Mayors’ Leadership Forum Unveils GovTech Manifesto, Placing People and Nature at the Center of Digital Transformation

MAYORS’ LEADERSHIP FORUM LAUNCHES THE GOVTECH MANIFESTO – PUTTING PEOPLE AND NATURE IN THE CORE OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

At the Govtech 4 Impact World Congress 2026 held in Madrid, Spain, May 5-7, the first Mayors` Leadership Forum took place where governmental leaders from across Europe and the United States joined forces to define the moonshot for GovTech: starting with citizens in the center, a coordinated, market-shaping approach that positions cities and regions as active market shapers in the global GovTech industry. Together with the Council of European Mun…

Mayors’ Leadership Forum Unveils GovTech Manifesto, Placing People and Nature at the Center of Digital Transformation

Madrid, Spain – May 7, 2026 – Governmental leaders from Europe and the United States joined forces at the inaugural Mayors’ Leadership Forum, held during the Govtech 4 Impact World Congress 2026 in Madrid, to launch the GovTech Manifesto and action plan. The resulting document outlines a shared vision to realize the green, digital, and social