Sebastian Matthes: How Germany misses out on 96 billion annually due to digitalization inertia

“Why am I telling you all this? Because industrialized Germany must understand that the solution to many problems is software. If the Federal Republic were to reach Denmark’s digital level in the digitalization of public administration, the economic performance would be 96 billion euros higher per year, calculates the IFO Institute.”

– Sebastian Matthes, Editor-in-Chief of Handelsblatt, in “The Mistakes of Chainsaw Fans”, Editorial in Handelsblatt from 7., 8., 9. February 2025, page 5, No. 27