The digital registration certificate is coming
Berliners no longer have to go to the citizens' registration office to obtain a registration certificate. In future, it will be available as a digital service. Berlin's Chief Digital Officer and State Secretary for Digitalization, Martina Klement, plans to officially launch the digital registration certificate for the state of Berlin on Wednesday, as announced by the Senate Chancellery on Tuesday. The new service will provide all Berliners with an uncomplicated way to obtain a registration certificate online and even free of charge.
From Klement's point of view, this is a win-win situation, as it would also relieve the burden on citizens' registration offices. A positive side effect: this would free up important capacities for other services and advice in the citizens' offices. According to the information provided, the citizens' offices in Berlin issued around 137,000 registration certificates last year.
The digital registration certificate developed by the state of Berlin is a "one-for-all service". This means that a new digital solution will also be made available for use by other federal states. From 2024, it should then also be possible to use the online registration certificate in other federal states and municipalities.
Klement gave the go-ahead for the new digital citizen service at the Smart Country Convention trade fair. The black-red Senate is not quite on schedule with this. Berlin's head of government Kai Wegner had announced at the Senate meeting in June that the digital registration certificate would be launched in October.
The digital registration certificate, scheduled for launch by the Berlin Senate Chancellery, is expected to be a responsibility of the Administration's Digitalization department, led by State Secretary Martina Klement. The Senate's decision to digitize the registration certificate will also allow for the digitization of related processes within the Administration.
Source: www.dpa.com
