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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Kenya
Connected against harm: A Kenyan-German exchange on tech-facilitated gender-based violence
The Kenyan-German Digital Dialogue hosts a series of exchanges with KICTANet, a Kenyan think tank, and the Federal Association of Women's Counseling Centers and Women's Emergency Hotlines in Germany (bff). The exchanges are dedicated to mutual learning and collaboration on the mitigation of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Kenya and Germany.
Indonesia
Indonesian-German Digital Dialogue: Kick-off of working groups on AI governance and data protection
On 6 May 2026, the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (MCDA) and the German Federal Ministry for Digitalisation and Government Modernisation (BMDS) met in Jakarta for the annual meeting of the Indonesian-German Digital Dialogue. It was the third annual meeting of the increasingly strong partnership between Indonesia and Germany. A key outcome was the kick-off of working groups, focused on data protection policy and on AI governance.
Kenya
New impulses for IT outsourcing: African companies visit German IT hubs and Hannover Messe
In April 2026, a delegation of six IT companies from Ghana and Kenya travelled to Germany as part of the International Digital Dialogues to discuss business opportunities in the field of IT outsourcing and digital services. The African companies connected with German businesses, gained insights into market requirements and laid the groundwork for future partnerships.
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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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