment opportunities and the skills and qualifications of the city's workforce

Internet: www.projektzukunft.berlin.de


eCOMM Berlin-Brandenburg

Internet: www.ecomm-online.de

• An initiative of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology under the direction of the Berlin Senator for Economics, Technology and Women’s Issues and the Economics Minister of the Land of Brandenburg.
  
• Appointment of regional consultancy and information institutions by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology as part of the "Electronic Commerce Network" (Netzwerk Elektronischer Geschäftsverkehr).
  
• Information about e-commerce, its possibilities and its economic benefits.
  
• Project partners in Berlin-Brandenburg: TSB Technology Foundation and Innovation Agency (TSB Technologiestiftung Innovationsagentur) GmbH Berlin, Potsdam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Industrie- und Handelskammer Potsdam - IHK)

Associations

Association of the Software and Information and Communication Technology Industry in Berlin and Brandenburg (Verband der Software-, Informations- und Kommunikations-Industrie in Berlin und Brandenburg e.V.)
Internet: www.sibb.de

• Cooperation of small and mid-sized companies in the software industry.
  
• Industry platform: virtual software house with database

BITKOM Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, der Telekommunikation und Neue Medien e.V. - BITKOM)
Internet: www.bitkom.org

• Nationwide industry association that functions as an interest group for its member companies
  
• Events, working groups, market analyses, industry surveys

German Digital Economy Association (Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft - BVDW) e.V.
(formerly: dmmv)
Internet: www.bvdw.org

• Interest group of the German digital economy (internet/multimedia sector) comprised of over 1,300 members
  
• Know-how-pool, communication platform, discussion forums, project groups and task forces

BCIX Berlin Commercial internet Exchange e.V.
Internet: www.bcix.de

• Regional internet exchange point for Berlin-Brandenburg
  
• Independent regional peering point in Berlin with an uncomplicated peering policy
  
• Open to international carriers and mid-sized hosting services providers

TelematicsPro e.V.
Internet: www.telematicspro.de

• National interest group for member companies in the telematics sector
  
• Scope of activities includes knowledge, education, mobility, communication and health.
  
• Platform for sharing experiences and cooperating on projects

<xmlcity:berlin> e. V.
Internet: www.xmlcity-berlin.de

• Alliance of Berlin IT companies and universities that specialize in XML technologies
  
• Point of contact and network for providers and users of XML-based solutions representing their interests

media.net berlinbrandenburg
Internet: www.medianet-bb.de

• A network of companies in the information and communication technology and media sectors in Berlin and Brandenburg.
  
• Areas of focus: IT and telecommunication, multimedia, design, radio, television, film, music, advertising and PR

Business Initiatives

Internet: www.business-angels-berlin.de

• Goal: Connecting innovative business ideas with capital and market experience to enable new businesses to be launched quickly – and to enjoy lasting success.
  
• Experienced entrepreneurs acting as private individuals – called “business angels” - lend their support in the form of industry know-how, contacts, and, in some cases, capital.
  
• Type of Support:
  - Business angels are matched, at no charge, with entrepreneurs and companies in the Berlin-Brandenburg region who are seeking support.
  - Business angels and entrepreneurs together determine the form and intensity of the support

Innovation Centers

Mediacity Adlershof

Internet: www.mediacity-berlin.de

• Berlin's largest and most important location for media companies.
  
• 20 hectare television production facility with studios available in various sizes
  
• 126 businesses
  
• 1,600 employees and 800 freelancers
  
• Studio Hamburg acquired a studio center comprised of six television studios plus a five-hectare site.
  
• Two large studios equipped with state of the art digital production, pre- and post-production facilities
  
• Network of service providers and agencies active in the television industry and available spaces for other companies serving the needs of this industry.

Borsig Werke Site
Internet: www.phoenix-gruenderzentrum.de

• 7,000 m² Phoenix business incubator (Phönix Gründerzentrum)
  
• 50 companies active in multimedia, software development as well as environmental and transportation technologies
  
• Directly adjacent: "Industry and Innovation Park at the Borsigturm" (Gewerbe- und Innovationspark Am Borsigturm ) (8,000 m²)

Oberbaum City
Internet: www.oberbaum-city.de

• 46,000 m²
  
• International Design Center
  
• Companies active in the creative sector and in the services industry as well as in the information and communication technology sector

Backfabrik
Internet: www.backfabrik.de