adesso BLOG

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.

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.

You’ve probably heard a lot about the Online Access Act, but what is it exactly? Why is the Online Access Act important for Germany? What are the specific challenges and how implementation is progressing? I will answer these questions in my blog post.