By bringing together innovative start-up ideas with the expertise of established companies and scientific excellence, the Digital Hub Initiative promotes the growth of a strong culture of innovation and the development of new digital business models. Twelve Digital Hubs located throughout Germany provide a solid network which facilitates the exchange of technological and economic expertise, programmes and ideas. Each Digital Hub allows start-ups, companies and research institutions to come together to find common solutions for meeting the challenges and harnessing the opportunities linked to digitisation.