GovTech Challenge Series is a structured process of connecting public sector challenges and innovative teams that have ideas and solutions. GovTech Challenge Series is designed to solve public sector challenges that do not have a clear answer, but have a potential to foster a creation of innovative digital solutions. It is an innovation to traditional procurement process, because it focuses on piloting solutions before proceeding to full scale implementation.
There are two possible tracks in GovTech Challenge Series:
1. Scouting GovTech Solutions
2. Developing GovTech Solutions
When to choose
It is the most suitable, when the institution doesn’t have funding for the challenge solution. It is best to scout potential solutions available in the market.
Key things
The duration of this process is approximately 4 months. It consists of 5 main stages, when GovTech Lab together with the institution refines the challenge, scouts the market and tries to find most suitable solutions.
Target result
Depending on the maturity of the challenge and institution, results can vary. At the end of the process institution either has a selection of potential solutions available in the market, or has a refined technical specification for future public procurement.
When to choose
An opportunity to partnership with startups, academia or SME’s to create innovative, technology-based solutions to solve public sector challenges.
Low Risk Experimentation
The program manages the risks of experimentation with innovation through a staged process and expert mentorship.
Better Outcomes
The created solutions often offer better value for money than the traditional procurement methods. In addition, partnerships build skill and knowledge around the challenge topic.