Opinion

March 3, 2019

"Europe: fertile breeding ground for govtech"

Governments across Europe are stepping up to the challenge set by smartphone-savvy citizens for more user-friendly public services, says Edward Elliot from govtech accelerator Public.


Edward Elliott

3 min read

Govtech conference at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.

Adtech, fintech, cleantech — technology has begun transforming every area of the European economy. But recently a new sector has emerged which promises to change the nature of European societies even more fundamentally: govtech.

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