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Support for companies adopting AI in Berlin.
Access free AI support for companies in Berlin through specialised transfer organisations. From initial guidance and workshops to executive and staff training, these services help you get started and put AI into practice.
Explore available support programs below.
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- I’m looking for orientation and basic information on using AI in my company.
- I want to further develop my team`s and my own AI capabilities.
- I’m looking for support in implementing specific AI applications.
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- I’m interested in individual support.
- I’m interested in events and informational formats.
- I’m interested in workshops and formats to exchange with other companies.
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- I’m interested in on-site, in-person formats.
- I’m looking for digital formats I can access remotely.
- I’m interested in both in-person and digital formats.
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Digitalagentur Berlin
DAB orientation talks in a 1:1 format (digital or in person), e.g. AI for beginners and AI assistants
Free 1:1 sessions to clarify digital and AI potential in your company and define a first neutral roadmap including funding hints.
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Digitalagentur Berlin
DAB Digital Salon
Evening exchange format in Berlin districts with a short input on digital or AI topics and plenty of time for questions and networking.
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Digitalagentur Berlin
DAB Digitalisation Breakfast
Morning mini event over coffee to inform SMEs locally about digitalisation, IT security, visibility or AI and to connect them.
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Digitalagentur Berlin
DAB webinars
Free, short online sessions on digitalisation, funding, cyber security and AI with live expert input and Q&A.
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Digitalagentur Berlin
DAB Cyber Workshop
Practical cyber security workshops where staff experience typical attacks (e.g. phishing) and practice concrete protection measures.
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Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW Berlin)
AI Lab (“KI Werkstatt”)
Co creation projects with HTW Berlin where companies and students jointly explore AI use cases and develop prototypes.
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Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW Berlin)
DAB x HTW “Digitalisation Navigator – Introducing AI”
Online navigator that assesses digital status and guides SMEs step by step through options to introduce digital and AI solutions.
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HWK Berlin
Individual digitalisation and AI consulting for crafts
Free, individual consulting by HWK Berlin’s BIT/Digi BIT advisors on digitalisation, AI, cyber security and funding for craft businesses.
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IHK Berlin
AI focused online courses and training programmes
IHK Berlin’s KInsights offering with online courses and scenarios to give SMEs a practical entry into AI.
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KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg
AI implementation consulting and pilot projects
HPI’s AI Service Center supports organisations with consultation and pilot projects for concrete AI solutions.
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KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg
Guest Talks
Public AI talks with expert keynotes on current AI topics and open discussion.
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KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg
AI workshops
Practical workshops where participants build first AI applications such as chatbots or RAG systems.
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KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg
Online courses with certificates
Free openHPI AI courses teaching basics and implementation with optional certificates.
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Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Berlin
Workshops and events, e.g. on AI agents or AI in corporate communications
Free SME workshops and events to understand, try out and adapt concrete digital and AI applications to your own business model.
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Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Berlin
AI Escape Room
Team escape room experience where puzzles introduce practical AI use cases and their opportunities and limits in everyday business.
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Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Berlin
Online digital check
Online self assessment for SMEs that determines digital maturity and provides a concise results report with prioritised actions.
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Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Berlin
One day and intensive workshops on the digital check
Follow up workshops in small groups to derive a concrete digital roadmap and next steps for each company.
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Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Berlin
Prepared guidelines and checklists for teams
Short information sheets and checklists on digitalisation, AI, cyber security and business models for teams to use as working materials.
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Zukunftszentrum Berlin
Initial meetings and consulting on digital transformationn
Free initial advice to clarify digital and AI challenges and, if needed, start a multi day, on site process facilitation.
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Zukunftszentrum Berlin
Learning offers on digital work and communication
Modular trainings on digital collaboration, leadership, communication and data skills, tailored to each company.
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Zukunftszentrum Berlin
In depth AI implementation consultin
– Funded process consulting that analyses AI use cases, redesigns work and supports stepwise AI introduction with staff.
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Zukunftszentrum Berlin
“Zukunftsimpulse” online impulses
Short online sessions (around 45 minutes) with compact input on digitalisation, work and AI and a brief Q&A.
Explore all support options:
Digitalagentur Berlin
The Digitalagentur Berlin offers free, neutral guidance on digital transformation. Fully funded by the State of Berlin, it stands out through hands-on support, expert matchmaking and clear orientation across the city's digital ecosystem
DAB orientation talks in a 1:1 format (digital or in person), e.g. AI for beginners and AI assistants
Free 1:1 sessions (online or on site) to assess your company’s digital maturity and AI potential and translate this into a concrete, vendor neutral roadmap including hints on funding, IT security and data protection.
DAB Digital Salon (in cooperation with BPWT and district business development agencies)
Evening networking and exchange format in Berlin districts with a short practical input on digital or AI topics (e.g. cloud, IT, visibility) followed by discussion, Q&A and networking with the Digitalagentur Berlin, local business development and other companies.
DAB Digitalisation Breakfast (in cooperation with BPWT and district business development agencies)
Morning info and networking event over coffee and croissants, designed to sensitise SMEs in different neighbourhoods to topics such as funding, online visibility, IT security or generative AI and to get them talking to each other.
DAB webinars
Free online webinars (around 30–60 minutes) on digitalisation, funding, cyber security and AI where participants receive expert input and can ask questions live via chat and Q&A.
