Center for Better Regulation
Better regulation as a prerequisite for an effective state
The German legislative process has gone largely unchanged for decades, resulting in legal and practical issues in digital implementation. Many laws cannot take effect fully. The situation often brings disproportionate cost and effort for the government, the private sector, and society at large.
Since 2022, we have been developing the Digitalcheck in collaboration with the federal government – first with the Federal Ministry of the Interior and now with the Federal Ministry for Digitalization and Government Modernization. This methodological process support provides administrative staff with tools to develop digital and practical regulations – a key step toward accelerating procedures, reducing costs, and cutting bureaucracy. From 2025, the Digitalcheck infrastructure will also be used for interoperability assessments for the European Union.
In 2026, the Center for Better Regulation was launched as the central point of contact for policy drafters in the federal administration. The Federal Ministry for Digitalization and Government Modernization is implementing a project from the modernization agenda and developing the service in collaboration with DigitalService. Existing tools, resources, and methods for better regulation – including the Digitalcheck – will be consolidated and further developed under the Center for Better Regulation.
Status: Live
Go to Center for Better Regulation (German only)
Go to Digitalcheck (German only)
Reach out to the project team: zfl@digitalservice.bund.de
Special features
Various support services facilitate the implementation of digital regulations:
- Guides and resources: Step-by-step guides and practical templates are available on a central online platform. The offering is being gradually developed and expanded.
- Interdisciplinary expertise: Experts in design, IT, software development, and user research assist ministries in creating practical, digital-ready, and streamlined regulations. This service is free for the federal administration.
- Training: Policy drafters learn modern methods of lawmaking through virtual formats and in-person workshops.
- Digitalcheck: Provides methodological support for regulatory projects to ensure digital compatibility.
Facts and figures
€15.4 million per year: Reduction in compliance costs with the new, digitally compatible electricity tax law
€2.8 million per year: Savings by the Federal Aviation Office through a digitally compatible aviation law
Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digitalization and Government Modernization
Through the Center for Better Regulation, we are designing new rules and laws from the ground up to be streamlined, practical, and digital-ready. This is another important step toward consistently modernizing our country.
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