Session
Classroom
Duration (minutes): 60
Format description: This setup allows participants to work in groups, encouraging the exchange of diverse perspectives, which is essential for fostering creativity. Working in groups enables participants to challenge each other’s ideas, gain new insights, and develop innovative solutions together. Additionally, a classroom setup offers a comfortable and organized space for hands-on exercises and guided facilitation. It also allows for better communication between facilitators and participants, ensuring everyone remains engaged and benefits from shared learning experiences. This format supports both guided instruction and spontaneous idea generation, making it the most suitable choice for our creative workshop.
With the rapid advancement of technology, rising public expectations for efficient services, and an ever-expanding pool of data, governments around the world are pressured to tackle complex societal issues with innovative solutions. Traditional methods often lack the speed and effectiveness needed to keep up with modern demands. To bridge this gap, governments are increasingly focusing on strategies to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies within the public sector, aiming to improve service delivery and address complex challenges more efficiently.
The workshop dwells on the experience of GovTech Lab Lithuania and Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFQ) as well as and welcomes representatives from public, private and academic sectors who are interested in practically testing new ways of finding innovative solutions to address the challenges faced by the society. Participants will be able to deeply engage with a variety of public sector problems and consider them critically. By exploring the junctions between these challenges and emerging technologies, attendees will gain hands-on experience on creating and refining the variety of potential solutions. The participants will create early-stage prototypes of innovative products by matching public sector problems (such as digital inclusion, bureaucratic inefficiencies, environmental sustainability, etc.) with emerging technologies (such as artificial intelligence, big data, IoT, blockchain and others).
Innovation Agency Lithuania, GovTech Lab
The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFQ)
Andžej Trachimovič, Viceminister, Ministry of Economy and Innovation Lithuania, EuroDIG
Magne Hareide, Senior Adviser, The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFQ), EuroDIG
Liucija Sabulytė, Manager of GovTech Lab unit, Innovation Agency Lithuania, EuroDIG
Dovilė Gaižauskienė, Area Manager, Innovation Agency Lithuania, EuroDIG
3. Good Health and Well-Being
4. Quality Education
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Targets: The workshop is directly linked to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by addressing real-world challenges in healthcare, education, infrastructure, and urban sustainability. During the session, participants will work with specific problems from these SDG fields, carefully selected to reflect challenges faced by different social groups across various continents. By combining public sector issues with emerging technologies, the workshop will foster innovative, inclusive, and globally relevant solutions. For SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), participants may tackle issues such as unequal access to healthcare, digital health solutions, or emergency response systems. For SDG 4 (Quality Education), challenges might include digital inclusion, remote learning barriers, or skills gaps in underserved communities. SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) will focus on smart governance, connectivity, and public sector efficiency, while SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) will address urban sustainability, climate resilience, and mobility solutions. By engaging with these challenges, participants will gain a deeper understanding of global inequalities and technological possibilities, leading to a united perspective on potential solutions. The hands-on approach encourages collaborative thinking and pushes for creative, tech-driven ideas to improve public services worldwide. Ultimately, the workshop serves as a platform to bridge gaps between regions, sectors, and perspectives, fostering innovation that is both impactful and scalable.