Officials had to improvise
Initially, new Digital Ministry did not have all the cups in the closet
The expectations of the new Digital Ministry are very large. At the beginning, however, the officials fight with rather practical problems.
Digitization and state modernization – the name of the new ministry at the federal level conveys nothing less than the great promise. It could also be “that everything gets better” Ministry.
Hundreds of civil servants were and are being drawn from different departments. Together with Minister Karsten Wildberger (CDU), they should finally create what has not been achieved so far.
But first of all, such a ministry must of course be able to work. A own building is a good prerequisite for this. But that doesn’t exist yet. At least not really. The new department of the Federal Ministry of the Interior is provisionally housed.
Who still has a coffee machine for the Digital Ministry?
However, there was a lack of profane things at the beginning. No, this should not be about the infamous fax equipment in German offices. Rather about things that have been around for a very long time, but they are also very helpful in the digital age. Dishes, for example.
“On the day before the minister moved into the building here, we were still on flea markets at short notice to organize porcelain so that you have the bare essentials on site,” said State Secretary Markus Richter “Tagesschau.de”. Employees who are otherwise active as a controller would quickly have proven their manual skill.
The news agency dpa now told a ministry spokesman for further details of the “hands-on mentality” in the house: Other employees would have brought coffee machines from home. “People tackle.”
Dishes, coffee machines and much more are granted the officials. It remains to be hoped that you will also show this mentality on the topics (no, may show) that occur in the name of your ministry.
Dpa
BSV
Source: Stern
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