“Online first”: The St. Gallen government no longer wants printed reports

The government of St. Gallen wants to promote digitization and save paper. For this reason, the annual report on their activities is only accessible through an online platform. Numerous other reports will also appear there in the future.

The government of St Gallen reports on the past year in its annual report. The work appears digitally for the first time below reports.sg.chit said in a statement Thursday. This launches a new platform.

The explanations for the individual departments have been supplemented with multimedia content. “In short films, the ministers explain their personal highlights and what irritated them,” the State Chancellery advertises for the new offer. Those interested can “immerse themselves in the versatile work of the canton” in themed texts.

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If you scroll through the report and click on the video clips with the members of the government, you will learn, for example, that the professional highlight of economic director Beat Tinner (FDP) was the opening of the cross-border S-Bahn line between Romanshorn TG and Lindau D Laura Bucher (SP) mentions the successful vote on the state archive, construction manager Susanne Hartmann (center) selected the Green Day, which took place in 2022 as part of the energy concept.

In the future, all digital reports from the government, the ministries and the State Chancellery, as well as the agencies and specialized bodies, will be published on the new platform. The cabinet refers to its priority planning and there to the two points “Shaping digital change” and “Strengthening climate protection”.

The communication department of the canton is thus further expanding the range of ready-made content. This can also be seen at media conferences: for the presentation of last week’s state accounts, in addition to the usual press release, ready-made original soundtracks and short video interviews with the head of finance or the head of the tax authorities could also be downloaded for the first time .

(dsc/sda)