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Bogotá brings startups and public agencies together at GovTech Summit 2026 to talk about AI in government
The event runs November 3 and 4 with around 1,000 leaders from 11 countries. What's been published so far describes the agenda: there are no results or agreements yet.
This week Bogotá is hosting GovTech Summit 2026, a gathering on technology for the public sector organized by Colombia Tech and Estado X with support from the Mayor's Office. It takes place November 3 and 4 at CEFE Chapinero. The Mayor's Office cites around 1,000 leaders from 11 countries and representatives from more than 140 public entities, alongside companies, startups, multilateral organizations and academia.
Topics include AI in public services, data security, digital justice, health information exchange and financial inclusion. Guests include Siim Sikkut, who led Estonia's digitalization from 2017 to 2022, and Oliver Väärtnõu, CEO of Cybernetica.
The most concrete piece is the Policy Labs: 90-minute sessions where public entities, companies and startups work through specific problems, such as interoperable medical records, mobility, cybersecurity or AI applied to government. The Mayor's Office release came out at the start of the event, so it doesn't report finished roadmaps or signed commitments.
Why it matters if you build with AI: government can be a big customer, but a hard one to reach. Spaces like this show which problems are on the table. What to watch afterward is whether concrete commitments come out of it.