Austria in E-Government ahead of Germany and Switzerland

OrganizationsOther ♦ Published: November 7, 2018; 15:48 ♦ (Vindobona)

Margarete Schramböck is on the right course. According to a recent study on the e-government situation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Austria clearly holds the top position in the e-government country comparison.

"The agency should come to the citizens when and where they want", says Digital Minister Margarete Schramböck. / Picture: © BMDW Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs / Christian Lendl

According to the eGovernment Monitor 2018, around three quarters of all Austrians (74 percent) already use eGovernment services (compared to only 67 percent in 2012).

This comparatively high figure for the general use of e-government services (in comparison: Switzerland 55 percent; Germany 40 percent) is additionally reinforced by the great interest of the population in mobile…