ZDIN connects the leaders in digitalisation research in Lower Saxony in order to actively shape the state's digital transformation. With a network of 116 scientists, 36 universities and research institutions as well as 138 practice partners (as at 31 December 2024), the ZDIN develops forward-looking ideas and solutions as a think tank. The ZDIN pools the state's application-oriented research activities with a common goal: to strengthen Lower Saxony as a centre for digitalisation. In the Future Labs for Digitalisation, scientists from higher education and university research and non-university research cooperate with partners from industry. In terms of content, the future labs are focussed on areas that are particularly important for Lower Saxony in social, economic and political terms: Agriculture, Circular Economy (since June 2024) Energy, Society and Labour, Health, Mobility, Production and Water.