The German Armed Forces' digital radio project is increasingly becoming a symbol of German defence bureaucracy in a state of emergency. For years, the army has been failing to install functional digital radio equipment in its vehicles – a project that should have been...
Politics
Germany: Herrmann: ‘Disaster control in Bavaria is well organised’
Heavy rain and flood management in focus at “Heavy Rain Innovation Day” Bavaria's Minister of the Interior and Disaster Control, Joachim Herrmann, emphasised today at the “Heavy Rain Innovation Day” in Munich, an information event organised by Deutsche Telekom:...
Hesse’s Minister of the Interior launches new series of discussions on cyber security
ATHENE launches public ‘Distinguished Lecture Series’ with leading experts from research, industry and administration Germany's largest research centre for applied cyber security, ATHENE, is launching its new series of discussions on cyber security with a high-profile...
Opinion piece: These ideas won’t work without money
Once again, a major coup is set to take place: with the NOOTS state treaty, Germany finally wants to push ahead with the digitisation of its administration. ‘A real boost,’ says Bitkom President Dr Ralf Wintergerst. In future, government agencies will be able to...
Digital administration: Federal and state governments want to improve networking
Bundestag to vote today on NOOTS state treaty for register modernisation The Bundestag will vote on the NOOTS state treaty this evening. With the ‘National Once-Only Technical System’, the federal and state governments want to create a common digital infrastructure...
Upper Palatinate: Bavaria strengthens its security architecture
Minister of the Interior Hermann draws positive conclusions from joint counter-terrorism exercise by police and armed forces – RoadTEX 2025 underscores importance of networked hazard prevention At a time of increasing geopolitical tensions and growing hybrid threats,...
German car manufacturers bury their heads in the sand
ifo Business Climate Index falls to minus 21.5 points after minus 15.8 points in August The mood in the German automotive industry has darkened once again. The ifo Institute's (https://www.ifo.de) new business climate index for the sector slumped in September after...
Focus on Cybersecurity and Espionage Risks in Saxony-Anhalt
Economic Security Day 2025 in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt: ‘Secure. Connected. Protected.’ – Strategies against cyber attacks and espionage Under the motto ‘Secure. Connected. Protected. Strategies against cyber attacks and espionage’, Saxony-Anhalt hosted the...
Bavaria: 9th State Conference on Security Watch in Ingolstadt
Important milestone reached: Over 1,500 volunteers in the Security Watch for the first time – Strong signal for our security – New service ID card coming soon – Honors for special services “For the first time, more than 1,500 highly motivated women and men in 268...
German economy fails to pick up speed
DIW Berlin barometer falls in August – US tariff policy weighs on the economy and jobs are lost The economic barometer of the German Institute for Economic Research (https://www.diw.de) (DIW Berlin) fell slightly to 92 points in August – the second time in a row after...
