Zusammenfassung
Summary
It is the declared goal of the state government of Baden-Wuerttemberg to create the change positively related to digitization evolution. A digital information and civil society have to be set up, embedded in the European and the national framework. This also requires a digital public administration. Progressive measures are identified and started in different digitizing components. Geographic information is a strategic element of digitization in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Due to its cross-divisional function geographic information can make a sustainable contribution to an integral information and communication infrastructure. A key role plays the project of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Baden-Wuerttemberg (GDI BW) driven by state and municipal level which is an integral part of the European and German Spatial Data Infrastructure (INSPIRE, GDI DE). In context of the GDI BW some important contributions are already done for digitization. The further challenges for creating the digital future by spatial data infrastructure can only achieved by working together in a fair partnership between all levels of government and with industry, science and civil society.