Digital marriage in Bernau: I was never that simple!

Digital marriage in Bernau: I was never that simple!

In the city of Bernau, there is a lot going on when it comes to digitization of administrative services. The city administration has now taken new ways to edit citizens' concerns easier, faster and conveniently around the clock online. From now on, numerous services can be easily requested from the civil office and the commercial office. For example, the marriage certificate, the pre -registration for marriage or the follow -up of a marriage that is closed abroad can now be done entirely easy online. The application for the marriage certificate and the civil partnership certificate has been possible for some time and is very popular.

But that's not all! The commercial office can now even apply for restaurants and guards according to § 34a GewO. Existing possibilities for registering and re-registration from commercials also remain, while the city plans to abolish many registration forms in the medium term. One more reason to take advantage of the digital world, as Barnim Aktuell

EFA principle: digitization for everyone

A central component of this digital change is the "one-for-all" principle (EFA), which is used by both the city of Bernau and throughout Germany. This concept pursues the goal that not every federal state or every municipality is individually dealing with the digitization of all kinds of administrative services, but that solutions can be developed centrally and then used by other federal states. PwC emphasizes how the EFA model enables a nationwide introduction of digital online services.

The city of Bernau uses the "EFA" services of the state of Hesse, which, in cooperation with the IT service company EKOM21, developed this online solution. This ensures that the applications are fully shown digitally - from the query of the personal master data to the payment function to the confirmation of receipt. However, if you are interested in an application, you need the so-called BUND-ID. This can also be requested online and should be mandatory for many digital applications in the future. The process takes about 30 minutes and is easy to use.

efficiency increase and subsequent use

Digitization not only aims to abolish cumbersome paper forms, but also to make administrative processes more efficient. The focus is on the fact that information is only recorded once and is available through a federal information management (FIM), which increases interoperability between the different administrative offices. OZG Brandenburg shows that this leads to greater efficiency in various subject areas and at the same time saves costs.

The citizens benefit from all these innovations because they can often do their concerns faster and more easily. The city of Bernau has therefore demonstrated a good hand for the necessary modernization of its administrative services. It remains to be seen which further steps will be implemented next!