Digital Administration at the Police Headquarters in Düsseldorf
In today's digital age, electronic communication has become a common practice in many areas, including public administration. The Düsseldorf Police Headquarters, like other German authorities, embraces this trend, offering secure channels for electronic communication with De-Mail, a government-backed service.
If you choose to communicate with the Düsseldorf Police Headquarters via De-Mail, it is essential to note that they will assume a response is desired via De-Mail as well. However, if you close your De-Mail mailbox, it is crucial to notify them accordingly to avoid any issues with receiving their responses.
The total size of an email or De-Mail, including all attachments, is limited to 20 Megabytes. It is important to ensure that your electronic message and attachments do not exceed this limit.
The Düsseldorf Police Headquarters has set up a specific De-Mail address for electronic communication: [email protected].
It is worth mentioning that encrypted or executable files, or files containing executable components, will not be accepted. Similarly, electronic documents cannot be transmitted to an authority if they cannot be checked for IT security by automated procedures.
Virus-infected messages or attachments cannot be accepted, emphasizing the importance of ensuring your electronic documents are clean and secure before sending.
While the Düsseldorf Police Headquarters currently cannot respond to qualified electronically signed documents, they do offer an encryption procedure for electronic communication. The public key (certificate) can be found on their website.
Not all inquiries will be answered electronically due to technical and organizational framework conditions. To maintain the written form, please provide your postal address in your message. It is also essential to note that encrypted communication with an organizational unit of the Düsseldorf Police Headquarters or directly with individual persons within the authority is not permitted.
De-Mails can be used for both informal and formal correspondence with the Düsseldorf Police Headquarters. To ensure a legally binding electronic sending of documents requiring a written form, use De-Mails with the sending option according to § 5 paragraph 5 of the De-Mail Act and select the "sender-confirmed" option.
When sending attachments, note that not all common file formats and applications are supported. The Düsseldorf Police Headquarters supports the following file formats: PDF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF.
For precise details, direct inquiries to the Düsseldorf Police Headquarters or German administrative IT guidelines would be necessary. This overview is based on established German administrative security protocols and legal frameworks related to electronic communication, encryption, and signatures.
- The Member States can assist the Commission by providing guidance on specific file formats and applications supported by the Düsseldorf Police Headquarters for secure data-and-cloud-computing through electronic communication.
- In today's digital age, gadgets like smartphones and computers are essential for accessing government-backed services such as De-Mail, which promotes the use of technology in public administration for secure and efficient data-and-cloud-computing.
