The sovereign cloud for the public sector
The digitalization of the public sector is picking up speed. Only a sovereign cloud made in Germany can guarantee the integrity and security of our critical infrastructure in the long term.
Digitalization of public administration and authorities
The public sector is the central component of our critical infrastructure. The challenges facing the public administration in terms of digitization are numerous: Citizens want digital administrative processes. The shortage of skilled workers does not stop at the public sector. In addition, there is a digitization backlog with a simultaneous increase in administrative expenses. The consequence: administrative efficiency must increase. And there is still a lot of potential here. In 2022, Germany was in 18th place in the EU ranking for digitization and e-government and was therefore in the lower middle field. To protect the critical infrastructure, any digitization must be carried out confidently and securely. A sovereign cloud combines the advantages of modern technology with the high compliance and security requirements in the public sector.
Sovereignty for the public sector:
In addition to the benefits of a data sovereign cloud, STACKIT offers further advantages that lead to greater independence
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Design capability
With our Professional Service and our STACKIT Solutions team, we provide our partners with advice and active support at every step of the cloud transformation. Together, we find the best solution for every situation.
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Interchangeability
We do not make it artificially difficult to switch to and from STACKIT by providing free ingress and egress traffic. Thanks to the open source approach, many technologies can be migrated with little effort.
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Influence on the providers
As a cloud provider of the Schwarz Group, we are economically independent and pursue a long-term strategy. This makes us flexible and gives us the opportunity to develop our offering in line with the wishes and needs of our cloud users.
Mastering the digital transformation with STACKIT
in the public sector
With STACKIT’s cloud, the public sector benefits from the advantages of cloud computing and data sovereignty that goes far beyond the market standard. STACKIT is already active in many fields and areas of the public sector:
Secure communication for “classified information – for official use only” – Wire on STACKIT
Wire offers an end-to-end encrypted communication platform for audio and video telephony, chat communication and secure data transmission and enables the sharing of photos, videos and documents. The messenger complies with the GDPR and the NIS2 directive and has an exclusive release recommendation for the communication of classified information from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The messenger runs on the STACKIT Cloud and is therefore highly secure and sovereign.
Vendor lock-in excluded: Proof of “switchability” from and to STACKIT
The GovTech Campus Deutschland e.V. of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland (BMI) forms a bridge between innovative players from the tech and IT scene and the public sector. As STACKIT, we support forward-looking solutions for the federal government within this framework. The German Federal Pension Insurance (DRV Bund) initiated the “Cloud RealLabor” project at the GovTech Campus. We are currently working on the proof of “switchability” between different cloud providers using the example of BITMARCK, plusserver and our STACKIT Cloud.
Increase administrative efficiency: AI assistant – Pharia Government Assistant
Together with GovTech Campus Deutschland and Aleph Alpha, we are creating a platform for the AI assistant for the state administration of Baden-Württemberg. The range of functions includes: 1. summaries, 2. cabinet submission notes, 3. research assistance and 4. continuous text generation, the so-called “Vermerkomat”.
Barrier-free access to the STACKIT Cloud: available via govdigital and Dataport
As part of the cloud portfolio of Business Technology Consuluting AG (BTC), we are available as a sovereign cloud to members of the cooperative of public IT service providers govdigital via the gd.cloud broker with minimal effort. The offering serves the German administration cloud strategy and provides access to sovereign cloud providers and hyperscalers. Our cloud services can also be purchased via dataport.
Rely on a secure cloud partner in the public sector with STACKIT:
Opportunities of the STACKIT Cloud for the federal government’s e-government strategy
Digital infrastructure
Secure communication
Digital administration
Protecting our critical infrastructure is a top priority. All activities in the context of administrative digitization must be sovereign and secure. Dependence on providers from international jurisdictions represents a high risk. However, risk diversification should also take place at national level. The German government’s administrative cloud strategy (DVS) relies on a multicloud strategy, among other things. In addition, all cloud providers should focus on comprehensive disaster recovery measures and ideally offer these as a service (DRaaS). With the sovereign cloud, STACKIT attaches central importance to both the protection of critical infrastructure and comprehensive disaster recovery measures.
Secure communication encompasses many different aspects. This includes the exchange of information within administrative and political areas on the one hand and communication with citizens on the other. The sharing of documents, the mapping of processes and the automation of communication, for example through AI functions, must be taken into account. Applications such as Wire, openDesk and Google Workspace on a sovereign cloud such as STACKIT ensure that all security requirements are met.
Whether digital administrative workstations or online specialist procedures: Standardization and automation play a decisive role in increasing efficiency and improving processes in public administration. Low and no-code technologies can offer a decisive digitalization advantage here. STACKIT relies on technologies from Mendix or ServiceNow, for example, to offer comprehensive solutions for sovereign digital administration. With the Pharia Government Assistant, public administration also has an exclusive, powerful and sovereign AI assistant at its disposal.
Applications in the public sector
Our partners in the public sector
Do you have questions or would you like to realize a cloud project with us?
“Throughout my professional career, I have already been able to support regulated customers in a variety of roles in dealing with a variety of challenges. I gained valuable insights into different areas. I am happy to address your individual questions about the cloud and look forward to accompanying you on your way to the cloud.”
Gabriel Becker
Head of Public