GRNET S.A. (National Infrastructures for Research and Technology) hosted a three-day hybrid meeting at its premiseson 11-13 November 2025, bringing together GRNET, The Lisbon Council, Bron Innovation, Äventyret, and DFØ partners of the GovTech4All project-Pilot 4 “Public Service Marketplace”. The workshop aimed at defining the pilot’s objectives, as well as identifying challenges and success factors, thus setting the context of collaboration and future actions toward the provision of a fair and innovation-friendly Public Services Market Place.
Over the course of the meeting, partners worked through a series of collaborative exercises designed to address key challenges methodologically, focusing on:
- Making procurement simpler, fairer, and more interoperable so that innovation can scale across borders
- Integrating the Public Services Marketplace into the public operating system, where public and private innovation can meet under democratic rules of interoperability and trust.
- Defining measurable objectives and success criteria to guide the pilot’s progress and assessment.
The team also explored how the pilot aligns with broader European landscape through the following topics:
- European Landscape & Benchmarks: Positioning the pilot among ongoing EU and national initiatives.
- Interoperability in Practice – One System View: Connecting legal, semantic, technical, and organisational dimensions of interoperability.
- Policy & Legal Alignment: Identifying early policy barriers and opportunities.
- Architecture & Governance Foundations: Agreeing on the pilot’s initial architectural and governance assumptions.
Pilot 4 partners also examined the long-term value and sustainability of the Marketplace. Discussions focused on defining its potential impact, business logic, and sustainability pathways beyond the project lifetime. Documented insights and recommendations will be considered for the pilot’s strategic roadmap and next steps.
The workshop concluded with shared reflections, celebrating the progress made, highlighting the team’s commitment and collaboration in Pilot 4.
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