Germany’s public administration has learnt a great deal very quickly as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Whilst tried-and-tested administrative principles have demonstrated their effectiveness, the crisis has also starkly highlighted the need for greater digitalisation, flexibility and agility in public administration. Everyone now agrees: Germany and its public administration need this digitalisation push now. Our country needs it to ensure that Germany remains a competitive business location in the long term. The public administration needs this transformation to remain a viable employer in the competition for the brightest minds.
Watch the webinar featuring Eckard Schindler (moderator; IBM Germany), Ammar Alkassar (Government of the Saarland), Dr Beatrix Behrens (Federal Employment Agency), Eileen Fuchs (Federal Ministry of the Interior), Jonathan Grunwald (State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia), Dr Lars Schatilow (IBM Germany) and Dr Georg Thiel (Federal Statistical Office) on our YouTube channel wegweiser.tv