Organizational ramp up of DigitalService on track: Federal government digitalization unit gains experienced digital profiles and completes management team
Berlin, March 16, 2022
The establishment of the DigitalService is progressing successfully. The federal government's digitalization unit, which was launched in October 2020, is gaining sought-after experts to work on the digital state. With Stephanie Kaiser, an experienced IT manager and member of the Federal Government's Digital Council (Chief Product Officer), Martin Jordan from the UK Government Digital Service (Head of Design) and Anna-Lisa Obermann (Head of People) from Blinkist, the DigitalService has also completed its management team.
About DigitalService
As the central digitalization unit of the German federal government, DigitalService has set itself the task of sustainably advancing the digitalization of Germany and establishing agile software development and user-centered design as the standard in public administration.
Together with the federal administration, it develops user-centered digital services that measurably improve the interaction between individuals and the state. Through the Tech4Germany and Work4Germany fellowship programs, the in-house unit brings external digital experts and change experts to the federal ministries for several months to experience the benefits of new working methods and improve the implementation of digitalization projects.
DigitalService was established as a federally owned limited liability company in October 2020 and is wholly owned by the federal government. It emerged from the non-profit start-up 4Germany, which was founded in 2019.
Together with the federal administration, it develops user-centered digital services that measurably improve the interaction between individuals and the state. Through the Tech4Germany and Work4Germany fellowship programs, the in-house unit brings external digital experts and change experts to the federal ministries for several months to experience the benefits of new working methods and improve the implementation of digitalization projects.
DigitalService was established as a federally owned limited liability company in October 2020 and is wholly owned by the federal government. It emerged from the non-profit start-up 4Germany, which was founded in 2019.
Press contact
Julia Müller
Head of Communications
+49 171 8670959
julia.mueller@digitalservice.bund.de
Mon + Wed: 9 am to 5:30 pm
Tue + Thu – Fri: 9 am to 3:30 pm