The chairman of the Beamtenbund dbb, Ulrich Silberbach, demands a significant increase in the financial resources for the digitization of public administration. “We have to learn from the pandemic that there is finally more drive going into digitization,” said Silberbach of the German Press Agency in Berlin. “That will not work without at least partially dissolving the investment backlog in public administration. It inhibits digitization.”

Finally invest For roads, bridges, buildings and other things, there is already a need for 155 Billion euros, said Silberbach. For the digitization of public services and general administration “at least one more 100 billions” are necessary. There is a personnel requirement of at least 300. 000 employees. “There is a lack of people, especially in the highly qualified IT areas, where the systems are set up, the digital applications programmed and the employees trained,” said Silberbach.

“Because of these omissions, there is a fire at all corners and edges in digitization. The fact that the federal government, states and municipalities since 20 Underfunding its infrastructure for years is throwing Germany back miles in the digital transformation, “complained the dbb chairman. The dbb also wants the topic at its annual conference on 11. Put January 2021 in the center. It takes place digitally.

Area-wide offers From 2018 to date, according to its own statements, the Federal Ministry of the Interior has spent around 180 million euros for the implementation of the Online Access Act. In addition, there is another three billion euros for administrative digitization as part of the federal government’s economic stimulus program for the years 2020 to 2022 .

The federal and state governments have set themselves the goal 2017 with the Online Access Act, 575 to offer administrative services digitally until the end 2022. 315 of which, i.e. more than half, are already available according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Further 105 services are being implemented and 105 in planning. However, a service is already considered available if it is offered in at least one municipality. However, the target is a nationwide offer in the remaining two years.

(kbe)