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Patron of SCCON 2022
Source: Stefan J. Müller
An enduring partnership
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) and the Smart Country Convention (SCCON) share a long-standing partnership. They are united in the aim to drive forward and accelerate the digital transformation in Germany. And so we are delighted that this year, once again, the ministry will be acting as patron of our three-day convention on digitalisation in the public sector.
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser will open our convention and present her digital policy programme entitled “Digital Germany: Safe, independent and citizen-centred”, which she introduced in early 2022 together with State Secretary Dr Markus Richter, Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Information Technology. This programme reflects the digital policy aims of the ministry and extends far beyond the digitalisation of public administration. It includes projects on topics such as cyber security, modernising the state, data policy and digital sovereignty. Ms Faeser will talk about how the implementation of the programme can best succeed.
The Smart Country Convention, which will take place at the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds from 18 to 20 October 2022, will feature a wide-ranging programme, including lectures and workshops on specific topics. We look forward to having the Federal Minister of the Interior with us at our convention once again.
"We want a digitally advanced state which consistently puts citizens’ needs first. We want to make our country more modern, more citizen-oriented and more digitalised. Specifically, this means uniform standards and faster digital procedures. All services should be available online anywhere at any time."
Accessing government administrative services online
THE FEDERAL PORTAL
The Federal Portal (an online Federal Government portal) is a good example of how to provide online services with users’ needs in mind. After all, everyone wishes it were easier to find out about public services and to fill in and send off the relevant forms.
Currently operating in its first phase, the Federal Portal features an easy-to-use search function offering plenty of information for dealing with local authorities. Direct access to a number of Federal Government online services is already available. For many services in future, it should no longer be necessary to contact local authorities in person. The hope is that as many as possible of the Federal Government’s online services will be available directly via this online portal.
Smart Regions, Smart Cities, Smart Country
THE DIGITAL POLICY PROGRAMME
With a remit spanning cyber security, digitalisation of public administration and data policy, the Federal Ministry of the Interior plays a key role in modernising the state. In early 2022, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser presented her digital policy programme in Berlin and outlined the projects with which she aims to modernise the country by 2025.
OZG DASHBOARD
Which services have been put online as part of the programme of the Online Access Act (OZG)? And how many OZG services from the digital policy programme are currently active?
A map of Germany is now available showing where OZG services can be accessed online. The OZG Dashboard visually tracks the implementation of the Online Access Act.
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Up-to-the-minute topics, initiatives and services of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community regarding the digitalisation of public administration, data protection and IT security.
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Dr. Michael Scherz
Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Berlin
Austrian Embassy – Commercial Section
Curriculum Vitae
since 09/2020
Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin
10/2017 – 08/2020
Head of Innovation at AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA in Vienna
09/2011 – 09/2017
Commercial Counsellor for the Austrian Consulate in Munich
09/2010 – 08/2011
Head of Marketing at AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA in Vienna
01/2009 – 08/2011
Head of International Technology Cooperation at AUSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA in Vienna
07/2008 – 12/2008
Regional manager for Germany, Switzerland and Italy at AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA in Vienna
10/2003 – 06/2008 Commercial Counsellor for the Austrian Embassy in Rome, based in Padua
12/1998 – 09/2003
Commercial Counsellor for the Austrian Embassy in Sarajevo
05/1996 – 12/1998
Commercial attaché in New York 11/1993 – 04/1996 Commercial attaché in Paris
07/1990 – 10/1993
Commercial attaché in Johannesburg
04/1988 – 06/1989
Commercial attaché in Jakarta
08/1986 – 03/1988
Commercial attaché in Bucharest
07/1985 – 08/1986
Joined the Export Trade Department of the Federal Chamber of Commerce. Qualified as a Commercial Counsellor
11/1984 – 06/1985
Traineeship at the regional courts of Innsbruck and Vienna
1980 - 1984
Studied Law at the University of Innsbruck
Gained a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence
1979 - 1980
Basic military service
1971 - 1979
Bundesgymnasium (high school), Bregenz
Date and place of birth: 26 June 1961, Bregenz
Dr. Margarete Schramböck
Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs
Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs
Margarete Schramböck was appointed as Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs on 7 January 2020.
Curriculum Vitae
Margarete Schramböck was born 1970 in Tyrol, Austria. She studied Business Administration at the University of Economics and Business in Vienna (WU), where she obtained her Doctorate in Social and Economic Sciences in 1997.
Before Ms Schramböck started her career in 2002 as CEO of NextiraOne, an IT communications company based in Paris, she was occupying a management position at Alcatel. From December 2008 to December 2011 she became Managing Director of NextiraOne Germany. In 2014 Ms Schramböck began working as CEO of Dimension Data Austria, which is a globally leading provider of network and communications technologies and IT services, in particular in the fields of network and computer centres, cloud services, IT security, voice and video communications as well as application integration. Between 2016 and 2017 she was CEO of A1 Telekom Austria.
On 18 December 2017 Margarete Schramböck was appointed Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy and from 8 January 2018 to 3 June 2019 she was Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs.
Ms Schramböck remains deeply attached to her Alma Mater and is a member of the WU's Center of Excellence. In 2017 she was elected both Tyrolean of the Year and University of Economics and Business in Vienna WU Manager of 2017.
Margarete was a Member of the National Council from 23 October 2019 to 7 January 2020.
Margarete Schramböck was appointed as Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs on 7 January 2020.