Upcoming events
CROSS-COUNTRY
27 November 2026, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The conference explores how countries can work together to strengthen digital resilience in an increasingly multipolar world. By bringing together international experts and diverse perspectives, it aims to develop practical recommendations for resilient, secure and open digital ecosystems.
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BRAZIL
21 October 2026, 10:00-11:30 (BRT); Online
Join us for the pre-launch of our study on Brazil-EU collaboration to attract data centre investment. We'll discuss the business environment, market growth and the European presence in the value chain. The event will take place in Portuguese.
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GHANA
23 November 2026, 12:00-18:00 + optional company visits from 07:30-12:00; Accra, Ghana
This is a pre-event to GABS 2026, the German-African Business Summit. It connects German companies with Ghana's fast-growing IT and digital services sector. Meet industry leaders, explore partnership opportunities, learn about Ghana's tech talent pool, and discover how Ghana is emerging as a strategic partner for AI-driven digital service delivery.
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Highlights from the International Digital Dialogues
CROSS-COUNTRY
At Bitkom's AIDAQ Summit, the Secretariat for the International Digital Dialogues organised a high-level panel discussion on Germany's AI partnerships with tech middle powers, a booth as international exchange and meeting point, and the Nasscom EU Forum for deeper cooperation between India and the EU. The summit took place from 22-23 September in Berlin.
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CANADA
From 16-17 September 2026, a German government and business delegation took part in ALL IN, Canada's largest AI and tech event in Montréal. As Country of Honour, Germany was proud to host the "German Pavilion" and present its AI ecosystem. Two productive days concluded with a deepening of Canadian-German AI cooperation on multiple fronts.
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INDIA
From 22 September to 1 October 2026, the AI for Mittelstand Working Group toured Germany. A delegation of 25 Indian AI companies visited key hubs of Germany's Mittelstand. The goal: turning the Indo-German AI Pact into practical cooperation. The roadshow connected solution providers of industrial AI from India with German SMEs to identify next steps for co-innovation.
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Representatives from the German Embassy in India, the German "Mittelstand", GIZ, Nagarro, and the Indian industry talked about the future of Indo-German collaboration in a panel discussion called "Looking Forward, Together: The Next Steps and Shared Vision for India-Germany Digital Collaboration". It took place at Nagarro's Flo Conference in Gurugram, India on 9 October 2026.
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INDONESIA
As part of the Indonesian-German Digital Dialogue, two working groups with representatives from both countries have held their first meetings on 26 August 2026. The working groups focus on (1) data protection and (2) AI governance. The participants work on practical questions - for example, how regulatory practices can ensure data protection and enable AI innovation.
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JAPAN
The 9th annual meeting of the Japan-Germany ICT Policy Dialogue brought together government representatives and business leaders to advance cooperation on key digital technologies. Discussions focused on AI, data policy, online safety, 5G/6G and wireless power transfer. Both sides want to translate dialogue into concrete cooperation and set clear priorities for 2027.
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