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There is a lot of talk and writing about agent-based AI in public administration. Over the course of several months, we took a close look at the implementation and use of agent-based AI in municipal practice. At our side event, together with Thorsten Rode (Head of IT for the City of Nettetal), we’ll…

To kick off the second day of the Digital Summit, the German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW) brings together the political summit debate with the perspective of the digital economy. Together with Britta Behrendt, Head of Department for Digital Affairs and State Modernization at the…

The background discussion will focus on the proposed EU Kids Act and the question of how to create a safe European social media market for children. The discussion will also address interoperability requirements as a means of fostering competition and freedom of choice. The policy recommendations…

How can venture-clienting partnerships help bring innovative solutions to industry and small and medium-sized businesses more quickly? At a joint side event organized by Get Started by Bitkom and the de:hub initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and Federal…

Security agencies must be able to analyze large, distributed data sets in a legally compliant and effective manner. At the same time, demands for data sovereignty, transparency, and technological sovereignty are growing. The Bitkom symposium brings together police practitioners and providers of…

What do those who will use, operate, and finance the Deutschland-Stack expect from it? In interviews and workshops, we asked representatives from municipalities, states, the federal government, IT service providers, the business community, and the political sphere how they envision a…

On the occasion of the Digital Summit, the BMDS is in the spotlight, particularly when it comes to AI. But what funding supports its plans and ambitions, and who controls it? Agora Digital Transformation and ZEW have recalculated the digital spending in the 2026 federal budget and are presenting the…

Sovereignty isn’t determined by the next AI hype, but by the cloud, software, and infrastructure. European alternatives do exist—but they must hold their own in a distorted market dominated by a handful of tech conglomerates. How can sovereignty become a driver of growth? Following two brief…

In September, Agora Digitale Transformation put forward proposals on how the IT consent reservation should be further developed with regard to the strategic priority areas of IT consolidation and compliance with the Deutschland-Stack, digital sovereignty, and the use of AI in public administration.…

The 8ra Impact Forum brings together stakeholders from the 8ra ecosystem at an innovation marketplace. Concrete results and use cases are presented in short pitches. An interactive marketplace facilitates in-depth discussions with the project teams. This is followed by a strategic outlook: The focus…