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Bavarias Minister of Health and Care, Judith Gerlach, is driving forward digitization in care. To this end, the minister concluded the Digital Pact for Care on Wednesday - together with representatives of nursing practice, the health and care industry, science and associations as well as caring relatives and those in need of care in the Free State. Gerlach emphasized: We want to set the course together to make care fit for tomorrow - with digitization, artificial intelligence and future technologies. The minister explained: With the Digital Pact for Care we are underlining that in Bavaria nursing practice, nursing research and interest groups are pulling together. This broad alliance is an important signal: Together we are tackling care as an important issue for the future! The signatories of the Digital Pact for Care voluntarily commit themselves to supporting the implementation of the so-called HighCare Agenda, which was decided by the Council of Ministers in November 2024.
The minister emphasized: Digitization in care must not be an end in itself and does not replace the hand at the bedside. But it can be a valuable tool and an important support to make everyday care easier to manage. Gerlach added: Our jointly developed HighCare Agenda therefore combines digital support tools for people-oriented care that should really reach the care and help not only those who are being cared for, but also those who are helping. With more well-thought-out digitization, we can also achieve more time for personal contact in care. The Free State is investing around 31 million euros in the HighCare Agenda measures by 2029. This commitment to digitization in care is unique in Europe! Gerlach emphasized: The increased digitization in care can look very different. One thing is clear: There is no one technology that solves all problems. But there are already many useful tools such as digital care documentation that are not yet used everywhere they are needed - partly simply because there is a lack of knowledge about them. But the best technology is of no use if it is not used.
The minister explained: Thanks to the Digital Pact for Care, there will be more exchange about software, individual initiatives or funding opportunities, for example. I am counting on the pacts signatories to support each other in order to implement the many measures of the HighCare Agenda - true to the motto: Join forces, gather knowledge and strengthen cooperation.
Gerlach added: We have a lot planned: for example, mobile care labs will tour Bavaria, making innovative care technology tangible on site. We are also driving forward research and development of care assistance systems and robotics innovations. And we are increasing funding so that innovative care research is put into practice. These are just a few examples of our extensive action plan that we want to bring into the reality of care. Together we can advance care technology in Bavaria and help shape the care of tomorrow in Bavaria and for Bavaria.
