GovTech Innovation Challenge 2025

About

The GovTech Innovation Challenge 2025 invites early-stage startups, scale-ups, and SMEs to co-design and pilot innovative digital solutions aimed at enhancing tax administration in Ghana, particularly focusing on the informal sector and e-commerce taxation, with the opportunity to gain exposure, training, and support from the World Bank and participate in a prestigious GovTech Bootcamp in Switzerland.

Benefits

• Exposure to public sector clients through World Bank partnership
• Executive training in Switzerland on public-private collaboration
• Design proof of concept for tax administration issues with Ghana Revenue Authority
• Participation in a 4-day GovTech Bootcamp
• Field visits to leading institutions in Switzerland
• Mentoring and networking opportunities with domain experts
• Showcase at the Govtech Conference in Geneva

Eligibility Criteria

• Legally incorporated startups, scale-ups, and SMEs
• Fewer than 75 employees
• Under $5M USD in annual revenue
• Relevant technical, operational, and business expertise
• Capacity to participate in challenge activities
• Focus on tax administration solutions for Ghana