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E-services in municipalities of Saxony-Anhalt - current situation and future developments -

Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga. E-services in municipalities of Saxony-Anhalt - current situation and future developments -. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services

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E-services in municipalities of Saxony-Anhalt - current situation and future developments -

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  1. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga E-services in municipalities of Saxony-Anhalt - current situation and future developments - Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  2. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga Themes: Municipal structure in Saxony-Anhalt Municipal self-government Importance of e-services and e-government in Saxony-Anhalt from a municipal perspective Cooperation on IT with the state Current projects The future Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  3. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 1. Municipal structure in Saxony-Anhalt (as per 01.11.2008) 11 administrative districts (1,858,103 inhabitants*) 1,013 communities belonging to an administrative district, 130 with full-time staffing 3 self-administering towns (554,369 inhabitants*) * As per 31.12.2007 Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  4. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 2. Municipal self-government Guarantee of autonomy (Article 28 Section 2 Basic Law) Article 87 Sect. 1 of the Constitution of Saxony-Anhalt “Local authorities (municipalities and administrative districts) and associations of local authorities administer their affairs on their own responsibility within the framework of the law.”  decentralised and autonomous performance of own functions one of the key areas of municipal self-government is organisationalsovereignty  sole responsibility for shaping the administrative structure and business processes Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  5. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 3. Importance of e-services and e-government in Saxony-Anhalt from a municipal perspective Citizens and business (external administration): - Communication and handling of administrative processes with internet and email administration a prerequisite - Opportunities and challenges for rural areas, area-wide execution of operations which are not location-dependent, and improved quality of life outside the main conurbations Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  6. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 3. Importance of e-services and e-government in Saxony-Anhalt from a municipal perspective (2) Cross-authority data exchange (internal administration): Federation – State / State – Municipalities / Municipalities – Municipalities  increased efficiency of entire public administration Process-oriented, rather than task-related administrative approach Avoidance of integration gaps through the use of electronic files in integrated processes (e.g. pollution control, veterinary medicine) Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  7. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 4. Cooperation on IT with the state Art. 5 of the Act on the Guiding Principles of Administrative Modernisation (27.02.2003) - Exploit to the full the possibilities afforded by information technology, taking economic considerations into account - Link the municipalities and state authorities by means of state Information Technology Networking (ITN) - The state and municipalities create the necessary technical and organisational preconditions Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  8. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 4. Cooperation on IT with the state (2) Problem: - no coordinated e-government strategy between state and municipalities - no pooling of financial and personnel resources Solution: Framework agreement between the local government central association and the state concerning cooperation in the fields of information technology and e-government (09.01.2006) Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  9. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 4. Cooperation on IT with the state (3) Essential areas of cooperation under the framework agreement: - development of uniform standards - free use of ITN across the state - shared information source at the state’s portal www.sachsen-anhalt.de - provision of a server providing free electronic forms (e.g. vehicle licensing, registration forms) - introduction of an online payment system - design of a virtual mailroom Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  10. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 4. Cooperation on IT with the state (4) Essential areas of cooperation under the framework agreement (2): - central design of the electronic signature - coordinated development of specialised procedures  Establishment of a working group to implement the framework agreement Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  11. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 5. Current projects (1) Shared ‘KOMNET’ portal central interface between the state and the municipalities connected to the ITN anticipated content: - central point of entry for various specialised procedures (e.g. housing benefit) and specialised data portals (geodata, environmental data, statistics) - central access to federal authorities and federal registers (Federal Motor Transport Authority, Federal Printing Office, Central Register of Aliens, etc.) - current editions of laws and ordinances (681) and all published administrative regulations (ca. 1,500) Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  12. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 5. Current projects (2) EU Services Directive Key element = safeguarding the electronic handling of procedures between all EU members involved Deadline for all EU member states: 28.12.2009 Planned measures: Provision of online information, electronic handling of procedures in the front office area, simple case management in the back office area Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  13. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga 6. The future Redesign of the state data network (ITN-XT) Upgrading of the connection (increased bandwidth, type of connection) More efficient data network Creation of virtual district networks between administrative districts and their communities Standard service number for authorities: D 115 Objective: Single source for services across the administrative structure Model regions throughout Germany Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

  14. Conference on ‘EU funds for the improvement of services provided by the municipalities’, 20.11.2008, Riga Thank you for your attention! Heinz-Lothar Theel, General Manager of the County Council Association of Saxony-Anhalt

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