Grüne on digital affairs

The Greens want fiber-optic and high-capacity wireless networks across the whole state so that no region is left behind. Priority is to go to rollout that companies finance themselves, and duplicate networks are to be avoided.

The Greens want fast internet everywhere. There should be fiber cables and good wireless networks in every area. Companies should build the networks themselves where possible. Applications for this should get simpler.

Modern cable-laying methods are meant to make the rollout cheaper and more efficient. The state's digital agency is to keep advising and supporting municipalities. The party wants to simplify application procedures for infrastructure and bundle them in one central office. Networking among everyone involved is to continue. An advisory council on digital ethics is to examine the social consequences of digital innovations.

The Greens want public agencies to give priority to open-source software in order to make them more independent. State IT and data centers are to conserve resources and run entirely on renewable energy.

The Greens want government offices to mainly use open software. Anyone can look at open software and improve it. This should make offices less dependent on single companies. The state's computers should run on green power.

The state's green IT strategy is to be implemented: high efficiency standards, reuse of waste heat, and software written to save energy. The open-source strategy is to be pursued consistently, the Open Desk project advanced, and the administration's cloud run under its own control. The platform calls for coordinated responsibilities for IT architecture and digitalization in state government. IT specialists are to be attracted with special pay, and staff are to receive training. Civil society is to be involved early in digital projects and supported in its own digitalization.

The Greens call for a comprehensive data strategy for government and business. Machine-readable government data is to be openly available as a rule, unless security concerns stand in the way. This is meant to let agencies justify their decisions in a traceable way.

The Greens want government offices to share their data openly. That should be the normal case. It does not apply when safety is at risk. This helps everyone understand how offices decide.

Results of public contracts and publicly funded research are to be made available on the principle that what public money pays for belongs to the public. Every agency is to name an officer responsible for providing data. The party stresses data security in doing so. The common good, data sovereignty, and business interests are to be balanced when data is used.

The Greens want to set up a dedicated digital ministry in Saxony. Digitalization tasks are to be bundled in a single financial plan and accompanied by an advisory committee of the state parliament.

The Greens want a separate ministry for digital matters in Saxony. The money for digital tasks should be in one plan. A committee in the state parliament should give advice on this.

The platform justifies the bundling with the scale of the digital challenges ahead. Responsibilities for digitalization that are currently spread out are to come together in one department. A shared financial plan is to pool the funds for these tasks.

The Greens want to strengthen the right to informational self-determination and expand IT security in Saxony. A new institute is to inform the public about data protection and point out security gaps. The party rejects interception of encrypted communications at the source, remote searches of devices, and digital counterattacks.

The Greens want to protect personal data better. A new institute should inform people about data protection and safe computers. Agencies should tell people what data they store about them. The state should not secretly break into phones and computers.

The planned institute for data protection and information security is also to flag gaps at government bodies. Retention periods at state agencies are to be regulated clearly and across all areas. Security agencies would have to inform affected people regularly and on their own initiative about stored data. The data protection and transparency commissioner is to have enough staff. An ethics board is to be involved in the state's AI strategy, and IT security management is to extend to municipalities. Consumer protection is also to apply in online retail and the platform economy.