The German IT Industries Association, the Chairman of the BCOCOM, Ralph Wintergrarst, demands 100 billion euros from the future federal government for a digital treaty. Its background is that CDU/CSU and SPD have agreed to relax the loan brake for defense spending on a particular fund for defense spending in the original law. IT and other representatives of the digital economy also enter their industry for investment. They rely on the viability of the economic future and digital sovereignty in Germany.
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From the perspective of the BOCOM Association, 20 percent of the special fund for infrastructure expansion is to flow into the German digital economy over a period of five years and thus supports the digital change of business and administration. In particular, the association ascended to establish “Germany Stack” with Artificial Intelligence and Investment in Quantum Computer and refers to the German role in global chip production. “Our goal will be to make Germany a digital sovereign country,” says Wintergrarst.
The money for the digital treaty is mainly due to the federal funds of the Special Fund. For digitization of schools, the association proposes to use the share of money referred to federal states. You are responsible for education policy. Wintergrst has also warned that the amount should be invested in such a way that long profits can be made from this so that digital treaty gives relief from future generations.
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The AI ​​Federal Association and Association of the Eco Internet Economy do not call a solid amount, but also for high investment in the digital economy. “It is important that a significant ratio flows into digitization,” says Eco CEO Oliver Sum. At the same time, special funds are not enough alone. According to Daniel Abbu, managing director of the Federal Association of German, structural changes are also required. In particular, both associations require low reporting and reporting requirements along with bureaucracy decrease, simplification of application and approval procedures. Small and medium -rich companies should mainly benefit.
The Breko Telecommunication Association also suspected that fiber optic expansion only promotes fiber. “As much as possible, the money of the state is not the answer to the construction costs that have increased by 39 percent since 2021 and it does not expand rapidly.” Competitive and investment politics is necessary, as well as slimming long acceptance processes.
The AI ​​Federal Association and ECO also requested for the establishment of a digital ministry. It aims to manage funding, prioritize the need and invest in projects and companies targeted. A similar opinion comes from companies itself.
Decision on loosening the special property of debt brake and planned infrastructure in Bundestag is still pending, because due to complex majority relationships, it is to be coordinated by the old Bundestag. The Sangh and the SPD alone do not have a two-thirds majority required to change the original law. So you need votes from greens or FDP.
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