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Interviewpartner Jörg Ihlefeld im Gespräch mit dem Interviewerim Büro des DigitalService
12. September 2023

Auf eine Tasse Kaffee mit … Jörg, Senior Product Manager beim DigitalService

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Eine Person sitzt in einem Büro vor einem Computer mit Laptop und angeschlossenem Monitor, worauf eine detaillierte schematische Prozessdarstellung zu sehen ist – die Hand einer weiteren Person zeigt auf den Monitor. 07. September 2023

The “Digital Legal Application Office” – what we have learned about assistance under Legal Advice Scheme through user research

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Five people stand in front of a whiteboard. One person points to it. The others are facing the person. The mood seems relaxed and cheerful. There are pieces of paper and printed A4 sheets on the whiteboard. 23. August 2023

365 days Work4Germany: Cylclical work with a variety of skills

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A DigitalService employee looks at notes on a whiteboard 23. August 2023

Bridging the data gap: How we are advancing Digitalcheck – driven by data

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Three people, two women and one man, with lighter skin tones sit in front of a screen and audience and look at each other - around them hang posters that read in English: 16. August 2023

Communities of Practice: Catalysts of effective government transformation

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A group of people sit at a table and discuss 15. August 2023

Digital Strategy – A learning space for cooperation is created

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Interviewee Lisa in conversation with a colleague; both look into Lisa's laptop and she explains what is on the screen 02. August 2023

A cup of coffee with ... Lisa, Head of Finance at DigitalService

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Author Jörg Ihlefeld listening to one of his team members talking in the DigitalService office 18. July 2023

New Legal Information System: Where we are in the project right now – and how the MVP has changed.

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Several pages of printouts and notes are attached to a whiteboard. Three people stand in front of it and mark what they think is the most important content with colored sticky dots. 11. July 2023

Digitalcheck: Refining the beta version step by step

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Philipp during the interview, in the background some plants 30. June 2023

A last cup of coffee with ... Philipp, Managing Director at DigitalService

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Sonja Anton and Fabian Klenk, the two people responsible for working on DigitalService values, in conversation with a colleague. 27. June 2023

Our (new) values. Working together successfully.

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A sheet with a dozen circular stickers with the phrase: 15. June 2023

How the Servicestandard supports the development of digital government services

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An open laptop displays a website that lists different options for online identification. The person sitting in front of it is also holding a cell phone that displays the BundesIdent start page and is about to use it to identify themself. 14. June 2023

Digital Identities: BundesIdent ends after pilot phase, findings will be incorporated into overall project

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A person writes code on their laptop; the components of the code can be seen in different colors on the open laptop screen 26. May 2023

The cornerstones of software development at DigitalService

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Two people are standing in front of a poster showing the Digitalcheck service landscape. One of the people takes a photo with a smartphone. The other person pins a paper to the poster. 17. May 2023

The legislative process in seven meters: Digitalcheck service landscape

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The interviewee Benjamin in the DigitalService office 03. May 2023

A cup of coffee with ... Benjamin, Software Engineer at DigitalService

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Das Deckblatt einer ausgedruckten Erlaubnis zur Arbeitnehmerüberlassung zwischen der DigitalService GmbH des Bundes und einem MInisterium 25. April 2023

The legal construct behind Work4Germany

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One person points to a block diagram on a screen while talking to another person. 19. April 2023

Digital Identities: Initial findings from the test operation of BundesIdent

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Portrait photo of Annemie Lietz 09. March 2023

A cup of coffee with ... Annemie, Talent Acquisition Partner at DigitalService

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02. March 2023

In-depth insights into management: Experience report of two Work4Germany fellows

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Screenshot of a virtual team meeting showing the website of „Property tax declaration for private property 27. February 2023

“Property tax declaration for private property”: We take stock

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Here Tomie is standing with two other people on the roof terrace at the Tech4Germany kick-off event. One of the people is Tomie's interpreter. The interpreter helps Tomie in the conversation with the third person. Tomie is wearing a red shirt, he is looking in direction of the camera with interest. 14. February 2023

Communication is more than spoken language – three experience reports

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The image shows colorful round paper slips with ideas for platform design 08. February 2023

RKI and Dataport take over: We say goodbye to Agora

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A group of people walk down a sloping, tunnel-like entrance with high walls toward a brightly lit dressing room; the entrance is shrouded in blue light; 26. January 2023

Tech4Germany 2023: The fellowship takes time for further development

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A laptop displays the slide 23. January 2023

Five principles for digital-ready legislation

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A person with long light hair stands in front of three identical blue posters, which she photographs with her phone - the posters contain two dozen lines of text 12. January 2023

Support user-centered administrative modernization with communication design

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The image shows several people in a conversation at a table in the DigitalService office 22. December 2022

