It is clear that as a politician, such statements are to be quoted. "That's why we finally need a smart data culture, especially for companies. In fact, however, re is a data protection in Germany as in 18th century, "said designated Minister for Digital, Doroe Baer, in an interview with Bild newspaper. "Haha", reader thinks, "in 18th century re was still no computer and certainly no data protection." But what is probably meant by 39-year-old CSU politician as a joke is, on closer examination, anything but funny.
Despite many demands, new coalition of Union and SPD did not succeed in calling for an independent digital and internet ministry. Although this is not stated in coalition agreement, CSU is now given an additional post of Secretary of Chancellery, which is to be responsible for digitisation. Contrary to what CSU would like to see, Bear is not a "fourth minister" from Bavaria, but remains as secretary of state.
In CDU's view, Baer is not even responsible for coordinating digital policy in Chancellery. In words of new Secretary General Annegret Kramp-cart Builder: "It is important to us that now with this team it is also clear that coordination for subject of digitisation, for us future issue par excellence, lies in Chancellery. In lead with Chancellor Minister Helge Braun. " For his support, Office of a State secretary from Federal Ministry of Public Affairs is switching to chancellery. This also changes name of Minister of State or of state.
According to Spiegel, background for creation of post was a scramble for competence between CSU chief Horst Seehofer and Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) on cutting of Seehofer's future interior ministry. So far, nothing has been heard from SPD about how it assesses inception of Bear, which is not foreseen in coalition agreement. So far, it is unclear what competencies it should take over in its new function and what additional resources chancellery will be equipped with to coordinate subject of digitisation.
Broadband expansion seems to be no problemHer previous statements suggest that Baer sees itself primarily as a lobbyist for digital economy and provider. Thus, broadband expansion, which was Dobrindt for years by its former Ministry of Infrastructure under CSU Minister Alexander, seems to be only one incidental. "My me is not: ' now works here road and now works as well as digital connection, '" said Baer in an interview with ZDF-today-journal. The subject must n be: "Can I n drive autonomously on this infrastructure, which we n have? Do I have opportunity to be able to walk around area with a taxi? "
In view of enormous challenges that development of 5g mobile network and nationwide expansion of fibre optic network mean, it already requires a certain chutzpah to assume this success as practical. The fact that bear claims in same breath that this infrastructure is necessary for autonomous driving also shows that it has already been glued to wrong arguments of telecommunications providers.
Unsustainable promises to lastAs much audacity demands her statement in ARD day mes. "I'm all that much, far too slow," said Baer, who evidently hadn't been able to help speed up broadband expansion in her own home for years in responsible Department of Transport. Instead, it now wants to "push tempo" in all or ministries so that digitisation is progressing faster. First and foremost, she must take care of her party colleague, Andreas Scheuer, who will be minister of infrastructure in future.
It is also quite embarrassing if it claims that government's broadband target of 50 Mbit/sec is "almost reached", although still a good 20 percent is likely to be missing. Bear, on or hand, has no problem in missing its goals. "That is why I am also glad that we have already achieved many goals, but we will never achieve everything as we might imagine, because re is always something new joins," she said to daily mes. Because it all goes so fast with Internet, it is difficult anyway to "throw concrete figures in room". Which, however, has not prevented her ministry from going home with unsustainable promises until last time.
Date Of Update: 07 March 2018, 12:03
