Norderstedt gets new city app: Everything important in your pocket!

Norderstedt gets new city app: Everything important in your pocket!

Norderstedt, Deutschland - Norderstedt, the dynamic city in Schleswig-Holstein, goes into the digital future with great steps. With “App Motopic-Your City in A Pocket”, the city administration presented a new city app to facilitate the life of citizens. A tailor-made digital companion, which scores with a wide range of functions, as municipality21 reports .

The app not only offers users the opportunity to use urban services online, but also to get various information via Norderstedt at a glance. These include card services, emergency numbers, event overviews, online date bookings and news from the city. Particularly noteworthy are the integrated citizen services, such as the waste app of the works office and a defect detector, in which citizens can easily report symptoms about grievances. In this way, the voice of the residents is carried directly to the city administration.

a focus on quick communication

The advantages of the app cannot be overlooked. Mayor Katrin Schmieder emphasizes that the application enables quick access to important information regardless of the location. With the aim of strengthening the binding of the citizens to the city, a concept was developed based on the cornerstones of the "Smart City" strategy. KN-Online The app was decided as a pilot project in June 2022 and the city administration already hired a product manager in November 2023 who worked on the implementation.

The app also contains an event calendar that provides users about upcoming events, as well as an interactive map that shows important facilities such as pharmacies, clinics and e-charging stations. This makes it easy to find out where the next garbage containers or playgrounds are. Feedback from users is actively involved in the further development of the app - a great way to meet the needs of citizens.

Financial considerations and the future outlook

When implementing the app, the city has two options: an independent development for around 400,000 euros in the first three years or joining a development partnership for 50,000 to 100,000 euros. The latter enables faster implementation of the app with the first version within one month. The city administration prefers this cost -efficient way.

Schleswig-Holstein's digital minister Dirk Schrödter describes the Norderstedter app as an exemplary solution and emphasizes the importance of the app for the future of the city. Also the Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research (BBSR) shows how important Smart-City-Apps are for municipalities. These apps not only bundle services and information, but also create opportunities for participation for the population.

In the coming months, additional functions such as weather services and traffic reports are to be integrated. The goal is clear: Norderstedt is used to show a modern, digital face that benefits all generations and significantly simplifies everyday life.