2023-11-20 15:28:46
What is the status of digitalization in Germany? A summit will now take stock. One thing is clear: there is still a lot to do, especially in the area of bureaucracy.
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The federal government wants to prevent excessively strict regulation of artificial intelligence in the European Union. “The most important thing now is to get a sensible AI regulation at the European level,” said Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) in a podcast by the digital association Bitkom at the start of the federal government’s digital summit in Jena. “You can do a lot right, but you can also do a lot wrong,” said the Vice Chancellor.
On Monday, a position paper from the federal government together with the governments of Italy and France on AI regulation was also announced, which is aimed at the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The paper generally supports the need for AI regulation. However, the AI law should only regulate the application of AI and not the technology as such. “This risk-based approach is necessary and serves to preserve innovation and security at the same time.” Spain took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second half of 2023 on July 1st.
Warning against over-regulation
Habeck said: “If you over-regulate this, we will have the best traffic regulations, but no traffic on the road. That shouldn’t happen.” In addition to appropriate AI regulation, the federal government is committed to enabling private sector investments in digital technologies. Germany needs to “trigger a real wave” in the venture capital sector so that companies can either find their own financiers or financiers can find suitable companies.
Habeck admitted that there are still deficits in the digitalization of administration in Germany. The minister identified the cause as “the internal inertia of a system that has been built, which has to be overcome.” “Someone just thinks that the state still needs the paper form in any applications or to be able to document it.” However, the parties in the traffic light coalition agree on overcoming these deficits.
At the Federal Government’s Digital Summit, around 1,000 participants from politics, business, science and civil society will discuss how to implement digital transformation. Among other things, it is about whether and how artificial intelligence can make administration more efficient and citizen-friendly. (dpa)
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