4 current election programs in Baden-Württemberg have points on this topic.
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Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The AfD rejects surveillance without cause, data retention, and chat control, and wants end-to-end encryption to become the standard. It also calls for a recognized right to live without digital processes and for keeping cash.
The AfD does not want the state to watch people without a reason. Messages should be safely encrypted. People should be able to live without computers and phones. Cash should stay.
The AfD rejects EU regulation of artificial intelligence, including the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Cybersecurity Act, and wants national rules instead. AI should be usable in Germany but remain under human control and must not be used for mass surveillance.
The AfD does not want EU rules for artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is called AI for short. These are computer programs that learn on their own. Germany should make its own rules for AI. People should always stay in control of AI.
The AfD wants to supply everyone in Baden-Württemberg with internet at one gigabit per second, citing Switzerland as the model. It treats network expansion as part of the state's duty to provide basic services; commercial and industrial zones are to be connected first.
The AfD wants fast internet for everyone in the state. Switzerland is the model for this. Business areas should get fast internet first. The state should make sure the networks get built. The networks should also work in a crisis.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The CDU wants to make data easier for businesses to use, putting data security ahead of what it sees as excessive data protection. A uniform state data cloud and central hubs are planned. In addition, mobile dead zones are to disappear and 5G is to be widely available.
The CDU wants companies to be able to use data better. Data should be secure. But the CDU thinks very strict data protection is wrong. The state should get one shared data storage. There should be good cell phone reception everywhere.
The CDU wants to redesign all administrative procedures as digital and automated, with analog options only where needed. Dealings with authorities are to be possible online in one place, and people should have to give the state their data only once. For software, the state is to rely primarily on German and European products.
The CDU wants a digital administration. All dealings with public offices should be possible online in one place. People should have to give their data only once. The fax machine should disappear. The state should mainly use software from Germany and Europe.
The CDU aims for a fiber-optic network across the whole state and gap-free mobile coverage at the 5G standard. Where the rollout does not pay off for private providers, the state is to step in with funding. The platform sees digital infrastructure as a precondition for participation and equal living conditions.
The CDU wants fast fiber internet across the whole state. The cell phone network should work everywhere too. Where companies do not build, the state should pay. In poorly covered areas, providers should share their networks.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The Greens demand that European rules apply on the internet to tech companies from the United States and China as well. Children should learn to use social media step by step and should not be left on their own.
The Greens want firm rules for the internet. Big companies from the US and China should also follow Europe's rules. Children should learn how to use social media well. This should happen step by step, like learning to swim.
The Greens want to make Baden-Württemberg Europe's leading location for artificial intelligence and pool the strengths of the AI centers Cyber Valley and IPAI. AI is to reach the entire Mittelstand (small and mid-sized firms), and quantum technology is to be expanded further.
The Greens want the state to be strong in artificial intelligence. The short form is AI. Small and mid-sized companies should be able to use AI too. Young AI companies should get money more easily. Quantum technology should also get support.
The Greens want to make all government services available through a single digital platform and introduce the once-only principle, under which citizens have to provide information just one time. Non-digital access is to remain for people who need help.
The Greens want one app for all government offices. People should be able to do everything online there. They should only have to give their data once. People who do not use the internet can still go to an office.
The Greens want to concentrate political responsibility for digitalization and modernizing the state in one place, either with a minister in the Staatsministerium (state chancellery) or in a separate digital ministry. This is meant to let the state act reliably and speak with one voice in the federal system.
Today many offices are in charge of digital matters. The Greens want one central office for this. It could be a separate digital ministry. Then it is clear who is responsible.
The Greens want to make public administration less dependent on technology corporations outside Europe and rely more on open-source software. At the same time, protection of digital government against cyberattacks is to be expanded further.
The Greens want government offices to depend less on big companies outside Europe. Offices should use more open software. People's data should be safe. Protection against attacks from the internet should grow.
The Greens want to strengthen libraries and media centers across the state and establish them as the backbone of digital education infrastructure. Schools' digital equipment is to be expanded through the federal Digitalpakt 2.0 and state funds.
The Greens want stronger media centers and libraries. Media centers help schools with technology. Schools should get good Wi-Fi and modern devices. Money comes from the federal government and the state. More IT experts should work at schools.
The Greens want to promote media literacy for all age groups so people can spot manipulated content and scams. Age limits for social networks are to be effectively enforced together with other states, and digital content is to be technically labeled.
Everyone should learn to use media well. People should spot fake pictures and fraud. Social networks have age limits. These limits should really apply. Pictures and videos should get a label.
Program for the 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
The SPD wants a comprehensive state AI strategy with clear rules for the public sector and more say for employees. The state should also become less dependent on non-European tech corporations. Companies would get access to quantum computers and high-performance computing.
The SPD wants a plan for artificial intelligence, or AI. There should be clear AI rules for agencies, police and schools. Workers should have a say on AI at work. The state should depend less on big foreign tech companies.
The SPD wants to expand telemedicine services and make sure they are accessible. Health data is to be shared more securely. A digital platform is to help match people with available care places.
The SPD wants more doctor visits over the internet. Everyone should be able to use these services. Care workers should keep records digitally. A website should show free places in care homes.
The SPD wants every household and business to have access to a fiber connection by 2030 and to treat fiber as a basic public service. For mobile service, 4G is to be available everywhere, and statewide 5G is the aim.
The SPD wants fast internet for everyone. By 2030 every home should be able to get fiber. Fiber is a very fast cable for the internet. Cell phone service should also work everywhere. People in rural areas should no longer be worse off.
The SPD wants to put the most-used government services online within five years and enforce uniform digital standards across state and municipal administrations. Digital sovereignty is to become a guiding principle, and a separate ministry for digital affairs and municipalities is planned.
The SPD wants people to handle government errands online. For example, ID cards, driver's licenses or parental benefits. This should work within five years. Anyone who needs help gets it in person. The state should not depend on single software companies.
The SPD wants to set up a dedicated Ministry for Digital Affairs and Municipalities to coordinate digitalization across the state government. It also wants to permanently reserve two percent of the state budget for digital projects.
The SPD wants a new ministry. It will handle digital matters and local governments. The state should spend a fixed amount on digital projects every year. That amount should be two percent of the state budget.