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Germany’s Anti-Digital Law Is a Case Study in Stunting Progress
Europe’s largest economy has the physical infrastructure it needs for the digital era. What about the mental sort?
Document management, Made in Germany.
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If you want to know why Europe’s largest economy is a digital laggard — indeed, if you want to know why progress is difficult anywhere — regale yourself with a trip into the fine print of a new German law governing employment contracts.
Spoiler: The problem isn’t hardware, it’s software — the human kind.