Baden-Württemberg is investing millions in digital police equipment!

Baden-Württemberg is investing millions in digital police equipment!

In a significant step towards modernizing their security architecture, the states of Baden-Württemberg and Saxony-Anhalt are investing in expanding their police forces and IT infrastructures. In Baden-Württemberg, the CDU parliamentary group plans to invest a total of around 160 million euros in the IT technologies of the police and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution over a period of two years. This also includes the construction of a state-of-the-art data center and the integration of artificial intelligence for data processing. Manuel Hagel, the group leader, emphasized that these investments are intended to give officials maximum support in order to meet the challenges of modern crime fighting tagesschau.de reported.

In parallel with these developments, Saxony-Anhalt has announced plans to increase police spending to 906 million euros by 2026, a significant increase compared to 537 million euros this year. Interior Minister Tamara Zieschang explained that the goal is to train 7,000 police officers by the end of the legislative period, even if this may not be achieved immediately. This personnel offensive is also used to compensate for lost parental leave and to improve the gender distribution within the police force. The state police director noted that the police had already become more female as a result of these measures mdr.de.

These measures in both federal states highlight the urgent need for investments in security and the latest technologies in order to effectively meet the challenges of digital crime and increasing demands in the fight against crime. While Baden-Württemberg relies on technological innovations, Saxony-Anhalt shows through increased financial resources and personnel offensives that its security policy is being actively developed.