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The Ministry of the Interior has launched a newly developed crisis internet service to provide people with quick and easy information about current developments and recommendations for behavior in the event of a failure of the regular websites.
"In crisis situations, such as large-scale storms or flood disasters, people in the state want to be able to find out about current developments and behavioral recommendations quickly and easily - where they expect it from us: online, on the Internet. And this is especially true when the regular websites of the state and the ministries are not available, for example due to a technical malfunction, overload or a cyber attack. With the state government's special information service , the so-called 'crisis internet', we have been ensuring for 20 years that everyone has access to the necessary information even in crisis situations. At the beginning of October 2024, we have now put a completely newly developed system into operation," said Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Thomas Strobl on October 8, 2024.
At the beginning of October 2024, the Ministry of the Interior put a completely newly developed crisis internet into operation. Depending on whether access is made from a desktop PC or a smartphone, the display is adapted and optimized for the respective screen size. The new system is designed to be as barrier-free as possible. In order to facilitate access even via very slow internet connections, the system almost does without images and graphic elements.
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Despite extensive security precautions, as with any technical system, a failure of the state government and administration's websites cannot be completely ruled out. In order to be able to provide the people of Baden-Württemberg with the information they need reliably online, the "State Government Special Information Service" has been a platform independent of the state's regular websites for over twenty years.
"The probability that we will actually have to activate the crisis internet is - fortunately - rather low," said Interior Minister Thomas Strobl. "Of course, it is important and good that we have such a system. Because it is better to be safe than sorry."
