Focus on strong municipalities: financing and digitization required!

Focus on strong municipalities: financing and digitization required!

The community of Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben has joined the important resolution of the German Association of Cities and Municipalities (DStGB), which bears the title "Make strong municipalities possible". This decision was officially announced on April 25, 2025 and underlines the need for a financial strengthening of the municipalities in order to be able to adequately cope with current challenges. In particular, it is required to adequately finance new tasks and to maintain the ability of the cities and municipalities. A report by Rheinpfalz.de Rhineland-Palatinate all municipalities to join this resolution in order to promote joint efforts to support the municipal institutions.

The extensive DStGB claim paper is aimed at the federal policy of the upcoming legislative period and deals with essential topics such as local finances, immigration, security, digitization, deburring and education. These aspects are particularly relevant because numerous municipalities are currently facing considerable financial and personnel challenges.

Current challenges in the community

The community community Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben is badly affected by these challenges, especially when it comes to all-day care in primary school age and the expansion of childcare care. In order to meet these requirements, a solid financial basis is essential.

Another central point of the resolution is the digitization of municipal administrations. This offers both opportunities and new challenges for German cities and municipalities. The need to modernize the technological infrastructure is evident so that the administration can act efficiently and meet the needs of citizens and companies. According to grantthornton.de , many municipalities fight with outdated IT systems and an existing specialist shortage that considerably delay can.

digitization as a key to the future

Special challenges represent data protection and IT security, in particular the compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the defense against cyber attacks. Data leaks or security incidents can endanger the trust of citizens in the administration. The technological infrastructure, which is the foundation for successful digitization, is highly decisive.

larger cities often have the financial means to modernize their systems, while smaller municipalities such as Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben face greater difficulties to make the necessary investments. The lack of IT specialists also exacerbates the situation because municipalities stand for qualified staff in a bitter competition with the private sector. This can not only lead to the delay of digitization projects, but also endanger the efficiency of the entire administration.