Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU, right) presents the new State Secretary for Digitalization and Chief Digital Officer, Matthias Hundt, with his certificate of appointment.
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Berlin’s new Chief Digital Officer is Matthias Hundt. He also serves as State Secretary for Digitalization and Administrative Modernization and succeeds Martina Klement, who has moved to the cabinet in Potsdam to serve as Minister of Economic Affairs. This was announced by the Senate Chancellery.
Berlin’s Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) appointed Hundt yesterday morning. The 57-year-old was born in Dresden and, after completing an apprenticeship as a toolmaker, studied business administration. The entrepreneur has been managing director of Sachsen Digital Solutions GmbH since 2019. Prior to that, he was an authorized signatory and a member of the executive board at Dresden Information GmbH.
"Matthias Hundt will drive the digital transformation of Berlin’s public administration, focusing on e-government as well as IT security and the protection of critical infrastructure," said Wegner. Hundt added that Berlin has the potential to play a leading role in the digital transformation of public administration. "We will now vigorously leverage this potential." His goal is to drive forward the modernization of the administration and make Berlin faster, more efficient and more digital. Hundt’s predecessor, Martina Klement, had been in office since 2023. The lawyer has been instrumental in driving administrative reform in Berlin behind the scenes. The goal is greater efficiency and greater citizen-friendliness. The House of Representatives has already passed a State Organization Act and amendments to the Berlin Constitution to this end. However, the implementation of the reform project is still pending.