Share this post on Social Media: Every government has an AI strategy now. Far fewer have AI working. In Madrid, four practitioners explained why the gap is so wide and what it actually takes to close it. There is a peculiar moment in the life cycle of any new technology in government. The strategy is published. The press […]
10 Key Takeaways from the GovTech 4 Impact World Congress 2026
Share this post on Social Media: What three days in Madrid revealed about the state of digital government and where it needs to go next. The third edition of the GovTech 4 Impact World Congress closed in Madrid on 7 May 2026, bringing together more than 1,000 registered participants from 57 countries across three days of keynotes, panel sessions, fireside chats, and […]
Mayors’ Leadership Forum Launches the Govtech Manifesto – Putting People and Nature in The Core of The Digital Transformation
Share this post on Social Media: May 7th, Madrid, Spain — At the Govtech 4 Impact World Congress 2026 the first Mayors` Leadership Forum took place where governmental leaders from across Europe and the United States joined forces to define the moonshot for GovTech: starting with citizens in the center, a coordinated, market-shaping approach that […]
The GovTech4All Awards reveal what European GovTech partnerships can deliver
Share this post on Social Media: This article was written by Agustín Pino, Junior Project Associate at Gobe Studio Platformed by the G4I World Congress, this year’s inaugural GovTech4All Awards were created to celebrate and reward projects developed between European public administrations and startups or digital SMEs that demonstrate the power of the GovTech revolution to tackle some of […]
GovTech Needs to Bring These Worlds Together: A Conversation with Jonas Onland
Share this post on Social Media: Jonas Onland is Chief Vision Officer at Serendipity Tech and a member of the G4I 2026 Expert Committee — a role he stepped into after speaking at last year’s Congress. A recognised voice in the GovTech ecosystem, Jonas works at the intersection of digital transformation, public-private collaboration, and innovation strategy. […]
From Public Challenges to Digital Infrastructure: Lessons from the iNNOVAB Experience
Share this post on Social Media: Author’s Note:This article was prepared in collaboration with the Govtech 4 Impact World Congress 2026 as part of its official content agenda. Authors:Hernán M. Perin — Director General of GovTech, CorLab — Secretariat of Smart City and Digital Transformation, Municipality of Córdoba.Marcela Nicolaides — Director of Knowledge Economy, CorLab […]
Building Digital Identity That Works for Everyone:A Conversation with Jana Krimpe
Share this post on Social Media: The GovTech 4 Impact World Congress is coming this May and promises to be a central stage for GovTech innovation. As the event draws near, we had the opportunity to interview one of the speakers for this year’s congress — Jana Krimpe, Founder and CEO of B.EST Solutions, recognized among […]
Connecting Technology to Public Value:A Conversation with Estonia’s Government CDO Ott Velsberg
Share this post on Social Media: Image Source: @ott-velsberg/LinkedIn The GovTech 4 Impact World Congress is coming this May and promises to be a central stage for GovTech innovation. As the event draws near, we had the opportunity to interview one of the speakers for this year’s congress – Ott Velsberg, Chief Data Officer of the Estonian […]
The Human Side of GovTech: Igor Lys on the Future of Governance
Share this post on Social Media: Image Source: @igorlys/LinkedIn We had the opportunity to interview one of the key speakers for the G4I 2026 Congress – Igor Lys, the Founder of the Government Tomorrow Forum and Gambit Advisory Agency. In this exclusive conversation, Lys dives deep into his views on governance, emphasizing that despite […]
Open‑Source Sovereignty for Modern Governments
Share this post on Social Media: During the Govtech 4 Impact World Congress 2025, the conversation around digital sovereignty took center stage as public administrations worldwide confront the growing urgency to reclaim control over their data, infrastructure, and technological futures. During the session “Empowering Governments through Digital Sovereignty: How Nextcloud and Danysoft Lead the Way,” Viktoria Elvert, Senior Account Manager at Nextcloud, and Maxime Le Hericy, […]








