The EU's NIS2 Directive significantly increases cyber and information security requirements. Many organisations have already checked whether they fall under the scope of the directive. But the real challenge begins afterwards: Where does my company stand in terms of implementation – and what gaps do we need to close in order to be compliant? Our NIS2 Check helps you assess your status quickly and accurately.

Welcome to the first part of our series ‘IT Strategy Meets Business Goals’. For decades, ‘business-IT alignment’ has been considered the ideal goal of modern IT strategies. The idea behind it is that IT should be closely aligned with business needs in order to contribute to the success of the company. However, what sounds sensible on paper often fails in practice due to structural divisions, cultural differences and strategic short-sightedness.

Many companies are starting to use AI – but most prototypes remain stuck in the pilot stage. The reason for this is rarely the technology itself, but rather a lack of strategy, organisation and culture. We show in a practical way which steps are now crucial for AI to evolve from an individual project into a sustainable value driver.

mgm has now been awarded the eGovernment Readers' Choice Platinum Award in the ‘Consultant’ category for five years in a row – clear proof that we are maintaining our leading position in the digitalisation of public administration.

Many medium-sized companies are faced with the same question: How can established structures be transformed to make them future-proof without jeopardising day-to-day business? The new white paper from mgm consulting partners shows that digitalisation is not just an IT project, but a strategic lever for sustainable growth.

On 2 October 2025, Roland Kreutzer, Head of Public Sector Consulting at mgm, together with Dr Julia Hodapp and Anne Voigt, will be demonstrating at the Smart Country Convention (SCCON) how the NEGZ – Competence Network for Digital Administration – is driving forward the digital transformation of public administration – and why it is worth getting actively involved.

The recently published eGovernment Monitor 2025 by Initiative D21 sheds light on the situation: Yes, there are now plenty of digital administrative services available – but citizens and businesses are right to point out that many of them still seem analogue, difficult to access or untrustworthy. If we want to take the digital state seriously, we must not only deliver ‘more’, but above all deliver better.

Why not rebuild everything from scratch? Many retailers face the same challenge: their digital infrastructure has evolved over time. While the core remains stable, the...

From 16 to 18 September 2025, the SAP community will meet in Bremen for its annual industry gathering: the DSAG Annual Congress. This year's motto, ‘The Art of Balance’, sums up the central challenge facing many companies: reconciling ambitious innovations in the cloud with the real needs of user companies.

Public administration faces a dilemma: how can effective digitalisation be implemented when resources and budgets are tight? At this year's NEGZ Autumn Conference, we will show how this can be achieved – with proven methods for impact-oriented and coordinated management of digitalisation projects.