Local Jobs, Lasting Ownership: A Model for Government Digital Infrastructure

​💡 How can governments build a modern, secure web presence while keeping the investment local and the ownership public?

​🌍 Side event at the 6th German-African Business Summit (GABS 2026) · Accra, Ghana

​🏛️ Standardised, secure government websites built on open-source Digital Public Goods

​The TYPO3 Association presents a proven cooperation model for running government websites on one shared open-source platform. It brings together four things:

• ​🤝 Government commitment

• ​💰 Sustainable investment

• ​👩🏾‍💻 A trained local workforce

• ​🌐 An international technical ecosystem

​✅ Already proven in practice

• ​🏛️ Germany's federal Government Site Builder

• ​🌍 Rwanda's national rollout of 250 government websites on TYPO3

• ​🔗 Aligned with the GovStack approach

​🚀 An opportunity for Ghana's IT sector

​For Ghana's IT and web development companies, open source is a real business opportunity. But delivering for government takes capacity and experience. Together we'll explore how local companies, public institutions and international partners can build that capacity.

​🎤 Speakers

• ​Daniel Homorodean, Lead, TYPO3 Community Expansion Committee; CEO, ARXIA

• ​Alen Nocajevic, Head of Technology & Growth DACH, Plexus Tech; TYPO3 Community Expansion Committee

• ​➕ Further speakers from government, industry and development partners to be announced

​🗓️ Programme

• ​15:00 · Registration

• ​15:15 · Opening: why local ownership matters

• ​15:25 · The model: Germany, Rwanda and GovStack

• ​15:45 · Ghana's perspective

• ​16:00 · Panel: building local capacity, with government, industry, development partners and academia

• ​16:35 · Q&A and next steps

• ​17:00 · Close

​👥 Who should join

• ​🏛️ Public institutions and government digital teams

• ​💻 IT and web development companies

• ​🤝 Development partners

• ​🎓 Universities and training institutions

​📍 Practical information

• ​📅 Tuesday, 24 November 2026

• ​📝 Registration from 15:00 · 🕒 Event 15:15–17:00

• ​📍 Palm Jumeirah Meeting Room, Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra

• ​🎟️ By invitation or confirmed registration only. Seats are limited to 50, and every registration is reviewed by the organisers.

• ​✅ Please bring your confirmation (on your phone or printed) to the registration desk at the room entrance.

• ​⚠️ This side event does not include access to the main GABS 2026 conference.

• ​📸 Photos and videos will be taken during the event.

• ​♿ If you need any support to take part, let us know when you register.

​✨ Organised by the TYPO3 Association