Supporting the digital transformation in politics and administration
Digital policy is a cross-sectoral policy area that permeates all other political fields of action such as health, education, the economy and state modernisation. msg supports politicians and public administrations at federal and state level in creating the right framework conditions to ensure that the digital transformation is in line with social expectations and political objectives. To this end, we offer targeted consulting and support services, including
- Stakeholder engagement processes and participation and discussion formats for structured dialogue with various interest groups
- Committee management for the content-related and organisational/process-related management of the work of specialist committees in the digital policy context
- Evaluations and impact analyses to monitor the achievement of objectives of digital policy projects and organisations
- Strategic foresight for the development of future-proof strategy options
- Expert opinions and analyses for the development of policy recommendations on various digital transformation issues
- With our expertise, we support public clients in all phases of digital policy design - from strategy development to implementation.
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Shaping digital policy: Balancing technology, society and regulation
The federal and state governments face the challenge of effectively integrating digital policy committees and stakeholders and making well-founded decisions. msg supports them with expert advice, strategic committee management and evaluation methods to steer digital transformation processes in a targeted manner.
Politics and administration are faced with the general challenge of shaping digital policy against the backdrop of accelerated technological developments, increasing social complexity and growing political volatility. In a digital society characterised by rapid and unpredictable change, politics and administration are required to generate target-oriented compromises from the requirements of a growing number of interest groups. This involves understanding the interactions between digitalisation and society and evaluating the impact of different digital policy measures. By combining digital expertise and in-depth methodological know-how in the above-mentioned service areas, msg helps to identify and address both design and regulatory requirements as well as the utilisation potential of digital change in this area of conflict.
The federal and state governments have numerous formally convened committees that deal with various aspects of digitalisation, develop design options and prepare resolutions. msg supports these committees with sound specialist advice and structured, professional committee management - from the optimisation of internal processes to efficient resolution management.
In addition, we enable public clients to specifically involve digital policy stakeholders who operate outside of formal committee structures. Using our tried-and-tested set of methods, we identify strategically relevant target groups, record and analyse their requirements and prepare them in a way that is appropriate for the target group. In this way, we create a sound basis for decision-making for digital measures that do justice to the diverse interests.
Our evaluations and impact measurements provide reliable findings on the effectiveness of digital policy measures - whether at project, measure or legislative level. This enables politicians and administrators to make well-founded decisions on the continuation, adaptation or reorientation of measures.
In the area of strategic foresight, we rely on tried-and-tested methods to systematically analyse complex developments and uncertainties. In this way, we support public sector clients in developing long-term strategies that are also sustainable in a dynamic digital environment.
Figure 1 shows how wide-ranging and multi-layered digital policy is - it influences almost all areas of society and the economy. Whether e-government, digital economy, cyber security or innovation and research - a targeted digital policy creates the decisive framework conditions for progress, security and competitiveness. It lays the foundations for an efficient digital infrastructure, regulates the handling of data, promotes digital education and strengthens technological sovereignty. The digital transformation can only be successfully shaped if these different areas are interlinked. As a company, we offer precisely this kind of support to make it easier for our customers to navigate this web of issues and help them implement sustainable digital strategies. Through our broad range of services, we generate multiplier effects that not only reinforce the immediate results of the project, but also promote long-term positive changes throughout public administration and society. We adapt to the specific and changing requirements of projects and clients. Together with you, we use our expertise to strengthen the foundations for a modern, efficient and citizen-oriented administration that proactively meets changing challenges.
DIGITAL INSIGHT
Digital Insight regularly takes a reflective and open look at digital policy issues and contributes the perspective of a German IT and consulting company. Only available in German.
Digital Insight Dezember/2024 mit Kristine Lütke und Prof. Dr. Dietmar Wolff
Digital Insight September/2024 mit Professor Dr. Tino Schuppan und Benjamin Strasser
Digital Insight Juni/2024 mit Dr. Frank Schlottmann und Axel Voss
Digital Insight April/2024 mit Armand Zorn und Dr. Tobias Mast
Digital Insight März/2024 mit Prof. Dr. Edda Humprecht und Catarina dos Santos-Wintz
Digital Insight Januar/2024 mit Professor Dr. Patrick Glauner und MdB Tobias Bacherle
Digital Insight Dezember/2023 mit MdB Höferlin, Sitte, von Notz und viele mehr
Digital Insight Oktober/2023 mit Professor Dr. Alexander Ebner und MdB Gerald Ulrich
Digital Insight Juni/2023 mit Dr. Martin Plum und Prof. Utz Schliesky
Digital Insight April/2023 mit MdB Johannes Schätzl und Prof. Christoph Meinel
Digital Insight Feb/2023 mit MdB Alexander Müller und Dr. Stefan Heumann
Digital Insight 06/2021 mit MdB Tobias B. Bacherle
Digital Insight 05/2021 mit MdB Katja Hessel und Prof. Dr. Maria Marquardsen
Digital Insight 04/2021 mit Johannes Steiniger (MdB)
Digital Insight 03/2021 mit MdB Oliver Kaczmarek und Rona v. d. Zander
Digital Insight 02/2021 mit Dr. Irene Mihalic und Dr. Stephan Frohnhoff
Digital Insight 01/2021 mit Prof. Dr. Gernot Marx und Sabine Dittmar
Digital Insight 08/2020 mit Maik Beermann
Digital Insight 07/2020 mit Dr. Reinhard Brandl
Digital Insight 06/2020 mit Prof. Dr. Sabine Kuhlmann und Dr. Anna Christmann
Digital Insight 05/2020 mit Jessica Tatti
Digital Insight 04/2020 mit Mario Brandenburg
Digital Insight 03/2020 mit Dr. Jens Zimmermann
Digital Insight 02/2020 mit Prof. Dr. Forsting zur Corona-Pandemie und Manuel Höferlin
Do you have any questions? Where can we support you?
Thanks to our extensive network, which includes political institutions, administrations and relevant social stakeholders, we are very familiar with the specific challenges of public administration in digital policy. We identify trends at an early stage and develop customised solutions for different needs. We support federal and state ministries in a wide range of digital policy projects - get in touch with us to successfully implement your plans.
Regina Welsch heads the Digital Policy department at msg and has been with the company since 2019. Her focus is on fundamental issues of digitalisation. Her responsibilities at msg include the evaluation of laws as well as political and strategic measures. She and her team are also responsible for stakeholder and citizen engagement processes and international digital policy. In 2021, she led the preparation of the NKR report ‘Digital administration needs digitally suitable law - the modular concept of income’.