Shaping digital policy together

Digitalisation is transforming our lives. It is changing how we communicate, work and do business – worldwide. To create trust and certainty in the digital world, we need clear, fair and internationally aligned rules. Let us shape these rules together!

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International Digital Dialogues

The International Digital Dialogues promote internationally aligned digital policies through close cooperation between Germany and its partner countries. This creates reliable conditions for innovation, market access and cross-border digital business.

Germany conducts bilateral Digital Dialogues with strategic partner countries worldwide, including Brazil, Canada, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The dialogues bring together policy makers, businesses and academia to jointly address digital policy issues such as data governance, emerging technologies, digital government and the digital economy.

In practical collaboration formats, the International Digital Dialogues turn dialogue into concrete outcomes, such as policy recommendations and joint pilot projects. Participants also benefit from early insights into digital policy developments and direct exchange with public institutions.

Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports cooperation activities by coordinating meetings and working groups, and serving as a central contact point for engagement.

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Brazil

Strengthening Brazilian-German cooperation at Hannover Messe 2026

From 20 to 24 April, representatives from the Brazilian Ministry for Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) as well as other Brazilian organisations visited Germany. They attended Hannover Messe and met with representatives of the German government and industry to jointly plan cooperation activities and innovation projects. The highlight of the delegation visit was the annual meeting of the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue.

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India

Launch of the Indo-German "AI for Mittelstand" Working Group

With the Indo-German AI Pact announced in February 2026, AI for Mittelstand is the first step in taking the bilateral agreement off the ground. The new working group will create business opportunities between German Mittelstand and India’s AI ecosystem. The aim: co-innovation and co-creation of industrial AI solutions for mutual economic benefit.

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Mexico

From dialogue to action: Strengthening Mexican-German MSME cooperation

As part of the Mexican-German Digital Dialogue, the German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft, BVMW) met with the Mexican Association of Energy Efficiency Companies (Asociación Mexicana de Empresas de Eficiencia Energética, AMENEER) on 12 March 2026, and with the Business Coordinating Council (Consejo Coordinador Empresarial, CCE) on 20 March 2026.

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Our partners

Brazil

As one of the largest emerging markets in the digital economy, Brazil is an important strategic partner for Germany. The Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue aims to strengthen these economic ties by acting as a platform for political cooperation and private sector engagement.

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Ghana

Sub-Saharan Africa's fifth-largest economy is a pioneer in the digitalisation of the financial sector. The bilateral Digital Dialogue enables Ghanaian and German stakeholders to exchange views on this and other topics.

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India

The Indo-German Digital Dialogue provides a multi-stakeholder platform to promote bilateral cooperation. It brings together policy makers, the private sector and research institutions to jointly drive the digital transformation of both economies.

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Indonesia

To shape better conditions for the digital transformation, Indonesia and Germany continuously exchange on matters of digital policy. Topics of the Indonesian-German Digital Dialogue include digital strategies, emerging technologies and digital business models.

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Japan

In the Japanese-German ICT Policy Dialogue, two of the world's largest economies and tech powerhouses commit to jointly shape the international framework for digitalisation.

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Republic of Korea

In the Korean-German Digital Dialogue, two major economies and technology leaders are jointly committed to shaping a better international framework for digitalisation.

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Mexico

In recent years, Mexico has made significant progress in its digital transformation, reflected in the optimisation of processes in various sectors. Together, Mexico and Germany are working on strategies to implement digitalisation and Industrie 4.0.

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Singapore

Connecting two of the most innovative economies in the world, the Singaporean-German Digital Dialogue is strengthening digital policy and linking businesses across sectors and borders.

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Do you want to take part?

We welcome every engagement. Through the International Digital Dialogues, governments and authorities from Germany and its partner countries meet with various business associations, companies and research institutions. Interested parties can get directly involved in the government dialogues by proposing topics for cooperation or working on current challenges in working groups. A secretariat ensures that the most important questions and issues relating to digital policy are addressed and resolved. Do you have a question, an idea or a suggestion? Get in touch with us!

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