Organizational development with Agile Coaching

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In a meeting room at the DigitalService office a usability testing for our project „tax guide for prensions 15. December 2022

The tax guide retires: extensive knowledge transfer for new projects

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Four people in an office space discussing a project roadmap 01. December 2022

Digitalcheck – Establishing the foundations for a digital state through digital-ready legislation

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During the identification process with BundesIdent, a person holds an ID card and a cell phone with the opened application in their hands. 24. November 2022

Digital Identities: helping the online ID function make a breakthrough

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Ein Mann mit schwarzem Hemd und eine Frau mit gelbem Oberteil stehen vor einer Glaswand auf der ein Plakat mit der Aufschrit „Nutzenden-Reise: Zivilsachen“ angebracht ist; sie betrachten die darauf abgebildeten Elemente 26. October 2022

Digitalization of Justice: Projects with the Federal Ministry of Justice enter the next phase

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A large, brown poster with the words 15. September 2022

Half-time for submitting property tax returns: preparations for the big wave.

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A person in front of a computer screen showing an input system with several form fields; on the right side is a document from the Federal Court of Justice with a federal eagle. 31. August 2022

New legal information system: The roadmap for the MVP is set, product development begins

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A portrait photo of Carolin, Product Manager at DigitalService. 23. August 2022

Interview with Product Manager Carolin

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Two young women are talking to each other: one is standing, the other is sitting; the standing woman is holding a clipboard, wearing a hoodie with the DigitalService logo and a blue name tag, the sitting woman is wearing a pink blazer and gold earrings and is looking at them. 09. August 2022

How we understand and involve users in the development process

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A laptop is on a table and the website of the online service 02. August 2022

Magic Links: Secure and password-free use of our service for property tax returns

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Typical scene from a fellowship: a few participants sit in an office around a long table and talk to other participants via video call. 28. July 2022

No fellowship without fellows: application and recruitment process at Tech4Germany

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Portrait photo of Compliance Manager Julie 12. July 2022

Interview with Compliance Manager Julie

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Person facing a whiteboard and attaching yellow post-its on it. 28. June 2022

From Sprint to Phase: Results from the “Access to Justice” discovery sprint

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24. June 2022

Promote skills and methods sustainably at the federal level.

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Two people with sticky notes and pens in hand look at a large screen showing different layouts of web pages. 15. June 2022

Enhancing public administration with design

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Person with a pen filling out an octagon-shaped evalution diagram. 01. June 2022

No fellowship without projects: application and selection process at Tech4Germany

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Portrait photo of Anika, Head of Growth at DigitalService. 27. May 2022

Interview with Head of Growth Anika

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Screenshot of the  NeuRIS legal information portal 20. April 2022

Turning legal information into open data: New project with the Federal Ministry of Justice picks up pace

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Illustration of an open laptop that has opened the website of the online service “Grundsteuererklärung für Privateigentum (Property Tax Return for Private Property)”. 31. March 2022

Next stop “Property Tax”: New online tax service to support private property owners in the reform process

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Screen with sticky notes on it that say Yay! 10. March 2022

Three months engineering fellow at Tech4Germany: I would have liked to know that beforehand

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Monitore aufgereit auf einem Schrank 02. March 2022

Convincing people through implementation: The strategic thrust for DigitalService for 2022 and beyond

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2 Besprechungsräume nebeneinander, wo Meetings stattfinden 22. February 2022

Between inception and implementation: Lessons learnt and challenges as take-aways from DigitalService's first year

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Note with a drawing that says thank you. 09. February 2022

Experience report from product fellow Katja: So much drive, so much confidence

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Software developer Klaus in portrait. Klaus wears glasses and a white T-shirt. 03. February 2022

Interview with Software Engineer Klaus

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Post-it on a wall 27. January 2022

The “Access to Justice” discovery sprint: Strengthening consumer rights while easing the burden on the courts through digitalization

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A portrait photo of Magdalena Zadara. 30. November 2021

Interview with Product Lead Magdalena

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15. November 2021

Interview with Managing Director Philipp

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A portrait photo of Software Developer Frederike. 03. November 2021

Interview with Software Engineer Frederike

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Senior UX designer Charlotte in portrait. She leans against a pane of glass and looks into the camera. 15. September 2021

Interview with Senior UX Designerin Charlotte

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People at work for Tech4Germany. 31. August 2021

Part 2: 10 learnings from 3 years of Tech4Germany

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Agora graphic with multiple icons. 21. July 2021

Agora - The new collaboration platform for the public health service

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Two employees at work for Tech4Germany. 13. July 2021

Part 1: From Tech4Germany to DigitalService - from student initiative to federal GmbH

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Mockup of the online service “Steuerlotse für Rente und Pension“ on various devices 02. July 2021

Steuerlotse: Online tax return for pensioners and retirees

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