
#CloseUp interview with Columbus Lietuva
Today we are talking with one of the two winners of the pilot GovTech Challenge Series pitch day – Columbus Lietuva. What kind of solutions do they offer and what have they learnt throughout the GovTech Challenge Series process?
Q: How can your solutions help other companies and public sector institutions? Our main goal is to help ambitious companies transform, maximize and futureproof their business digitally.
Q: An interesting fact about Columbus Lietuva?
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Our team consists of 44% of women;
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We are working in 2 offices: in Vilnius and in Kaunas;
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Every year we help fulfil children’s dreams;
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Average length of years employees are working in Columbus Lietuva – 6;
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18% of Columbus employees first name starts with a letter A
Q: Why did you decide to participate in GovTech Challenge Series? We wanted to be part of such an initiative and help create a system of reporting, where less burden of such activity would fall on financial institutions. And we wanted to say to ourselves – yes, we can do it! We can create!
Q: Do you have any tips for other teams that want to work with the public sector?
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Don‘t be afraid of the public sector – it is becoming more and more open to the business;
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Actively take part in the initiatives of public sector, market consultations and break the myths about public sector;
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Be constructive, clear and precise when communicating with public sector;
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Invest time in order to understand public procurement procedures.