In the joint effort of the City of Cologne and the SWK Group companies to leverage the social and economic potential of the key resource data, a concept for an urban data ecosystem in Cologne (KUDOS) was developed as part of the multi-project "Digital City of the Future". According to this, KUDOS will enable the exchange and provision of data for the purpose of value-added and user-oriented interaction within a digital value creation network in Cologne.

The aim is to establish an urban data ecosystem in Cologne (KUDOS), which enables the platform-based exchange and provision of data for the purpose of value-added and user-oriented interaction within a digital value creation network.