As part of the European research project “ReachOut”, a platform for the organization of beta test campaigns for European IT research projects has been created under the project management of Fraunhofer FOKUS. The aim is to ensure the quality and market readiness of new software solutions.

What questions do citizens have about public administration? To which authorities do they address the most inquiries? And which offices respond particularly quickly? The answers to these and many other questions can now be found by anyone interested on a new data analysis platform.

Which digital trends already influence the work of the administration today, which changes are emerging for the future? Fraunhofer FOKUS and its Competence Center Public IT hope to provide an answer in the recently published "ThemenRadar" by Behörden Spiegel, a monthly national newspaper for the public service.

In German municipalities there are numerous innovative projects concerning digital solutions to the challenges of rural areas. The latest publication by the Competence Center Public IT (ÖFIT) provides an overview of these approaches and the conditions under which they are successful.