Ministry under scrutiny for alleged delays in digital projects and perceived lack of innovative ideas - Digital Ministry under scrutiny for 'lag' and insufficient ideas, alleges Green Party
The Digital Ministry, under the leadership of Karsten Wildberger (CDU), is currently embroiled in a controversy over allegations made by the Green Party. Rebecca Lenhard, a Green Party politician, has criticized the ministry for its approach to leadership, transparency, and decision-making.
Lenhard accused the Digital Ministry of negotiation rounds instead of leadership, review tasks instead of decisions, and a lack of transparency instead of openness. She stated that the ministry has presented itself as a ministry for implementation, but in reality, it is the opposite. Lenhard demanded that the Digital Ministry "get into action, resolve blockades, and above all, take responsibility" to avoid being labeled an "announcement ministry."
The Green Party has also accused the Digital Ministry of a delay in work and lack of concepts. Lenhard described the self-set priorities of the Digital Ministry as anything but ambitious and vague.
Despite these accusations, the Digital Ministry has not specified its budget for the 2025 budget. However, it is reported that the ministry is expected to receive a total budget of 6.5 billion euros, with the actual budget for the Digital Ministry being 2.5 billion euros, and the remaining 4 billion euros coming from the special fund for infrastructure and climate neutrality.
The ministry's short-term goals include a modernization agenda, a change to the telecommunications law, and the implementation of the EU AI regulation by the end of this year. The ministry is currently in negotiations with the departments involved, but no concrete information could be provided at this time.
Lenhard and other Green Party digital politicians have inquired about planned and established departments within the ministry, tasks and positions taken over by other departments, and measures for interministerial cooperation in digital policy. However, no details about these inquiries or the ministry's responses have been made public.
As of July 2025, there are no direct search results addressing the Green Party's accusations against the Digital Ministry, nor any information on the current status of negotiations, established departments, or interministerial cooperation plans related to this issue.
For more detailed information about the Green Party's accusations or the Digital Ministry's structure and cooperation plans, it is recommended to consult official government statements, party press releases, or specialized political news sources from Poland that track interministerial developments more closely.
- The Commission has also been consulted on the issues of policy-and-legislation, politics, and general-news concerning the controversy surrounding the Digital Ministry and the Green Party's accusations.
- The ongoing negotiations between the Digital Ministry and the Green Party, including the matters of policy-and-legislation, politics, and general-news, have been shrouded in secrecy, with no details about the inquiries or the ministry's responses made public.
