Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) – The Hessian municipalities have so far offered their citizens 139 administrative services online. That is less than half of the 314 administrative services specified by the end of this year in connection with the Online Access Act (OZG) that are to be offered digitally, according to a response from Hesse’s Digital Minister Kristina Sinemus (CDU) to a parliamentary question from the SPD parliamentary group in Hesse Parliament emerges. The remaining services are currently being created or will be supplied this year from subject areas in other federal states via the “One for All” procedure of the IT Planning Council.
In Hesse, too, the majority of the administrative services that are particularly relevant for the citizens are the responsibility of the municipalities, so that the Hessian view is that the implementation of the OZG can only succeed if all levels of administration work together, explained the minister. A joint coordination office with representatives of the digital and interior ministries as well as the municipal umbrella organizations was also set up for this purpose. The coordination office should control the implementation of the services at the municipal level and look after 15 model municipalities that create digital blueprints including interfaces. The aim is to accelerate the implementation of the OZG in districts, cities and communities, it said.
For example, a project from Darmstadt with other municipalities for the standardization of software applications receives financial support. In Neu-Isenburg, a project for online services for parents on childcare issues is being made easier, and in the district of Giessen a uniform address management system. A total budget of 1.5 million euros is available for funding the model municipalities, and 22 municipalities had applied. The results of the model municipalities should then be able to be used by other municipalities.
