Following Chancellor Olaf Scholz's loss of a confidence vote, national elections in Germany are anticipated on February 23. Political parties are finalizing their programs, focusing on technology policy, including AI and digitalization. The CDU advocates for a Federal Digital Ministry, the SPD emphasizes independence from US and China in tech, the Greens propose using AI to reduce administrative workloads, and the AfD opposes EU online platform regulations. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)