Overview
- The GKDZ was created by a 2017 state treaty to pool telecommunications surveillance for several eastern German states.
- The facility on the Leipzig riot police grounds remains non-operational, according to Saxony’s Interior Ministry.
- Staffing stands at 23 positions with about €1.8 million in 2024 personnel costs despite no service delivery.
- Planned start dates shifted from 2021 to 2024 and now to a target of 2027.
- The Bund der Steuerzahler says the goal of cross-state efficiencies is sensible but criticizes years of failed implementation over software issues.