Open to technology and questioning processes with a start-up mentality - this is how effective social planning is carried out in the County of Pinneberg. From Big Data to data mining to AI: Through targeted applications, social planning provides the basis for transparent debates and evidence-based decisions. The FOKUS PI app we developed for the County of Pinneberg is unique in Germany in terms of its structure, content and usability and is already a model for the administration of the future
Minimizing injustice, advancing equal opportunities, improving people's living situations - social planning is committed to major goals. To achieve these goals, it relies on the collection of data, the communication of complex information, and the cooperative networking of all those involved in social policy. With the help of the latest technologies, it raises and links "data treasures" and ensures their best possible evaluation - and communication!
With the FOKUS PI app developed for the county, "data-driven governance" becomes a powerful instrument for knowledge transfer and exchange in the political arena - the basic digital structure makes it possible to use technological potential in political communication and to shape the administration of the future. In the interplay between politics, social actors and citizens, perspectives are thus created for the region and beyond.
The FOKUS PI app helps to visualize the value of digital communication formats for the political consultation process. The social planners of the County of Pinneberg are now known throughout Germany for their forward-looking projects and are highly sought-after experts on the topic of digitization in local government. It is not only the state of Schleswig-Holstein that wants to work closely with the Pinneberg district in the future in the area of artificial intelligence and the efficient use of data in the social sector.
For State Secretary Dirk Schrödter, head of the Schleswig-Holstein State Chancellery, it is clear: "The app of the social planners in the County of Pinneberg is a contribution to the administration of the future - for a transparent, citizen-friendly and efficient administration, such as we hope to soon have throughout the country.“
