Too many lawyers in administration are slowing down digitization

Justitia on the Römerberg in Frankfurt

The syllabuses of the universities for administrative sciences come from the superior ministry, which often excludes non-lawyers.

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Berlin Julia Müller* would have liked to have made her digital expertise available to the German administration. After a bachelor’s degree in business informatics, a doctorate in business administration and work experience in the digital sector, she wanted to contribute her knowledge to a Bavarian ministry. But her application was not accepted because she did not have a master’s degree.

Today Müller is a professor instead. “I would have found it very exciting to help shape the digitization of administration,” says Müller. But they didn’t let her.

The German authorities actually need digitally savvy people like Müller. But when it comes to hiring and training new staff, the administration continues to follow a different motto: law comes first, willingness to take risks is secondary. But according to experts, successful digitization also requires a willingness to take risks and expertise in digital processes.

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