Anhalt-Bitterfeld district: Four new online services for citizens!

Anhalt-Bitterfeld district: Four new online services for citizens!

The digitization of administrative services gradually absorbs speeds in German counties. The district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld offers a remarkable example. Four new online services have now been set up here, which enable citizens to conveniently complete administrative formalities from home. According to mz.de , this Initiative aims to improve access to important services and offer it independently of location and time.

These newly introduced online services are particularly helpful and offer a wide range of administrative services:

• support online: determine paternity or enforce maintenance claims (www.bepstandschaft-online.de).
• Written information from the custody register (negative certificate) (www.sorgerregisterauszug-online.de).
• Paternity/maternity recognition & declaration of care (www.sorgeerklaerung-online.de).
• housing benefit for owners of a self -used property (load subsidies) (https://serviceportal.gemumonline.de/onlinedienste/service/entry?id=wogelazuea).

comfort and digital accessibility

The district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld is one of the pioneers in Saxony-Anhalt when it comes to digital offers and joins alongside Halle and Wittenberg. The new online services can be reached via the website anhalt-bitterfeld.de . The integrated payment function (EPAYMENT) is particularly exciting, which enables direct online payment of fees through methods such as Giropay, credit card and PayPal.

For some services, such as the driving license application, it is necessary to identify about the Bundid. This serves as a central user account for digital administrative services and ensures that all transactions run safely. More and more citizens benefit from the possibility of submitting applications around the clock.

e-government in Germany-a look at the state of affairs

While Anhalt-Bitterfeld is taking an important step towards digitization with these new offers, a current analysis of Statista that Germany lags behind the e-government. Denmark shows, while Germany only takes the 12th place in the e-government development index (EGDI). The study finds that the use of e-government offers in Germany has risen from 40% (2018) to 56% (2024), which shows that more and more people are using digital access.

Nevertheless, more than half of the Internet users believe that they have to do the authorities offline, and many find the existing offers complicated. If one emphasizes the user-friendliness and awareness of the digital services, the trend towards increased e-government could take away even more. These developments are of interest not only for citizens, but also for the municipal administrations that can work more efficiently through digital solutions.

Overall, it can be seen that the new initiative in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district is a step in the right direction and that the citizens can benefit from the advantages of digitization. The efforts to easily access administrative obligations could not only shorten the waiting times in the long term, but also significantly improve the service for all residents.