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Germany publishes English version of quality of life report
In June, the German federal government published an English version of its Government Report on Wellbeing in Germany ('Gut leben in Deutschland'). The interactive report is a benchmark for successful…
NEWSCreated: 04/09/2017Updated Date: 04/09/2017
German parliament approves law enforcing eIDAS
On 21 June, the German parliament (Bundestag) accepted the government’s eIDAS implementation act, confirming the enforcement of rules on electronic identification and trust services for electronic…
NEWSCreated: 27/06/2017Updated Date: 17/06/2018
European IT security talents preparing for contest
Teams of budding IT security specialist have begun preparing for the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC). The 150 winners from national competitions will gather for the final tournament, to be…
NEWSCreated: 31/05/2017Updated Date: 31/05/2017
Germany unveils security requirements for govt browsers
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published the minimum requirements for web browsers to be used on workstations of the federal government, in order to achieve a minimum…
NEWSCreated: 29/04/2017Updated Date: 29/04/2017
Germany wants to simplify eGovernment services
Germany is aiming to make eGovernment services and online business transactions simpler, and more secure. One way to achieve this is to create trust services, electronic signatures and registered…
NEWSCreated: 28/04/2017Updated Date: 28/04/2017
Study: Germany behind in eGovernment
Germany has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to eGovernment, a study by the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (EFI) shows. The number and quality of eGovernment services is low…
NEWSCreated: 28/02/2017Updated Date: 28/02/2017
Germany and Italy to cooperate on standardisation
The governments of Italy and Germany will intensify their cooperation on ICT standardisation, the two agreed on 18 January at a conference in Berlin. The countries want to advance the digital single…
NEWSCreated: 26/01/2017Updated Date: 26/01/2017
German government IT Summit focuses on education
The German IT Gipfel, an annual conference bringing together government and ICT service providers, this year promoted digital education. In her keynote address, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel…
NEWSCreated: 01/12/2016Updated Date: 01/12/2016
Germany to create an open education portal
Germany’s Ministry of Education and Research has earmarkes EUR 1.2 million to finance the creation, over the next two years, of a portal to aggregate open educational resources, the ministry announced…
NEWSCreated: 04/11/2016Updated Date: 04/11/2016
Austria tops German eGovernment comparison
Swiss eGovernment service users are the most content A study comparing the maturity of eGovernment services in Austria, Germany and Switzerland places Austria at the top, says the platform Digital…
NEWSCreated: 26/10/2016Updated Date: 26/10/2016
Public review of German municipal eGovernment manual
Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior is organising a three-month, online public review of a new manual for municipal eGovernment services. From 22 September until 30 November, a website will…
NEWSCreated: 06/10/2016Updated Date: 06/10/2016
Germany surveys cyber-attacks
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has launched a survey to obtain information about actual cyber-attacks on business and government, to assess potential risks, and to determine…
NEWSCreated: 21/09/2016Updated Date: 21/09/2016