Firing Up Digitalization and Modernization: Minister Wildberger Takes the Helm
Government's Department for Digitalisation and Modernisation to Restart Operations
Let's face it, Germany's just kicked off a fresh chapter in its digital journey! The newly minted Ministry for Digitalization and State Modernization, manned by Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger, has hit the ground running post-Merz's inauguration.
In a nutshell, digitalization and state modernization are top dogs on this federal government's agenda. Wildberger, plucked from MediaMarktSaturn, aims to showcase his commitment pronto with some buzzworthy action plans.
"I can't stress enough, I'm raring to go!" Wildberger declared. The ministry is geared to be the catalyst for tangible, noticeable progress in digitalization and a sleek, efficient administration.
To start, the ministry's still homeless, temporarily settling into the Federal Ministry of the Interior's Berlin-Charlottenburg digs, vacated by their digital departments. There, Minister Wildberger's got his digital minister © stuff done,according to the press release.
So, what's cooking in the ministry's kitchen? Here's a sneak peek:
- The Accelerator: The ministry's on a mission to juice up Germany's digital transformation, grabbing responsibilities from six departments like the Chancellery and the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
- One Ministry to Rule Them All: By taking over digital policy responsibilities from departments like the Ministry for Transport and Digital Affairs, the ministry is positioning itself as the kingpin of digital policy.
- Infrastructure Investment: Prepare for a digital funding extravaganza, with initiatives like Bitkom's €100 billion digital pact, supporting cloud technologies, AI, and the semiconductor industry.
- Your Digital ID, Please: The government's got big plans for digital identity; each citizen will soon have a digital identity for identification, authentication, and payments, utilizing the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet.
- Data Protection and AI: With a focus on centralizing data protection and boosting the AI industry, expect enhanced security measures and the expansion of AI capabilities to foster innovation and competitiveness.
Sources: ntv.de, dpa. Oh, and did we mention the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet? That's the future of identity authentication, just sayin'!
- The newly established Ministry for Digitalization and State Modernization, now under the leadership of Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger, has begun implementing a series of policy-and-legislation measures, focusing primarily on digitalization and employment policies.
- As part of the federal government's agenda, Wildberger aims to promptly demonstrate his commitment to digitalization through a variety of action plans, including the acceleration of Germany's digital transformation.
- One of the ministry's strategies involves taking over digital policy responsibilities from various departments, such as the Ministry for Transport and Digital Affairs, positioning itself as the key player in digital policy.
- The ministry's infrastructure investment measures will include Bitkom's €100 billion digital pact, which supports cloud technologies, AI, and the semiconductor industry, participating in the general news and politics surrounding digitalization.
