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On 30 May 2023, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) signed the new Work Plan of the Indo-German Digital Dialogue for 2023-2024. During the virtual event, Indian Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma and German State Secretary Stefan Schnorr agreed to further promote a strong bilateral dialogue on digital policy matters.

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Dr Rudolf Gridl, Director General of the Central Department at the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), recently visited India. On March 6, he participated in a roundtable discussion on current data policy frameworks. The Secretariat for the Indo-German Digital Dialogue and the German Embassy New Delhi jointly organised the event. Participants from think tanks, academia and the private sector painted a holistic picture on the state of data policy in India and related opportunities and challenges.

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Dr Rudolf Gridl, Director General of the Central Department at the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), visited New Delhi on 6 and 7 March 2023. His aim was an exchange on the digitalisation of government administration and digital public services. BMDV and the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) organised the delegation visit within the framework of the Indo-German Digital Dialogue.

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From 26 to 28 October 2022, a delegation headed by Benjamin Brake, Director General (DG) for Digital and Data Policy at the German Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), visited Bangalore and New Delhi. The visit reaffirmed the continuously strong cooperation between Germany and India on the topic of digitalisation.

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The Annual Meeting of the Indo-German Digital Dialogue took place on 23 June 2022 with more than 50 participants joining physically and virtually. The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) welcomed the Indian delegation from the Ministry for Electronics and IT (MeitY). State Secretary Stefan Schnorr (BMDV) and Secretary Alkesh Sharma (Meity) reiterated their commitment to the Indo-German Digital Dialogue. Besides the established topics of the Work Plan, they discussed new focus topics such as green technology for the upcoming year.

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The German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) and the largest Indian software association, National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 1 June. Thereby, they agreed to jointly promote economic relations between India and Germany.

Chancellor Scholz and Prime Minister Modi during the 6th Indo-German Governmental Consultations in Berlin © Bergmann / German Federal Government

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During the 6th Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC), Germany and India reaffirmed their mutual commitment for the Indo-German Digital Dialogue. Both sides reiterated that the Indo-German partnership is based on shared values, rules-based, open, inclusive, free and fair trade. Furthermore, they underlined the socio-economic benefits of the digital transformation for their countries.

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On 4 March 2022 at the NASSCOM International SME Conclave, the Indo-German Digital Dialogue facilitated a session on “Opportunities for Indian SMEs in Germany and understanding digitalisation needs of the German Mittelstand” together with the German Association for Medium Sized Businesses (BVMW).

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