E-Gov’A 2026, taking place from 14 to 16 May 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, is the first edition of a pan-African event dedicated to e-governance and digital innovation in public services. The event is organised under the patronage of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Minpostel) and supported by the Smart Click Africa association and Digital Business Africa.
The program is structured around four main components:
E-Gov’A Summit: High-level ministerial and technical panels bringing together ministers, international experts, senior civil servants, and innovators to discuss the digital transformation of African administrations and public services.
E-Gov’A Expo: An exhibition space featuring institutional, corporate, and GovTech startup booths, along with live demonstrations of digital solutions improving public sector efficiency.
E-Gov’A Workshops: Practical training sessions offered by companies and institutions, covering topics such as integrating AI for more effective public administration.
E-Gov’A Startup Challenge: A hackathon recognising innovative citizen-led digital solutions
E-Gov’A Awards: Awards highlighting outstanding achievements in GovTech across Africa.
The event aims to accelerate the digital transformation of public services, promote inclusive and citizen-centric e-governance, and foster collaboration between governments, startups, institutions, and technology companies. It provides a platform to showcase innovative digital solutions, explore challenges and opportunities in e-governance, and facilitate strategic reflection on building a modern, efficient, and accessible public administration.
The next EuroDIG will take place on 26-27 May 2026 at the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission in Brussels. It will be hosted by EURid – the registry for the .eu domain name and supported by the European Commission, a longstanding Institutional Partner of EuroDIG. The event will mark 20 years of .eu, celebrating two decades of the trusted digital identity. Therefore, the overarching theme for EuroDIG 2026 is “European Voices for the Future of the Internet – Celebrating 20 Years of .eu and the Beginning of a New Internet Governance Era”.
Over the past twenty years, the .eu domain and its enabling Regulation have stood as a European success story – a symbol of openness, security, and cooperation in the digital sphere. On the other hand, for the past 18 years, EuroDIG developed into a European open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed. EURid’s hosting of EuroDIG 2026 in Brussels offers an opportunity to bring together the leading voices shaping Europe’s digital future, and promote an inclusive multi-stakeholder governance model.
The increasing demand for young people to be recognised as stakeholders requires empowering youth in Internet Governance. This involves integrating younger topics, concerns, and perspectives that were previously underrepresented in such settings. To facilitate this inclusivity, a series of Intergenerational Dialogues brings together senior EuroDIG attendees, along with current YOUthDIG participants, providing an open and comprehensive platform to present youths’ impressions on Internet Governance and discuss the Youth Messages.
This main session as well as WS 7 will develop messages relating to the UN WSIS+20 Review. The Main Session provides the opportunity for European stakeholders to discuss in general terms the outcomes of the Review and the conduct of the process. In the workshop we will focus on the role of the national and regional IGFs in the implementation phase of the Review outcomes. Finally, stakeholders are invited to make proposals for specific actions by EuroDIG in support of the implementation phase.
The session will explore how the EUDI Wallet and the EU Business Wallet could become a cornerstone tool for strengthening trust, efficiency and integration within Europe’s Digital Single Market. It will include an up-to-date overview of the Wallet’s development and national implementation perspectives as well as its practical relevance for European domain registries and businesses.
The 2025 Youth DIG messages called explicitly for greater youth involvement and broad user empowerment in all things AI and algorithmic governance including the potential use of ‘visible markers or labels’ on AI generated content. Now, new provenance tools such as C2PA and SynthID offer to do just that, providing technological solutions for enforcing standards and ensuring compliance in line with the EU AI Act and the European Democracy Action Plan.
