Blockchain technology offers massive potential for state administration. Stephan Zimprich, Leader of the eco Competence Group Blockchain, looks at how this foundational technology could transform e-government.

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There is still a lack of a holistic understanding of the decisive factors and interrelationships of the digitization ecosystem in the papers on artificial intelligence and a digital implementation strategy currently being discussed within the framework of the German federal government's digital hearing.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a decisive future-oriented technology and an important market for Germany as a digital location. In the view of the eco Association, in order to occupy this important technological field and turn AI into a core competency of German industry, a holistic AI strategy is needed which not only depends on targeted research and development but also high-performance digital infrastructures, and supports the societal acceptance of AI technologies.

Michael Rotert from the eco Association provides an overview of the Council of Europe’s deliberations on a topic which presents both potential benefits and ethical challenges for society.

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