International Digital Dialogues
The International Digital Dialogues promote internationally aligned digital policies through close cooperation between Germany and its partner countries. This creates reliable conditions for innovation, market access and cross-border digital business.
Germany conducts bilateral Digital Dialogues with strategic partner countries worldwide, including Brazil, Canada, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The dialogues bring together policy makers, businesses and academia to jointly address digital policy issues such as data governance, emerging technologies, digital government and the digital economy.
In practical collaboration formats, the International Digital Dialogues turn dialogue into concrete outcomes, such as policy recommendations and joint pilot projects. Participants also benefit from early insights into digital policy developments and direct exchange with public institutions.
Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports cooperation activities by coordinating meetings and working groups, and serving as a central contact point for engagement.
News
India
Launch of the Indo-German "AI for Mittelstand" Working Group
With the Indo-German AI Pact announced in February 2026, AI for Mittelstand is the first step in taking the bilateral agreement off the ground. The new working group will create business opportunities between German Mittelstand and India’s AI ecosystem. The aim: co-innovation and co-creation of industrial AI solutions for mutual economic benefit.
Read more … Launch of the Indo-German "AI for Mittelstand" Working Group
Mexico
From dialogue to action: Strengthening Mexican-German MSME cooperation
As part of the Mexican-German Digital Dialogue, the German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft, BVMW) met with the Mexican Association of Energy Efficiency Companies (Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Eficiencia Energética, AMENEER) on 12 March 2026, and with the Business Coordinating Council (Consejo Coordinador Empresarial, CCE) on 20 March 2026.
Read more … From dialogue to action: Strengthening Mexican-German MSME cooperation
Brazil
Technical mission to Brussels: Advancing a Digital Partnership between Brazil and the EU
On 5 and 6 March 2026, a Brazilian delegation of government and civil society representatives visited Brussels. They met with European regulators to exchange on digital regulations and international digital policy. The visit occurs in the context of plans to elevate the bilateral cooperation to a Digital Partnership level later this year.
Read more … Technical mission to Brussels: Advancing a Digital Partnership between Brazil and the EU
Our partners
Do you want to take part?
We welcome every engagement. Through the International Digital Dialogues, governments and authorities from Germany and its partner countries meet with various business associations, companies and research institutions. Interested parties can get directly involved in the government dialogues by proposing topics for cooperation or working on current challenges in working groups. A secretariat ensures that the most important questions and issues relating to digital policy are addressed and resolved. Do you have a question, an idea or a suggestion? Get in touch with us!
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