Nagolds OB Großmann: AI brings a breath of fresh air to the town hall!

Nagolds OB Großmann: AI brings a breath of fresh air to the town hall!

Calw, Deutschland - Jürgen Großmann was once again elected mayor in Nagold and thus begins his third term. In an interview, he spoke about the importance of this choice, which he described as the most beautiful moment of the past year. Großmann expressed the need to look happily, confidently and courageously into the future and sees great challenges for the current year.

In the same discussion, he addressed the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on administration, which coincides with current research on the use of AI in public administration in Germany. A study by IW Consult shows that generative AI offers enormous potential to automate routine tasks in the administration, such as the processing of forms and citizens' inquiries. According to this, 82% of the public service employees could benefit from these developments.

growth potential of AI in public administration

Compared to other industries, such as trade and the manufacturing trade, which could also benefit from AI with 61% and 59%, the study shows that there could be a potential increase in value creation of around 24 billion euros in the public sector. The results are based on estimates that at least half of the administrative institutions in Germany will use AI within the next ten years. This could also help close the skilled workers of almost 900,000 people.

Michael Hüther, director of the IW, emphasizes that the use of AI will not only increase efficiency, but can also strengthen the trust of the citizens in the state. A survey showed that 90% of Germans would like more digitization in the administration, compared to 69% five years ago. An example of the practical use of AI is the development of an application in Wiesbaden for the automatic analysis of video recordings for the detection of road damage, whereby the AI ​​model has a hit rate of 95%.

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