# elbtech > elbtech is a software agency based in Hamburg, Germany, specializing in AI strategy, digitalization, and custom software development. We are consulting partners for the Hamburg Digital Check. ## About elbtech develops digital products and provides AI consulting for organizations navigating digital transformation. Our expertise spans healthcare technology, energy sector solutions, and public administration digitalization. ## Blog Our blog covers topics in software development, healthcare innovation, and digital transformation. - [Starting a Company in a Crisis](https://www.elbtech.dev/en/blog/founding-during-crisis/): Why we founded our company in the middle of an economically uncertain period - [elbtech Wins the Health-X Innovation Competition](https://www.elbtech.dev/en/blog/health-x-innovation-award/): elbtech convinced the jury in Berlin with its LEAF concept - [Health-X Innovation Program: Phase 2](https://www.elbtech.dev/en/blog/health-x-second-funding-phase/): Our project was selected for the second funding phase - [The European Health Data Space (EHDS)](https://www.elbtech.dev/en/blog/ehds/): What is the EHDS and what benefits does it bring for citizens? - [Operational AI Needs Ontology](https://www.elbtech.dev/en/blog/operational-ai-needs-ontology/): Why AI stalls without a shared operational model and how ontology turns automation into governed action. - [DittoBase: The Operational System Behind Governed AI Work](https://www.elbtech.dev/en/blog/dittobase-operational-system/): How DittoBase connects scattered business tools into one operational model so AI can work with context, policy, and visible outcomes. ## Services - AI Strategy and Consulting - Custom Software Development - Digital Transformation - Healthcare Technology (HealthTech) - Cloud-Native Applications ## Contact - Website: https://www.elbtech.dev - Email: moin@elbtech.dev - Location: Hamburg, Germany