Digitalising the Public Sector: Insights from the Smart Country Convention 2023
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ: Insights from the Smart Country Convention 2023
Laura C. H. and I attended the #SCCON23, showcasing innovations and digital transformation in the public sector.
๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐: qoob (Timur Soroka) offers futuristic private space capsules and ad spaces in public places ๐ฝ; The German Space Agency provides open data for anyone to use ๐ฐ๏ธ; Marianne Janik, CEO of Microsoft Germany, spoke about #AI as economic accelerator ๐; Tobitโs literal #SmartCity Ahaus ๐๏ธ; the Bundesministerium des Innern und fรผr Heimat's initiative #Dienstekonsolidierung streamlines Government IT services ๐; and bumping into former Deloitte colleague Stephanie Berlin ๐ฉ๐ป๐ผ.
๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ we observed:
โ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. From justice to education, the need for secure, efficient, and accessible digital citizen services is clear.
โ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐๐ & ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐. In our hyper-connected world, maintaining state sovereignty and cybersecurity is paramount.
โ โ๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ & ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. The backbone of smart cities and regions is robust digital infrastructure.
โ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. With a staggering 30 billion euros spent annually on IT and communication tech, the German public sector's procurement strategies are pivotal.
โ ๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ & ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. What makes a city or region liveable? Digitalization combined with sustainability, creating smart, resilient communities.
โ ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ & ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. Sustainable energy solutions and smart mobility are transforming to meet the needs of citizens and the environment.
โ ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐. AI is THE hot topic in the private sector - together with IoT, and 5G it is also the frontrunner in the race to revolutionize governance and urban life.
Let's focus less on slow progress and start focusing on practical digital solutions for a better public sector.
Autor: Vera SpratteSource: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7128298289585614848/