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Hanau learns from Bochum: On the way to becoming the digital city of the future!
Delegation from Hanau visited Bochum on October 27, 2025 to explore digital transformation strategies and smart city approaches.
Hanau learns from Bochum: On the way to becoming the digital city of the future!
On October 27, 2025, a delegation from Hanau traveled to Bochum to find out about the city's remarkable digital strategy. The aim of the visit was to collect insights that could help Hanau with its own digital transformation. The Hanau delegation, led by city councilor and head of the digital department Isabelle Hemsley, was made up of representatives from the city administration, the municipal utilities and the economic development department. Bochum is seen as an absolute pioneer in the area of municipal digitalization, which promised the people of Hanau valuable insights. Commune21 reports that Hanau is actively promoting digital urban change and sees Bochum as a model city.
The Bochum digital transformation, which began in 2017 with the Bochum Strategy, aims to create a framework for action by 2030. Five central pillars define this framework, with modern city management being highlighted as one of the crucial components. The city's Smart City Innovation Unit works closely with municipal utilities and universities to implement concrete projects such as digital participation platforms and the Bochum app. The city thus contributes to improving the lives of its citizens. Press service adds that, according to Bochum's city director Sebastian Copytz, the focus should be on the benefits for people.
The path to digital transformation in Hanau
In Hanau, digitalization is viewed as a tool to improve the quality of life. The city is undergoing a profound process of change, both organizationally and culturally. The step towards district freedom in 2026 and the simultaneous establishment of new structures are major challenges that need to be mastered. It is important for the Hanau delegation to learn from Bochum's experiences and to strategically anchor their own approaches.
In 2023, the Office for Digitalization and Organizational Development was founded in Hanau. This is intended to promote digital processes and the associated cultural change. Hemsley emphasizes that Hanau already has many good approaches and recognized that courage and trust are just as important as unbureaucratic action. Bochum clearly shows what positive effects such an open approach can have reports Kommune21.
In summary, it can be said that the exchange between Hanau and Bochum is a promising step on the way to the digital future in the city of Hanau. The experiences and successes of the Bochum digital strategy could make a decisive contribution to making the digital change in Hanau sustainable.