The public sector is the central component of our critical infrastructure. The challenges facing public administration in terms of digitalization are numerous: citizens want digital administrative processes. The shortage of skilled workers is also affecting the public sector. In addition, there is a digitalization backlog with a simultaneous increase in administrative costs. The consequence: administrative efficiency must increase. And there is still a lot of potential here. In 2022, Germany was ranked 18th in the EU ranking for digitalization and e-government, putting it in the lower midfield. To protect critical infrastructure, all digitalization must be sovereign and secure. A sovereign cloud combines the benefits of modern technology with the high compliance and security requirements in the public sector.
Digitalization also offers great potential in the area of security and defence. Find out more about STACKIT solutions for this area on our industry page.
Wire offers an end-to-end encrypted communication platform for audio and video telephony, chat communication and secure data transmission and enables the sharing of photos, videos and documents. The messenger complies with the GDPR and the NIS2 directive and has an exclusive release recommendation for the communication of classified information from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The messenger runs on the STACKIT Cloud and is therefore highly secure and sovereign.
The GovTech Campus Deutschland e.V. of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland (BMI) forms a bridge between innovative players from the tech and IT scene and the public sector. As STACKIT, we support forward-looking solutions for the federal government within this framework. The German Federal Pension Insurance (DRV Bund) initiated the "Cloud RealLabor" project at the GovTech Campus. We are currently working on the proof of "switchability" between different cloud providers using the example of BITMARCK, plusserver and our STACKIT Cloud.
Together with Aleph Alpha, we offer public administration a powerful and superior AI assistant. The range of functions includes: 1. summaries, 2. cabinet submission notes, 3. research assistance and 4. continuous text generation, the so-called "Vermerkomat".
As part of the cloud portfolio of Business Technology Consuluting AG (BTC), we are available as a sovereign cloud to members of the cooperative of public IT service providers govdigital via the gd.cloud broker with minimal effort. The offering serves the German administration cloud strategy and provides access to sovereign cloud providers and hyperscalers. Our cloud services are also available via dataport.
Protecting our critical infrastructure is a top priority. All activities in the context of administrative digitization must be sovereign and secure. Dependencies on providers from international jurisdictions pose a high risk. However, risk diversification should also take place at national level. The German government's administrative cloud strategy (DVS) relies on a multicloud strategy, among other things. In addition, all cloud providers should focus on comprehensive disaster recovery measures and ideally offer these as a service (DRaaS). With the sovereign cloud, STACKIT attaches central importance to both the protection of critical infrastructure and comprehensive disaster recovery measures.
Use cases and references from the public sector
Aleph Alpha's AI assistant was developed to speed up and automate official processes such as filling out forms and applications, creating letters, translations, document checks, etc.
PDV.blue focuses on powerful software for public administration - ALLRIS, regisafe and CC ECM. The growing partnership with STACKIT has become the basis for us to create future-proof software solutions for public administration. Through this partnership, our customers benefit from optimally coordinated solutions that guarantee both innovative functionality and maximum data security. The knowledge provided to us and the advice on all aspects of the joint opportunities deserve special mention.
"Throughout my professional career, I have already had the opportunity to support regulated customers in various functions to overcome a wide range of challenges. In doing so, I have gained valuable insights into different areas. I am happy to address your individual questions about the cloud and look forward to accompanying you on your journey to the cloud."
Gabriel Becker
Head of Public
