What do the parties in Saxony say on digital affairs?

The AfD wants schools to have modern digital equipment but to use digital technology in class only from fourth grade. It argues that using it too early harms children's motor and cognitive skills.

Schools should get modern digital devices. But children should use them only from grade 4. The AfD says using them too early harms development. Technicians should look after the devices, not teachers.

The AfD wants citizens to be able to deal with government offices and everyday life without digital services, especially older people. Digital surveillance would be tightly limited and cash would be kept.

Nobody should have to do everything by computer or phone. The AfD says this matters most for old people. The state should watch citizens very little. People should still be able to pay with cash.

The BSW opposes the gradual disappearance of cash. Everyday matters should remain possible without apps and without being forced to go digital.

The BSW wants to keep cash. People should still be able to live without apps. Nobody should be forced to go digital.

The BSW wants fast internet and complete mobile coverage throughout Saxony, including rural areas. According to the program, poor connections hamper business in regions such as the Erzgebirge and the Vogtland.

The BSW wants fast internet everywhere in Saxony. Cell phone service should work everywhere too. This matters most for villages and mountain areas. The federal government should pay for it.

The CDU wants to make Saxony's judiciary the most digital in Germany and use artificial intelligence to do so. In prisons, AI-supported cameras and video conferencing are meant to relieve and protect staff. The final decision is to remain with qualified people.

The CDU wants courts and prisons to be more digital. Computer programs should sort documents and black out names in rulings. Smart cameras should spot dangers in prisons. A person always makes the final decision.

The CDU wants to digitize the key administrative processes of the state and municipalities by the end of the next legislative term. Citizens and businesses should have to submit data only once, and regulations are to be reviewed continuously for simplification.

Government offices in Saxony should work digitally. This should happen within the next five years. Citizens should have to give their data only once. The CDU wants to make rules simpler. Anyone with an idea should be able to try it out.

The CDU wants fiber-optic coverage across 99 percent of Saxony and a very good mobile network by 2030. Priority goes to rollout financed by telecom companies themselves; where that does not happen, public money is to step in.

The CDU wants fast internet almost everywhere in Saxony. This should happen by 2030. Companies should build the lines themselves first. Where no company builds, the state adds money. The mobile phone network should also become very good.

The CDU wants to raise IT security because it sees the threat level rising. Expertise is to be pooled, investment increased, and public administrations supported. At the same time, existing data is to be made more available and registers linked.

The CDU wants to protect computers and networks better. It says the danger of attacks is growing. Experts should work together more closely. State and local offices get help. Data should be used better, but with data protection.

The Free Voters want to speed up the digitization of state and municipal administration. At the same time, citizen offices are to serve as a first point of contact even in small municipalities, so that people can still talk to someone in person.

The Free Voters want government offices to go digital. People should be able to file forms from home. Small towns should still have a citizen office. Staff there help people in person.

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.

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 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.

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 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 Left wants AI systems to be audited regularly by an independent body and wants existing data protection laws to continue to apply to them. Employees' personal rights are to be protected in digital workplaces as well.

AI is software that learns on its own. The Left wants such systems checked regularly. An independent body should do this. Data protection rules should apply to AI too. Companies should not monitor their workers unlawfully.

The Left wants to expand the state's IT service providers and introduce uniform hardware, software and security standards in all ministries and agencies. Open-source software is to take priority in order to make the public sector less dependent on private companies.

Saxony's offices use different computer programs. The Left wants the same technology for all. It prefers open source. These are programs whose code is open to everyone. This makes the state less dependent on companies.

The Left wants to speed up broadband expansion and close coverage gaps. Because it believes the market fails in some places, a state-owned company would ensure coverage everywhere.

The Left wants fast internet everywhere. It is often missing in rural areas. Companies do not always build there. So the state should set up its own company. This company should bring internet to every place.

The Left rejects censorship, website blocking, surveillance and the storage of data without specific cause. It regards the internet as an essential public service and wants, in the long run, to give everyone free access.

The Left wants a free internet. Agencies and companies should not watch people online. They should not store data without a reason. Everyone should have internet access. Later, this access should be free of charge.

The Left wants to set up a dedicated state ministry and a parliamentary study commission on digitalization to assess the effects of new technology on fundamental rights. Public agencies would have to disclose where and why they use AI systems, and public administration is to go digital faster.

The Left wants a separate ministry for digital matters. Agencies should say where they use artificial intelligence. Offices should put their services online faster. There should be more help against hate on the internet.

The SPD wants to invest just under two billion euros of state money in fast internet over ten years so that every town and household gets a gigabit connection. The 5G mobile standard is also to be available everywhere.

The SPD wants fast internet for everyone in Saxony. Every household should get a very fast connection. The state should spend almost two billion euros on this. The 5G mobile network should also be available everywhere.

The SPD wants to simplify administrative procedures first and then offer them digitally, so that people can deal with government offices from home. A task force is to review the procedures. AI-supported processing of applications is to be tested first.

The SPD wants to make government offices simpler. People should be able to do many things from home online. A working group should remove steps that are not needed. AI programs should help with applications. This will be tested first.