adesso Blog

How do you digitise Germany's most complex IT system – across state borders? The tax sector is facing an unprecedented digitalisation push with the KONSENS Act and TZAK2025v2. This blog post shows why tax digitalisation affects us all, what IT processes are behind ELSTER & Co., what challenges the financial administration currently has to overcome – and how adesso provides concrete solutions and technological expertise.

With PMflex, the Federal Administrative Office has created a system that combines structure and flexibility. This modular approach helps public authorities to implement projects efficiently and in compliance with regulations. In my blog post, I show exactly how this works and why adesso also uses PMflex.

How does modern border control work in practice—and how can IT contribute? During a visit to Frankfurt Airport, our “core police team” gained exciting insights into the processes of the German Federal Police. In my blog post, I provide interesting insights into border protection and explain why dialogue with security authorities is so important to us.

On the go? Whether you're travelling by train, staying in a hotel or sitting in a café, you should never compromise on IT security! Especially in the public sector, where sensitive data is part of everyday life, vigilance is a must. This blog post deals with the measures that can be taken to ensure IT security.

The district administration's new citizens' portal looked chic. “It all works great!” was the concluding verdict. Shortly after the launch, however, the first angry citizens contacted the administration: “Is this intentional to prevent us from submitting applications?” For people with visual impairments, important buttons apparently disappeared due to the chosen colour contrasts. Could testing and QA measures have prevented this aspect from being overlooked? This blog post presents the QA toolbox from the Federal Office of Administration and adesso and shows how it can prevent such problems.

Software testing at adesso: It's more than just finding bugs! Contrary to the widespread cliché that testing is either easy or boring, in our blog post we show you just how multifaceted the work of a software tester really is. At adesso, testing plays a central role in every project and is supported by a wide range of communities and development opportunities.

Green IT is no longer a new trend and many people are already familiar with it. But what role does sustainability play for the public sector and can the purchasing decisions of the German government, local authorities and federal states have a significant impact on the market and the environment? I want to use this blog post to explore these questions and others.

Sustainability and environmental protection are topics that are now part of our daily lives. The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals have been designated by Germany’s current federal government as a guideline for political action. If we want to truly understand environmental problems, systematically analyse them and take action against them using IT systems, we must draw on our most crucial tool: environmental data. In my blog post, I’ll give you an overview of the possible ways to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to the field of environmental protection.

Completing a large-scale project successfully always depends on the multitude of small moving parts coming together. Implementing a project management office (PMO) can help here. In our blog post, we will give you a brief insight into our adesso Public PMO and the key topics associated with it.