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As a globally renowned high-tech location, Bavaria aims to use the latest technologies such as AI, cloud solutions and big data in its administrative processes. The impulses from Bavaria should also accelerate the digital transformation in the other federal states of the republic. This is why the Free State has joined GovTech Campus Deutschland eV. The aim is to work together with other leading players in the field of digitalization on new services and solutions - in the interests of Bavaria's citizens and companies. The accession is part of a comprehensive package of measures with which the State Ministry for Digital Affairs wants to get the digital administration of the future off the ground.
Efficient administration has long since become a location factor - and should be perceived by citizens and companies as modern, innovative and service-oriented. "In order to achieve this, we have brought a lot of speed to the consistent digitization of government processes. The use of artificial intelligence in particular will play a key role in this," said Minister of State Dr. Fabian Mehring on the occasion of joining the GovTech Campus Germany. "By using AI, we relieve the burden on our employees in the authorities and shorten processing times - a win-win situation for citizens and administration, which fuels debureaucratization and equips us against the rampant shortage of skilled workers. The GovTech Campus Germany offers us a unique platform for joining forces with the tech scene and the joint further development of our administrations. Our accession is therefore another logical step towards our overarching goal: to continue to be the pacemaker for digital administration in Germany. After all, our competitors in the markets of the future are not in Berlin or Frankfurt, but in Asia and Silicon Valley. It is therefore important to form a 'Team Germany' and to combine our forces nationwide," says Mehring.
Compared to other federal states, Bavaria is already a pacesetter in this field: The Free State consistently occupies the top positions in the OZG dashboard (Online Access Act) and already offers 260 online services across the country. But it will not stop there: In order to achieve fully digital communication within and between the authorities as quickly as possible, Mehring has announced a "fax ban" in 2023, which is already having an effect: the number of fax machines in the Bavarian administration has now been roughly halved. Various digital collaboration and communication solutions for the authorities in the Free State are currently being tested as alternatives. A Bavarian electronic authority seal is also being launched.
Such digital technologies avoid media disruptions, accelerate administrative processes and enable the use of artificial intelligence in the authorities - a topic that the StMD itself is intensively dealing with: "We are currently developing an AI strategy for our own ministry that can serve as a blueprint for other authorities, administrations and municipalities," says Mehring. "In the 'Applied Data Analysis for Public Administration' project, for example, we are showing the added value of cloud services. And in our open data portal 'open.bydata' we are demonstrating modern data management and supporting municipalities in particular in its implementation." In addition, Bavaria has launched numerous other initiatives such as the Hightech Agenda and AI-Transfer Plus to comprehensively modernize the state and support companies in the use of AI. The super venture capital fund with a leverage effect of one billion euros, the promotion of digital talent and cooperation with technology companies are also strengthening the Free State's IT ecosystem.
The State Ministry for Digital Affairs has launched a whole range of measures specifically to support municipalities, including the online services "BayernPackages", the "Digital Office" award, the "TwinBy" program for the use of digital twins, the "Kommunal? Digital!" competition, the "BayKommun" public law institution and the "Digital Pilot" course for employees of town halls, district offices and districts. "My ministry wants to act as an architectural office for a modern state," says Mehring. "Our motto is: 'AI instead of bureaucracy'."
