6 Years of Digicampus: Celebrating GovTech & Research

Celebrating 6 years of Digicampus: connecting public innovation, GovTech and research to shape the future of digital society.

By Digicampus

Date and time

Location

The Hague Tech

5 Waldorpstraat 2521 CA Den Haag Netherlands

Agenda

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Walk-in

2:00 PM - 3:10 PM

PLENARY PROGRAM

Introduction & Welcome

Introduction by Wouter Welling (program director of Digicampus) and Nitesh Bharosa (Professor of GovTech & Innovation TU Delft / research director Digicampus)

Panel talk – Why we need Digicampus

Panel talk with Digicampus board members Lindy van de Westelaken (Ministry of Internal Affairs), Guido Gihaux (Logius), Koen Wortman (VNG)

Improving Civic Participation with Emerging Technologies | OECD x Digicampus

Improving civic participation with emerging technologies: present the ConsultationAI prototype and the lessons learned from the TSI project with Bruno Monteiro and Gülin Ozcan (OECD), together with G...

Nitesh Bharosa – Celebrating GovTech with our researchers

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

WORKSHOPS & SHOWCASE OF GOVTECH RESEARCH

Workshop & HL Panel: Future of Emerging Tech for Civic Participation

WORKSHOP OECD | We begin by setting the scene with sharp, forward-looking perspectives from thought leaders across Europe. They’ll share what motivates them, the barriers we must overcome, and how we...

Bert Lukkien - Digital wallets: surviving the valley of death (Dutch)

SHOWCASE OF GOVTECH RESEARCH | Bert Lukkien presents his PhD research on overcoming implementation barriers in the adoption of digital wallets within the public sector.

Wendy van Donge - Designing public information sharing

SHOWCASE OF GOVTECH RESEARCH | Wendy van Donge presents her PhD research on identifying common configurations of information infrastructures to improve public information sharing.

Machiel van der Wal - Stacking up against Big Tech at municipalities

SHOWCASE OF GOVTECH RESEARCH | Machiel van der Wal shares insights from his Master’s thesis on assessing and improving the digital strategic autonomy of municipalities in the face of Big Tech depende...

Alfredo Molina - Hoe kan aanbesteden bijdragen aan bredere EU-doelen? (Dutch)

SHOWCASE OF GOVTECH RESEARCH | Alfredo Molina presents his PhD research on rethinking procurement principles to ensure that public contracting not only supports the internal market, but also contribu...

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

RECAP & DRINKS

About this event

Event lasts 3 hours

6 Years of Digicampus: Celebrating GovTech & Research

Join us on Thursday, July 3rd as we celebrate six years of Digicampus. This special event brings together international perspectives, academic insights, and public innovation practice. You’ll meet our PhD researchers who are exploring key challenges in GovTech and public digital transformation, and you’ll engage with the OECD during the closing event of the international TSI project “Improving civic participation with emerging technologies.”

The event features plenary sessions, workshopsessions, discussions, and opportunities for networking with a broad range of professionals involved in public innovation. Whether your background is policy, research, digital development, or you represent a market party or startup, this event offers valuable insights and connections.

Organized by

Digicampus

FreeJul 3 · 2:00 PM GMT+2