DAB Cyber Workshop
Hands on small group workshops to strengthen cyber security (e.g. phishing, password and account security), using serious games, exercises and checklists so participants can directly implement protective measures in their organisations
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW Berlin)
HTW Berlin is a public university with strong applied research and startup support. As Berlin’s largest public University of Applied Sciences, it stands out with practical labs, modern facilities and deep ties to the regional innovation ecosystem.
AI Lab (“KI Werkstatt”) – co creation with young talents and AI research projects
HTW Berlin’s AI Lab offers companies co creation formats, contract research and transfer projects with student teams to analyse demanding AI use cases, develop prototypes and gain access to AI talents and infrastructure.
DAB x HTW “Digitalisation Navigator – Introducing Artificial Intelligence”
Web based digitalisation navigator by HTW Berlin, provided via Digitalagentur Berlin, that captures the digital status of processes and generates concrete suggestions for suitable digital (including AI) solutions and a digital agenda with recommendations.
HWK Berlin
The Handwerkskammer Berlin is the public self-governance body of the craft sector. It stands out with extensive advisory services, training, certification support and strong representation of more than 30,000 craft businesses in Berlin.
Individual consulting on digitalisation and AI for craft businesses
The HWK Berlin’s BIT/Digi BIT advisors provide free, individual consulting for craft businesses on digitalisation, AI use, cyber security and funding – on site, by phone or online.
IHK Berlin
The IHK Berlin, a statutory public body, represents the interests of Berlin’s business community and offers free, neutral guidance. It stands out for its advocacy role, broad service portfolio and commitment to strengthening local innovation.
Online courses and training programmes on AI use cases and skills development – IHK
Berlin’s “KInsights!” offering with interactive use cases and links to free AI online courses such as “Elements of AI”, designed to give especially SMEs a practical introduction to AI and its applications.
KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg
The KI-Servicezentrum Berlin-Brandenburg, funded by the BMBF, provides free access to powerful AI infrastructure. It stands out with high-performance compute, expert guidance and seamless research-to-industry transfer opportunities.
Consulting on implementing AI applications and running pilot projects
The AI Service Center Berlin Brandenburg at HPI supports companies and public bodies with AI consultation hours, tailored advisory services and funded pilot projects when planning and prototyping concrete AI solutions.
Guest Talks
Free public “AI Guest Talks” hosted by the AI Service Center, where international experts present current AI topics (e.g. LLMs, deepfakes, regulation) and discuss them with the audience.
AI workshops
Hands on workshops where participants, guided by experts, set up development environments and implement their first own AI applications such as chatbots or RAG systems.
Online courses with certificates
Free online courses in the AI Service Center channel on openHPI on topics like machine learning, computer vision, time series or NLP, teaching foundations and implementation and offering certificates on completion.
Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Berlin
The Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Berlin provides federally funded, vendor-neutral support for SMEs. It distinguishes itself with free workshops, practical AI experiences like the KI-Escape Room and tailored pathways toward AI readiness.
Workshops and events, e.g. on building AI agents or AI in corporate communications
Free workshops, webinars and events of the Mittelstand Digital Zentrum Berlin where SMEs work on concrete digital and AI questions (e.g. planning AI solutions, using AI in marketing/communication) and receive highly practical guidance.
AI Escape Room
Free escape room experience in Werder (Havel) for company teams; in 45–60 minutes, teams solve puzzles in a storyline and get to know practical AI applications in a playful way, reducing fear of the technology.
Online digital check to measure digital maturity
Free online self assessment (“Digitalcheck Mittelstand”) that helps SMEs measure their digital maturity across several dimensions and receive an individual results report with tailored recommendations for their digital transformation.
One day and intensive workshops on the digital check
Follow up one day and intensive workshops based on the Digitalcheck results to deepen the analysis and jointly develop a concrete transformation roadmap and action plan for each participating company.
Prepared guidelines and checklists for teams
Compact flyers, guidelines and checklists on many digital topics (including AI, cyber security, websites, HR, green IT, business models) that can be ordered or downloaded free of charge and used as team handouts.
Zukunftszentrum Berlin
The Zukunftszentrum Berlin delivers free, people-focused guidance on digital work and AI. Funded by BMAS, ESF+ and the State of Berlin, it stands out for deep, on-site consulting that centers employees’ real needs in digital transformation.
Initial meetings and consulting on digital transformation in companies
Free initial advisory sessions by Zukunftszentrum Berlin to clarify your company’s digital and AI challenges, carry out a first potential analysis and, if needed, follow up with several funded consulting days directly in the workplace.
Learning offers for managers and staff on digital work and communication
Modular trainings and workshops on digital communication, modern leadership, agile collaboration, knowledge management, health, data literacy and participation, tailored to the specific situation of individual companies.
In depth consulting on implementing AI in companies
Deeper, funded consulting (up to several days) for SMEs on introducing and human centredly designing AI applications, including process analysis, skills needs and step by step implementation together with staff.
“Zukunftsimpulse” – regular online format with short expert inputs on digitalisation and AI applications
Short, free online impulse sessions (around 45 minutes) with compact expert input on topics like company culture, leadership, digitalisation and AI, followed by a short Q&A.