Live stream for Döbelner City Councilor? Future or surveillance?

Live stream for Döbelner City Councilor? Future or surveillance?

Döbeln, Deutschland - Döbeln is in the turmoil! An initiative application from the AfD parliamentary group, which is on the agenda for the city council meeting next Thursday, calls for the transmission of the sessions via livestream. This could not only strengthen citizen binding on local politics, but also appeal to younger generations that are very familiar with digital media. According to the AfD, this measure would create transparency and give people who cannot personally participate due to working hours or personal restrictions, the opportunity to understand the events in the city council. "Corona has shown how important such digital formats are," said a spokesman for the party, as well as Sächsische.de reported.

City council vote and concerns

Despite the positive feedback from the AfD, the other political groups of the city council, especially the CDU and the SPD/Left/Greens, are still unsure. CDU parliamentary group leader Rudolf Lehle expressed that party policy considerations should not play a role in the decision, but the benefits against the effort must be weighed. The SPD parliamentary group leader Axel Buschmann also warned of potential data protection problems and doubted the public's interest in the broadcasts. The possibly high costs and access for people with disabilities were also discussed, whereby the town hall is considered to be easily accessible. So far, the main committee has not made a recommendation and only noted the application.

is approved by the application, a concept for the implementation is to be developed by the end of May, possibly in cooperation with a local IT company, to implement the transfers that could be done via the urban website or a YouTube channel. An application in the city council, explains the information page application pattern.com , serves as an official document that is brought in by members in order to propose specific measures or projects. Formal aspects are crucial to make the implementation efficiently.