The Joint Government Digital Strategy

The strategic approach to digital initiatives makes it possible for the Danish public sector to make joint investments in areas which are particularly complex and in which there are interdependencies across different authorities, sectors, and levels of government. 

Digital government has proven to be an effective and efficient tool in rethinking processes and workflows in the public sector. The tradition of the public sector’s strategic work on digital government entails continuous endeavours for closer public-sector collaboration to deliver excellent, efficient, and coherent services to the public and businesses. The current Joint Government Digital Strategy runs from 2026 until 2029.

Strategic Interaction

The government’s digital strategies are not alone in ensuring that Denmark is well prepared to seize the opportunities of digital development.

Individual authorities have a responsibility to harness the digital potential within its own purview and, thus, to ensure that digital development leads to the desired change. In parallel with joint public sector efforts, there are sector-specific digital projects and strategies, for example municipal and regional digital strategies. This approach to the digital development of the public sector provides a good balance between common strategic targets and local adaptation and priorities.

Furthermore, private businesses, trade unions, and NGOs also interact with the public sector, contributing to finding common solutions for the digital transition of society and helping to secure the foundation for a strong and secure digital Denmark.

The Joint Government Digital Strategy 2026-2029

The Joint Government Digital Strategy for 2026-2029 builds on existing collaboration and aims to make it easier for citizens to benefit from digital solutions.

The strategy focuses on creating more coherent and user-friendly solutions that are tailored to the different life situations of citizens. At the same time, it highlights the importance of using emerging technologies - such as artificial intelligence - in a responsible and ethical way. The ambition is to support solutions that both empower citizens and free up valuable time for core tasks within the public sector. Equally, the strategy underscores the need to safeguard Danish values in a global, digital landscape increasingly dominated by major tech companies.

Download the Joint Government Digital Strategy 2026-2029 (in dansih)

Digital Strategies through the Years

The initial steps towards a digital Denmark were taken with the implementation of strategic initiatives such as digital billing and enabling the exchange of e-mails between citizens and the public sector. Later, the public sector’s digital service infrastructure, particularly in the healthcare sector, was developed further and digital communication with the public sector was made mandatory.

A number of digital self-service solutions, derived from previous digital strategies, are now an integrated part of the everyday life as a digital citizen in Denmark. In this way, the strategies help to fully equip people, businesses, and the public sector for a digital everyday in Denmark, now and in future.

Read more about the Danish digital journey from 2001 to today