The Free State considers itself the “most modern federal state” and relied on tablets instead of paper for the census this year. The data is now piling up in the offices and is being processed by hand. A lesson on how not to digitize.
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Thomas Balbier
A few days ago, a message from the state government landed in the mailboxes of the editors, subject: “Bavaria is becoming the most modern federal state”. The sender was the Digital Ministry, the e-mail was about plans for a faster expansion of high-speed Internet. It was said that “Bavaria would become a pioneer in Germany”. Digital top, that’s how the government of Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) sees itself and rarely saves on superlatives.