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Due to the federal character of Germany the states (»Länder«) are mainly responsible for the PA. According to the German basic law (»Grundgesetz«) the local level has also some autonomy of decision.
General link to the modernization strategy of the German federal administration (English information available): www.staat-modern.de
Link to the National Center for the Common Assessment Framework (CAF – Center) (English information available): www.caf-netzwerk.de