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The D-App is an independent, private initiative – by citizens, for citizens.

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David for Goliath

We are not the state.We want to help it.

The D-App is a private-sector offering. We're building it because we believe a capable state concerns all of us, and because we want to make a positive contribution to it.

Our charter

As of September 2026

What we stand for, where we're headed, who we are.

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PDF D-App charter3 pages, 1.6 MB

Where we come from

From an idea to the first step.

No garage, no master plan. Just the conviction that public administration can be better, and the patience to prove it step by step.

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  2. Now

    The first step.

    We're about to go live and are taking a first step in one direction. Whether it's the right one remains to be seen. We'll find out. Together with you.

The team

One team. One goal.

We work together, argue about form fields and celebrate every application that goes live.

What we stand for

For the state. And for us.

Seven principles from our charter. We measure every decision, every line of code and every application against them.

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D-App charter
The minds behind it

Supported by the best in their field.

Prof. Dr. Remo Klinger

Recht & Verwaltungswissen

Specialist lawyer for administrative law and honorary professor. More than 20 years at the intersection of law and public administration.

Prof. Dr. Marian Margraf

Cryptography & digital identity

Professor of information security at FU Berlin. Developed the cryptography for the German passport and ID card at the BSI.

Dr. Waldemar Grudzien

Datenschutz & Regulatorik

Expert in information security and data protection. Responsible for the platform's security architecture and compliance.

Dr. Peter Thomassen

Internet-Infrastruktur & Standards

Founder of deSEC, member of ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee, co-author of several IETF standards.