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Education ministry considers Chinese-style social points system for Germany

https://www.tichyseinblick.de/daili-es-sentials/bildungsministerium-chinesisches-sozialpunktesystem-fuer-deutschland

In a study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Education, one of six future scenarios is the introduction of a social points system based on the Chinese model. Jobs and university places would then depend on social commitment and a small ecological footprint.

The Federal Ministry of Education wants to offer "Orientation for the World of Tomorrow" with its "Foresight" campaign. To this end, six future scenarios have been devised in a commissioned "value study", which are being discussed by researchers. In addition to the "European Way" and "Ecological Regionalization", the scenario "The Bonus System" is also included. The idea here is that each person would receive an individual social score, which would play a decisive role in the allocation of jobs or university places, for example. It is a social points system, as it is already being tested in China. However, this scenario does not serve here as a gloomy dystopia - neutral, almost positive, the effects are pointed out and weighed.

The paper from the Federal Ministry of Education states, "Points can be earned for certain behaviors in the point system, which is operated by the state (e.g.B.voluntary work, caring for relatives, organ donation, old-age provision, traffic behaviour, CO2 footprint).In addition to social recognition, collecting points also results in advantages in everyday life (e. g.B.shortened waiting times for certain courses of study)."

Popular support for the law would increase due to "the dynamics of climate change".Indeed, the system has arguably been successful in the field: "This generated pressure for action to counteract it, with a points system emerging as an efficient control mechanism for dealing with the consequences of climate change (e.g. by scoring the ecological footprint). The polluter pays principle was made transparent through the points system.In addition, given the good economic situation, the points system proved to be a suitable instrument for the labour market, which is characterised by a shortage of skilled workers and labour," it says.

In the year 2030, the social points system will then only be fundamentally questioned by a minority: "The points system meets with the approval of a majority of the population in the 2030s, as many feel that it has a unifying orientation function for different social groups in a more complex and differentiated society.At the same time, in the Germany of the 2030s, the points system, as a forecasting and steering tool, will gradually anchor new norms in everyday life."

The social points system would apparently also be profitable for democracy.Indeed, the state provides incentives "for activity in civil society or political organizations, since this is conducive to pluralistic discourse and is seen as the basis of the social evaluation system.Only those who are active here are able to participate in social decision-making."

The thought patterns here are pretty much in line with those of the Chinese CP, which also wants to use its social credit system to bring about an increase in "sincerity in government affairs" of "commercial integrity", "social integrity" and "judicial credibility".

The social credit system is currently being tested in several mega-cities in China, and the purchase of 17.5 million airline tickets and 5.5 million train tickets have already been denied because of insufficient social credit points.However, worse points can also lead to worse career opportunities, throttled internet or higher taxes.
This is apparently a system that some in Germany also consider to be one of the six central scenarios for the future, and one that also has a number of advantages (in terms of climate change, for example).Federal Education Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) writes in her introductory letter to the "Foresight" campaign: "With this in mind, I invite you to join us in looking to the future."

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Bildungsministerium erwägt Sozialpunktesystem nach chinesischem Vorbild für Deutschland

In einer Studie im Auftrag des Bundesbildungsministeriums ist eines von sechs Zukunftsszenarien die Einführung eines Sozialpunktesystems nach chinesischem Vorbild. Jobs und Studienplätze hängen dann an sozialem Engagement und einem kleinen ökologischen Fußabdruck.

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