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The cabinet wants to save billions on the civil service by abolishing rules and digitizing tasks, but is faced with a growing number of civil servants needed outside The Hague due to staff shortages and political mistakes that need to be rectified. #ambtenaren #bezuinigingen #politiek (translated)

Denmark, as the digital leader of the EU, recently experienced a serious hacker attack in which personal data of 8.8 million people was stolen from the national population register, exposing the security risks of digitization and undermining citizens' trust in data protection. #Digitalisierung #Datenschutz #Cyberangriff (translated)

The federal government has decided on a fuel discount to counter alleged technical difficulties in paying individual aid, while the actual problems lie in the relationship between the federal government and the states, as well as in an inefficient legislative process. #StaatlicheHilfe #Digitalisierung #Tankrabatt (translated)

Volker Gruhn, the founder of the IT service provider Adesso, discusses the impact of AI agents on software development and emphasizes the growing importance of domain knowledge and precise requirement formulation in a future with less need for programming. #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Softwareentwicklung #Digitalisierung (translated)

A new report from Vårdförbundet Student shows that while digitalization and new medical technology are transforming healthcare, many students feel that their education does not sufficiently prepare them for the technological developments and that the quality of the clinical practice education (VFU) varies greatly. #digitalisering #utbildning #hälsoochsjukvård (translated)

Peter Sodoma, the managing director of the Association of Print Media, discusses the challenges and opportunities of the printing industry in the digital age, emphasizes the need for adaptation, and highlights the environmental advantages of print products compared to digital media. #Druckbranche #Digitalisierung #Umweltschutz (translated)

Ben Jamin wrote that he had visited the news pages of Spiegel and Zeit daily seven to eight years ago and used their apps with push notifications. In the meantime, he has deleted the apps and usually only accesses the pages via links on X when he feels they have published nonsense again. He asked if others felt similarly. #Nachrichten #Medien #Digitalisierung (translated)

The European Parliament wants to tighten measures against tax avoidance, amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars each year that multinational companies hide, and calls on the European Commission to take stronger action against international tax havens. #adóelkerülés #digitálisszolgáltatások #globálisminimumadó (translated)

"If you do not lay the first brick at some point, you can gladly discuss the roof structure: it will do no good - and what we are doing here now is the foundation. 'With the 'Infraplan', we are looking at renovation, digitization, new construction, and expansion much more collaboratively than before,' said Lange." #Infrastruktur #Bahn #Infraplan (translated)

Sumit Kumar wrote that he had a friendly conversation with the Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization on that day. He was interested in how people there thought about eagles; he described the employees as motivated. On that day, numerous other administrative tasks were added to FragDenAdler: changes to the board or statutes in the register of associations, disposal of hazardous substances and special waste, as well as reports on illegal telemarketing and misuse of phone numbers. This also included the registration of a power of attorney, the initiation of legal guardianship for relatives, adoptions of children, stepchildren, and adults, as well as applications for student tickets and student transportation in case of disability or illness. Other offerings concerned hunting licenses, educational assistance, educational counseling, and social-pedagogical family support. Also mentioned were certificates of eligibility for marriage abroad – even for people who had never lived in Germany – the registration of marriages concluded abroad, and the certification of births abroad. The list also included integration assistance for people with disabilities and children with mental disabilities, pregnancy conflict counseling, the certification of child support at the youth welfare office, and applications for personal bankruptcy. Additionally, there were the registration of drones and the acquisition of a drone pilot license, as well as the acquisition, replacement due to loss, and transfer of a sports boat license. Kumar wrote that there were very many administrative procedures. #Deutschland #Digitalisierung #Bürgerservice (translated)

The author said they were proud to open Estonia’s new embassy in Chișinău. They wrote that Estonia’s security was closely connected to Moldova’s, and that a stronger, more resilient Moldova would mean a stronger Europe. The author added that Estonia was ready to share its experience in reforms, digitalisation, cyber and resilience as Moldova moved towards EU membership. #Estonia #Moldova #EUMembership #EE #MD