The aim of the project is to equip pupils from year 5 onwards with a personal mobile device. Classes 5 of general education schools, including special schools sponsored by LHW, are initially eligible to participate each year. From 2025, schools can decide whether they would like to participate in the equipment project from year 7 onwards.

The city councilors have decided on a parent-financed equipment program with subsidies from the LHW ("Get Your Own Device" concept). Parents purchase the device at a discounted price from a supplier selected by the school authority through a tender process. Low-income families can even receive the device free of charge, but must return it at the end of the school year or if they move away from Wiesbaden.

The device is therefore usually the private property of the parents. In addition, the schools and the school authority are relieved of the administrative burden of loan agreements, device storage and return, etc. At the same time, this provides the highest motivation for careful use of the device and its intensive use.

At certain times during the school year, parents can order devices in consultation with the schools. Parents are given access to a special online shop where they can complete their purchase directly and select their payment method. The city of Wiesbaden does not play a direct role in ordering and payment; the supplier settles the municipal subsidy amount per device directly with the city. Parents can choose between paying the total price when ordering or paying in monthly installments. Low-income households can also order the device from this shop, but do not have to make any payment.

The city council has determined that the cost to parents should not exceed the equivalent of EUR 10 per month. Ordered devices are delivered to the schools and distributed by the schools.

Since spring 2025, the standard tablet has been an iPad 11 Wifi 128 GB with stylus and sturdy keyboard cover. In addition, the school authority purchases insurance policies for each device against damage, theft, vandalism, etc., which parents can claim against directly in the event of damage, including on site at a workshop in Wiesbaden. For some types of damage, the insurance provides for an excess for parents in the event of damage.

All devices ordered are automatically assigned to the central device administration for school iPads in Wiesbaden, which is managed by the Wiesbaden Media Center. The devices are configured according to the specifications and profiles that the state capital of Wiesbaden has defined in close consultation with the respective schools. Certain protection mechanisms are also activated via the device management and apps can be installed and deleted.

The specialist retail partner is – as before – Gesellschaft für digitale Bildung mbH (GfdB).