Berlin, 18 June 2018. Three days of a packed programme – the 6th Future Congress on Government & Administration kicks off today for the first time with more than 1,800 participants. The event is firmly focused on the digitalisation of the public sector. The Future Congress is theindustry gathering for ‘administrative modernisers’, where decision-makers, budget managers and experts from central government, the federal states and local authorities exchange ideas, share information and network with one another, as well as with the business and academic communities.
With over 120 individual sessions, this year’s programme spans three days: This provides both an opportunity to cover the enormous range of current topics and to give more space to innovative formats and high-calibre speakers.
For the first time this year, the congress is bringing together senior managers and staff representativesin a variety of formats to discuss the design of workplaces in the public sector of the future. Another key focus is on the topic artificial intelligence, which is already emerging as one of the drivers of administrative modernisation.
Finally, the Federal Government’s digitalisation programmeand cooperation between the federal levels are on the agenda. In the digitalisation process, there is a greater need than ever for steering, coordination and standardisation.&This applies just as much to theimplementation of the Online Access Act (OZG) and theportal network as it does to eID procedures and data policy.
To ensure that, in all these matters, we do not overlook those whom digitalisation affects in the long term, the ‘neueVerwaltung U30’ Barcamptook place on 1 June.&Some of the 100 committed young people will present the results at the Future Congress to representatives of the federal government.
Programme highlights
Day 1, Monday, 18 June: Results of the “neueVerwaltung U30” Barcamp
Day 2, Tuesday, 19 June: Opening address by Federal Minister Horst Seehofer & panel discussion with the Federal State Secretaries
Day 3, Wednesday, 20 June: Keynote speech by Minister of State for Digital Affairs Dorothee Bär & CIO panel discussion
TodayDr Klaus von Dohnanyiwill openthe first day of the ‘6th Future Congress on the State & Administration’ at 1.45 pm. Afterwards, the focus will initially be on the younger generation: representatives of the ‘Barcamps U30’from the public sector, civil society, business and academia will present their findingsand experiences.
Afterwards, representatives of the ‘young political generation’ in particular will discuss the results. Among them are KevinKühnert(Chair of the Juso), RicardaLang(Federal Association of the Green Youth),&RiaSchröder (Young Liberals) as well as the State Secretary and Berlin CIOSabineSmentek (Senate Department for the Interior and Sport).
The second day begins in the traditional manner: the patron of the event, Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer, officially opens the 6th Future Congress and is then available to answer questions.
In the subsequent panel discussion, no fewer than five Federal State Secretaries will discuss Germany’s digitalisation strategy: Parliamentary State Secretary SteffenBilger, Member of the Bundestag, (BMVI), State Secretary BjörnBöhning(BMAS), State Secretary WernerGatzer(BMF), State SecretaryLutzStroppe, (BMG) and State Secretary and Federal-CIOKlausVitt(BMI).
“A Digital New Beginning: Now! Together!” – under this title, Dorothee Bär will address the participants on the third day in her capacity as the new Minister of State for Digitalisation, speaking from the perspective of the Federal Chancellery.
Next on the programme is the “CIO Talk”, in which representatives from the “public sector” and the “private sector” will engage in a dialogue on current issues relating to digitalisation. Speakers will include, amongst others: VitoCecere(CIOof theFederalForeignOffice),&ChristianPfromm(CIOof the FreeandHanseatic Cityof Hamburg) and State SecretaryRandolfStich(Ministry of the InteriorRhineland-Palatinate).
The full conference programme can be found here: http://zukunftskongress.info/de
News about the conference and articles on the digitalisation of public administration can be found here: https://www.verwaltung-der-zukunft.org
Information about the Barcamp: https://www.verwaltung-der-zukunft.org/digitale-verwaltung/das-war-mal-etwas-anderes