- eco’s Managing Director Alexander Rabe: “Important step towards a more coherent and efficient digital policy”
- The Digital Ministers’ Conference must work in an agile and solution-oriented manner from the outset
- No one needs a second Cultural Ministers’ Conference
Digitalisation has become increasingly important in recent years and is now a central element of our society and economy. eco – Association of the Internet Industry therefore expressly welcomes the fact that the key theme of “digitalisation” is receiving its own federal state body at ministerial level for the first time, thereby aligning with the conferences of ministers of other established departments.
eco’s Managing Director Alexander Rabe has the following to say:
“The newly established Digital Ministers’ Conference of the federal states marks a significant step towards a more coherent and efficient digital policy at the federal state level. As the Association of the Internet Industry, our hope is that the new Digital Ministers’ Conference will contribute to creating more consistency in digital policy decisions and address open questions with state sovereignty in areas such as digital education, digital administration and data protection. In addition, this stabilisation of the exchange also opens up the possibility of closer cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport.
“We encourage the Digital Ministers’ Conference and all stakeholders involved to perceive this significant step as an opportunity and to actively and quickly advance the shaping of the digital future of our society and economy. What we would like to see is the establishment of the Digital Ministers’ Conference from day one in an agile and solution-oriented manner to adequately position itself as a relevant player within the dynamic environment of digitalisation. We need expertise to address countless tasks – from defining state-specific digital strategies to addressing issues related to key digital technologies such as artificial intelligence in the federal states. The past few years have shown how things become easier when the threads are brought together. This is the only way to avoid the wrangling over competences and the inconsistency of recent years in the field of digital policy.
“This requires new and unique approaches to harness the momentum of the newly established federal state body. The challenges are extensive, which is why we wish all those involved in the D16 every success and good luck. As we at eco – Association of the Internet Industry see it, the Digital Ministers’ Conference has the potential to raise digitalisation in Germany to a new level and could become a political catalyst for developing innovative solutions to the challenges of the digital world in Germany in the future.”
