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Indonesia
Exchange on national digital strategies of Indonesia and Germany
On 31 August 2023, the first stakeholder exchange of the Indonesian-German Digital Dialogue took place. The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCI) jointly hosted the virtual event and informed about the national digital strategies of both countries. More than 80 representatives from politics, academia, business and civil society joined the exchange.
Read more … Exchange on national digital strategies of Indonesia and Germany

General
Stakeholder consultation for Digital Dialogues with Ghana, Kenya and South Africa
The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) held its first stakeholder consultation for the planned Digital Dialogues with Ghana, Kenya and South Africa on 31 August. Representatives from business, academia and civil society took part in the virtual event to contribute their focus topics for the Digital Dialogues.
Read more … Stakeholder consultation for Digital Dialogues with Ghana, Kenya and South Africa

Mexico
Mexican-German exchange on perspectives for a sustainable data centre industry
On 24 August 2023, representatives from the German Datacenter Association (GDA) and the Mexican Association of Data Centers (MEXDC) participated in a virtual meeting to exchange best practices for energy efficiency and talent recruitment strategies.
Read more … Mexican-German exchange on perspectives for a sustainable data centre industry

Brazil
Publication: Green Paper on Data Spaces
The Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue supported the development of a green paper on data spaces in Brazil. The publication looks at the challenges and opportunities of the implementation of data spaces in the country. It is written in Portuguese and now available for download below.

Brazil
Workshop on data spaces in Brazil
On 4 July 2023, the Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue co-hosted an online workshop on data spaces in Brazil together with the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) and other associations. Participants explored possibilities for implementing a secure and transparent data sharing ecosystem. You can watch the recording of the livestream in Portuguese below this article.

Japan
7th Japanese-German ICT Policy Dialogue
On 21 June, the 7th Japanese-German ICT Policy Dialogue took place at the premises of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) - together with the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC). The hybrid Digital Dialogue was divided into a government dialogue in the morning and an exchange with stakeholders in the afternoon.

Brazil
13th Brazilian Internet Forum: Workshop on platform regulation
On 2 June 2023, the Secretariat for the Brazilian-German Digital Dialogue organised the workshop “Digital platforms: Socioeconomic fundaments, intersectoral prospects and regulatory challenges”. It took place at the 13th Brazilian Internet Forum (FIB13) in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. You can find the recording of the discussion in Portuguese below.
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India
New Work Plan 2023-2024 for the Indo-German Digital Dialogue
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.
Read more … New Work Plan 2023-2024 for the Indo-German Digital Dialogue

Mexico
Multi-stakeholder discussions at the Regional Forum on Digital Transformation
From 24 May to 26 May 2023, the Regional Forum on Digital Transformation was held at the premises of the Mexican Ministry of Economy (ECONOMIA). The Secretariat for the Mexican-German Digital Dialogue organised two panel discussions together with ECONOMIA and the Mexican Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT).
Read more … Multi-stakeholder discussions at the Regional Forum on Digital Transformation
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