Implementing Digital Dialogues

The German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS) is committed to shape better conditions for the digital transformation.

BMDS pursues this goal in bilateral Digital Dialogues with important partner countries, including Brazil, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Kenya, Republic of Korea and Singapore. For the German government, the International Digital Dialogues represent the most important instrument of digital policy cooperation with third countries outside the EU. They serve to compare digital policy agendas and develop joint positions.

They address topics of the future, ranging from data governance to the application of emerging technologies and support for innovative start-ups and SMEs in the digital economy.

Representatives from politics, business, science and civil society take part in the Digital Dialogues and continuously exchange on political and regulatory developments relating to digitalisation. In working groups, they develop solutions for specific issues in bilateral economic relations.

On behalf of BMDS, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the International Digital Dialogues. GIZ provides a secretariat for the preparation of high-level meetings and technical exchanges, and contributes to solution-finding by aligning and implementing cooperation activities. The GIZ team also strengthens the networking and collaboration of stakeholders across borders and sectors, and offers an access point for anyone who wishes to engage.