The President of the State Directorate of Saxony believes the time is ripe for far-reaching state and administrative reform. Local authorities should be given more freedom, processes should be bundled and artificial intelligence should be used to a greater extent, Béla Bélafi told the German Press Agency in an interview. "We have a great weather situation that makes far-reaching state modernization possible," the head of administration explained. Difficult times always offer opportunities. "When there is a lot of money in the coffers, people often don't dare to tackle structures. That's different now."
The state directorate is a link between the state government and local authorities and primarily has coordination, approval and supervisory tasks.
Bélafi recalled the "Initiative for a state capable of acting", which presented its final report last year. Some points have already been implemented. For example, the topic of digitalization has now been bundled in a federal ministry. There is now an urgent need to implement the "construction turbo", the temporary special regulation in German building law. On the other hand, local authorities must be given more freedom to shape their own policies.
