Four times in coalition agreement between CDU, CSU and SPDvon 2005, word "internet" occurred. "Digitisation" in vain. Thirteen years later, it looks different: 27 times in AktuellenKoalitionsvertrag of "Internet" speech and Digitalization is dedicated to its own, twelve-page chapter. "Digitizing Bietetgroße opportunities for our country. We want to develop our country into a strong digital country in all areas, "it says in its introduction.
From new territory to digital land, quasi. Right now. After federal government has preferred to Staatstrojanernbeschäftigt in recent years with right to benefit, data retention and storage, next four years will angeschobenwerden developments that actually benefit citizens. It goes UmBreitbandausbau, digital management and more security on Internet. Everything is overdue.
However, euphoria could quickly evaporate. ERSTENSBLEIBT digitization continues in remit of ministry FürVerkehr and digital infrastructure. The plans for a stand-alone digital ministry were discarded again. Secondly, as in past four years, Ministry will continue to be led by CSU. The author and BeraterChristian Jakubetz summed up critics ' first impression in a tweet: "Germany postpones start of digitisation to 2021".
Even if a coalition agreement is primarily to be understood as a signpost and digitisation ultimately affects a large number of ministries, it becomes clear: it wirdschwierig for parties to implement objectives described rein. A "future-oriented overall concept for design of digitalenTransformation in Germany" Seinach as before is not recognizable, says industry association ECO. After all, government is trying to correct some "omissions indigitalpolitischen fundamental questions". But if that's enough? An overview of five key points:
1. Broadband expansion and infrastructure- The goal: DieBundesregierung wants to build a "nationwide digital infrastructure VonWeltklasse". The "path to Gigabit society" should be highest priority. You want to bring fiberglass to every region and community, "preferably directly to house". SollenFunklöcher be closed in mobile telephony, 5g expansion is driven forward and OffeneWLAN networks are promoted. From 2025 citizens should also have a rechtlichabgesicherten claim to fast Internet.
- reality: Weran believes in broadband expansion, also believes in Santa Claus. So it was in past years in Germany. Only in January DerJahresbericht confirmed to Federal Network agency that Internetanschlüssehäufig are much slower than providers claim. As far as DieGlasfaserversorgung is concerned, IstDeutschland is only mediocre in Europe. Companies like German Telekomsetzen mainly use techniques such as vectoring, which continue to be used for copper instead of Glasfaserkabel. For telecommunications companies lohntsich expansion in rural areas barely, regional providers stoßenregelmäßig to regulatory obstacles.
- The assessment: Ten to twelve billion euros government wants to put in a neuenInvestitionsfonds. However, total expansion is estimated at around 80Milliarden euros – so industry must continue to invest itself. More incentives for development, especially in rural areas, are to be created, but how unclear. relativising sentences such as "preferably to house" still leave plenty of room for vectoring. According to Federal Association Broadband Communication (Breko), a "unique fibre-optic infrastructure goal" would have created more "legal undPlanungssicherheit for all market players". The legal claim to fast Internet is also not formulated – and could also be tipped back by year 2025.
