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EDGE OF GOVERNMENT

Dubai International Best Practices Award

Edge of Government

In a rapidly evolving world, the Edge of Government offers a platform for innovative and experimental visionaries to showcase out-of-the-box solutions that address critical global challenges. The immersive experience, held on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit, dares and inspires visitors to think in new and often counterintuitive ways.

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2025

FEB 2025

The Butterfly Effect

Every choice sets change in motion, every small decision here and now can create magnified effects, tracing unseen possibilities across the world. The 2025 Edge of Government experience explored how decisions made in the present can shape the future of societies.

Case Studies

    What If Governments Thought

    Australia

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    What if Governments Thought Like a Dragonfly?
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    2025
    Helmets to Label Crops
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    2025
    Reimagining Licensing

Interviews

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Travel to the Future

    Data Cooperatives

    “Aapti Institute” Data Cooperatives

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      Synthetic Memories

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        Are you ready to reimagine government?

          Slime Subway Intelligence

          Slime Subway Intelligence

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            Slime Mold Urban Planning

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              The ‘Manthan’ Platform

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                "Kleros" Decentralized Arbitration for Online Disputes

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                  Thought Provocations

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                    The World’s First National Time Use Law

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                      Missions, not Majors

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                        Roboroyale

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                          Writing Policy with Elephants

                            Awards

                            GovTech Prize

                            An award organized by the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program as part of the World Governments Summit, the GovTech Prize recognizes innovative solutions that utilize cutting-edge technologies to address evolving local and global challenges and explore new opportunities for a better future for humanity. Since its inception, the GovTech Prize has launched numerous awards and hackathons highlighting the efforts of governments, students, researchers, institutions, private sector companies, and start-ups.