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2023-12-07

India

Annual Meeting of the Indo-German Digital Dialogue 2023

This year’s Annual Meeting of the Indo-German Digital Dialogue took place on 4 December. It was jointly chaired by Secretary S. Krishnan from the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and State Secretary Stefan Schnorr from the German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV). The Annual Meeting brought together stakeholders from politics, business, civil society, and academia in a hybrid mode. They discussed the focus topics of the Indo-German Digital Dialogue such as electronics manufacturing and digital technologies and identified opportunities for future collaborations.

2023-11-23

Kenya

Establishment of the Kenyan-German Digital Dialogue

On 22 November 2023, Kenyan and German government officials formally commenced the Kenyan-German Digital Dialogue. Kenya is Germany’s first African partner within the framework of the International Digital Dialogues. The government exchange solidified the commitment of both countries to regularly exchange on digital policy matters.

2023-11-23

India

NASSCOM visit in Germany: Promoting Indo-German digital partnership

To enhance business collaboration and foster innovation, the Indian software association NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) visited Germany. Together with the Embassy of India in Berlin, the German Federal Association of Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) and Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), they organised a networking event. It took place on 23 November 2023 at the embassy.

2023-11-23

Kenya

German civil society reception of the Kenyan-German Digital Dialogue

On 22 November 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) invited representatives of Germany’s digital civil society to meet with a delegation of the Kenyan Ministry of Information, Communications and The Digital Economy. The participants discussed key issues that affect digital societies in both Kenya and Germany.

2023-11-22

General

16th German Digital Summit: International panel on digital sovereignty

How can we shape digital sovereignty in a globalised world? On 20 November 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) hosted a panel on this question at the Digital Summit of the German Government in Jena, Germany. The panellists concluded that international cooperation, not isolation, is key to successfully strengthen digital sovereignty.

2023-11-20

General

Stakeholder forum on Germany's Strategy for International Digital Policy

On 17 November 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) hosted another Stakeholder Forum International Digital Policy. The aim was to exchange views on BMDV's draft of Germany’s Strategy for International Digital Policy. Representatives from more than 60 organisations from business, science, civil society and the technical community took part in the virtual event.

2023-11-13

Brazil

Panel on digital governments at the Brazilian Innovation Week 2023

On 8 November 2023, the Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue moderated an online panel at the Brazilian Innovation Week, annually hosted by the National School of Public Administration (ENAP). The focus of the panel “Global and local: International inputs for the national strategy of digital government” lied on discussing international best practices of the digital transformation of the public sector.

2023-11-02

India

Roundtable to strengthen Indo-German collaboration in the start-up ecosystem

Representatives of the start-up ecosystem of both India and Germany met at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in New Delhi on 2 November 2023. They exchanged views on cooperation opportunities, looked back at activities in 2023 and planned for 2024. The discussions focused on challenges and solutions to strengthen collaboration between India and Germany on start-up opportunities.

2023-10-20

Indonesia

Indonesian-German exchange on data protection policy

On 26 September, stakeholders of the Indonesian-German Digital Dialogue met in a hybrid mode to exchange views on data protection. They dived into the respective data protection policies in Indonesia and Germany and discussed the global significance of data protection frameworks.

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