Marco Holz (FITKO)
I have been discussing and designing IT infrastructures in the public sector for several years now, both from a civic tech/FOSS perspective as well as within the public administration at the German Federal IT Cooperation (FITKO).
When it comes to the design of modern IT infrastructures, my focus is on privacy- and security-by-design principles and the social impact of technology design. Cryptography and openness are our friends on the way to achieving these goals.
Session
Its openness and adaptability is what makes Matrix particularly interesting for government organizations. Recently, FITKO and the German Federal Ministry of the Interior joined efforts to pilot a Matrix-based next-generation communication infrastructure for digital government services. The aim of the pilot is to showcase end-to-end encryption, great usability and machine-readable communication between citizens and public authorities. We would like to give an insight into the project and discuss further applications of the Matrix protocol in the public sector, such as adding real-time capabilities to online procedures and connecting industry and government IT systems.