Digital Kick-Off Day

The first of our core activities of the year is the Digital Kick-Off Day in March, which offers a packed programme of inspiring examples of creative bureaucracy in action. It is a free online event for everyone across the globe with jury-selected sessions from our global Call for Participation – kicking off a new year of public sector innovation and offering an additional platform for forward-thinking ideas and projects prior to the live festival in Berlin.

The Digital Kick-Off Day in 2023 took place on 23 March 2023, 09:00 – 17:00 (CET) and counted almost 2,000 digital participants from 77 countries, with 40 programme sessions and over 100 speakers from 20 countries, as well as over 10,000 votes cast to elect this year’s community voting winners! Did you miss one or more of the sessions? Visit our Content Library where we uploaded all online sessions of the 2023 programme for you.

More information about the Digital Kick-Off Day in 2024 will follow later this year.

Bureaucracy 2045: Thinking Afresh

Taking a systemic perspective this cluster will present sessions that explore the big questions we should be asking to create the ideal public sector in the future. Future visions, the role of the state and how to change narratives around bureaucracy. Get to know projects that not only fix isolated problems, but are gearing up to change the system.

Transforming How We Work

Let’s look at the organisational side of things. Sessions in this block want to find solutions to the problem of how bureaucracies are structured and what needs to change in how they operate. The need for balancing agility with stability as well as creating cultures of trust and continuous learning are essential to face the emerging challenges of our times.

Delivering Collective Impact

To create effective networks and communities of practice, cross-sector and cross-geography collaborations are crucial. Our programme sessions in this cluster will showcase projects working on how to enable and strengthen these ties and how to catalyze collective action on common goals across all divides.

Living Better Together

Changing the system, organisations, and enabling collaboration between everyone. But what about the citizens? This block includes ideas for how to deal with issues of agency and unlock “the good life” for everyone – projects that deal with equal opportunities, a sustainable future and ways to strengthen social cohesion.