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Stakeholder Consultation 2025 for the International Digital Dialogues
Less than two weeks after the German Bundestag elections, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) hosted a stakeholder consultation for the International Digital Dialogues. With this instrument, BMDV proactively seeks feedback and input for its exchanges with partner governments of the Digital Dialogues as well as for the ongoing discussions that will shape the new German government’s digital policy agenda.
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Ghana
Strengthening Digital Cooperation and Economic Ties: Director General Benjamin Brake’s Visit to Ghana
From 12 to 14 March 2025, Benjamin Brake, Director General for Digital and Data Policy at the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) visited Ghana’s capital, Accra, to mark the beginning of the German-Ghanaian Digital Dialogue.
Kenya
Roundtable on safe and fair data work in the digital labour economy
Hosted by Siasa Place & Superrr Lab, this virtual event allowed stakeholders to discuss safe and fair working conditions for data workers. It was based on the main demands and objectives developed by content moderators and data annotators from Germany and Kenya during the Nairobi Content Moderators International Solidarity Meeting in August 2024.
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Brazil
A deep dive into Brazil's data economy: Report on challenges and opportunities
From September to December 2024, the EU-BRA Digital Dialogue and Partnership Facility supported a study on the regulation of the data economy and its implications for Brazil. The research focused on two goals: analysing the impact of data for commercial purposes and providing inputs for developing a Brazilian data economy framework. Take a look at the study below (in PT).
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Kenya
Bridging Markets: German-African IT & BPO Summit – Showcasing Africa’s Outsourcing Potential
Africa's rise as a hub for IT and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is undeniable, with the sector projected to grow at an average rate of 4% annually through 2030. The continent's rich talent pool, competitive costs, and increasing investment in digital infrastructure are making it an attractive destination for global businesses. These trends formed the backdrop for the German-African IT & BPO Summit, held on 2 December 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya. This summit, a pre-event to the German-African Business Summit, provided an exclusive platform for industry leaders and government representatives to explore Africa’s burgeoning role in the global outsourcing market.
Japan
8th annual meeting of the Japanese-German ICT Policy Dialogue
On 28 November 2024, the 8th annual meeting of the Japanese-German ICT Policy Dialogue took place in Tokyo between the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC). The central goal was to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the field of digitalisation and to enhance the framework conditions for the international digital economy in the long term.
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Brazil
Open Industry Roadshow: Exploring the role of data spaces in the Brazilian data economy
In November 2024, the Secretariat for the Digital Dialogues in Brazil co-organised the Open Industry Roadshow with the Brazilian IoT Association (ABINC) and the German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association (VDMA). The roadshow took place in four different Brazilian cities and underscored the transformative potential of data spaces to leverage the country's data economy.
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General
Digitalisation knows no borders
On 21 and 22 November, the partner countries of the Digital Dialogues came together at the International Digital Dialogues Conference in Berlin. More than 100 representatives from politics, business, civil society, and academia discussed digital policy issues in working groups and panels.
Brazil
OpenIMIS and AI: Solutions for social security by Dataprev
From November 4 to 7, 2024, Rio de Janeiro hosted the Technical Seminar of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) under the theme "Artificial Intelligence for Social Security – Building Bridges to the Future." The event brought together ISSA members from the Americas and Portuguese-speaking nations to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dataprev, Brazil’s state-owned leader in social security technology.
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