There is a Federal Board of Governors that forms the core of the structure of self-governance. Representatives of employees, employers and public institutions serve without remuneration in the governing bodies. The role of the bodies becomes evident through their suggestions for changes in organisational goals and decisions on major activities. Members of the board are also expected to provide the German Public Employment Services management with ideas for new solutions that reach beyond the immediate needs of the day. Currently, the German Public Employment Services focuses on the following topics: . The challenge of an aging population and its effects on the labour market; . Shortage of a skilled labour force, particularly in electronics and health sector; . Considerable number of people who are dependant on social security programmes and not available to participate in the labour market; . The electronic filing is the major topic that the German Public Employment Services is currently considering. This entails all the social security files being archived electronically. Currently, the PES has 3 billion hard copies of files that will be scanned and converted to electronic documents.