Digitalverband Bitkom has urged the Sangh and SPD to create a new federal ministry employed with a ministry ministry with a distant skill. Ralph Wintergrst, President of the German Press Agency in Berlin, said, “The last legislative periods suggest that we need a digital ministry that does justice to its name. Digitization should not only be on Bell Shield.”
In his coalition agreement, the Sangh and the SPD have agreed to create a new ministry of “digitization and state modernization” organized by the CDU. Accurate tasks, responsibilities, ministry size and location are still not known. It is still being negotiated according to DPA information. Clarity should be created in about two and a half weeks: On May 6, the CDU boss would like to be elected Chancellor in Frederick Merz Bundestag. Ministers are then appointed.
Digital confusion is difficult to solve
According to Bitcom, important subjects such as digital policy, digital infrastructure, digitization of administration and regulation of artificial intelligence and platforms should be bundled in the new ministry. So far, various digital subjects are located in many ministries and sub -officials, and are overlap:
- The federal ministry of the interior takes care of the digitization of the federal administration and the administration for citizens and companies (digital authorities and applications, online work of ID card for identification on the Internet, connecting administrative portals to the federal government, states and municipalities).
- Along with the Federal Office of Information Technology (BSI), the Ministry of Internal is also responsible for cyber security.
- The theme of network expansion and network infrastructure – ie fast data is located in the Network – The Ministry of Transport, as is the subject of data policy, which is related to the use of data, handling and protection. Data security is also the responsibility of federal and state data protection officers.
- The federal network agency in the division of the Ministry of Federal Economics also relates to network infrastructure. The agency also monitors the reliability of digital signature providers and follow the European guidelines for hate and false reports.
- Artificial Intelligence is an important field in the Ministry of Federal Research, but also in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which promotes innovations and start-ups in the AI region.
- In addition, all ministries also have special expert digit subjects, for example the Ministry of Health (Keyword Electronic Patient File), Ministry of Education in Education (Keyword Digital Pact School) or the impact of digitization on the world of work in the Ministry of Federal Labor.
- There are also many things in the hands of countries and municipalities which are responsible for many administrative services themselves.
It is only a selection of overlap and scattered responsibilities. A lot of “bundle” of digital policy, as it was also declared in the Union Election Program with the formation of a digital ministry, is likely to be a challenge.
Bitcom president Wintergrarst is still confident: “A well -built digital ministry will have an impact on the daily lives of people and companies.” From other countries, it is known that the digitization of the state and administration works well when the centrally regulated from a source.
Germany is behind digitization goals
Germany is far behind its goals. It was originally planned that all administrative services would be introduced online by the end of 2022, namely the passage of the office. It has not been achieved till date.
“With the creation of an independent digital ministry, we would have a strong voice for digital interests in the future cabinet table,” Johannes Shetzal said that said a spokesman of the Deputy Digital Policy for DPA for the SPD Parliamentary Group. He said, “I advocate bundling to strengthen the subjects of digital infrastructure and digital administration as central elements of digital services and to strengthen our competition in the digital department.”
Bavaria and Hayes Pioneer at the country level
Till now, Bavaria and Hesse have digital ministry at the state level. According to the observation of the Federal Ministry of the interior, both have progressed in the field of digital administration in the country as compared to other people.
Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring (Open Voter) said in a petition for a federal ministry in early MarchThere is a need for a central institution that departs powerfully in the digital age of Germany. “Digitization is very important to be responsible for the Transport Minister during his lunch break.”
Hesse’s Digital Minister Christina Cinnus (CDU), which was recently estimated by some media as a potential federal minister Written in a contribution on LinkedIn platform: “Digital Ministry in Bund? Unavoidable. Because we have to develop the subject of digitization on a different speed and mobility.”
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