Digitization in municipalities suffers from scarce resources
Published: Thursday, Jun 13th 2024, 11:40
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The majority of Swiss municipalities see the digitalization of their administrations as an opportunity to become more efficient. However, in many places there is a lack of personnel and financial resources to implement the goals. This is shown by a survey on the status of digitalization.
Four out of five municipalities see digital transformation as a means of increasing their efficiency, according to a press release issued by the Swiss Association of Municipalities and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland on Thursday. The Myni Gmeind association conducted a survey of all Swiss municipalities for the fourth time.
Digitalization and cybersecurity, together with infrastructure projects and finances, are among the three most important issues facing Swiss municipalities today. Meanwhile, almost half of all municipalities have already defined a position or person to coordinate the digital transformation across departments.
Municipalities define a clear political will for digital transformation as the most important success factor. 61 percent of those surveyed stated that they felt this. However, a clear majority rate their human resources for digital transformation as insufficient or rather insufficient. Almost half see a solution in increasing the number of staff.
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