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Complex government documents may confuse citizens, making it difficult to access services such as pensions or benefits. This work engages GenAI to rewrite these texts in plain language, maintaining legal accuracy while increasing clarity. Focused on the Service Pages of Italy's National Institute of Social Security portal, which serves 45 million users, AI surpassed human experts in user preference, enabling the Institute to communicate inclusively and at scale.

vCity is a human-centric platform for urban digital twins, with the goal of improving life quality within the city by assisting urban planners make evidence-driven urban decisions. vCity's innovative approach combines 1) simulation by designing virtual replicas of the cities, 2) what-if scenario tools in urban planning and 3) getting the "pulse" of the city from digital platforms for citizen participation.

The study integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, and a digital twin methodology to process and interpret urban data streams derived from citizen interactions with the city's coordinate-based problem mapping platform. Using an interactive GeoDataFrame within the digital twin methodology, dynamic entities facilitate simulations based on various scenarios, allowing users to visualize, analyze, and predict the response of the urban system at

Thematic Innovation Clinic was implemented to encourage and increase number and quality of innovations in Pontianak City. This program succeeded in increasing the number of innovations within the Pontianak City Government to 165 innovations in 2022, and to 196 innovations in 2023. With a design thinking approach, the innovation clinic increases the number of innovations, fosters the spirit and culture of innovation, and cross-party collaboration to deliver optimal public services to community.

The Government of Canada is experimenting writing existing laws and proposed regulations into code. Encoding rules allows us to run legal simulations in the regulatory drafting room, which helps us detect ambiguities, loopholes, and gaps in the rules that often go unnoticed. However, existing tools designed by and for programmers are not intuitive for rule-makers. In response, we set out to develop one – an open-source Rules as Code tool called Blawx.

India has several small cities lacking resources which has prevented them from offering digital services. To reduce the digital divide amongst the towns and cities and to ensure availability of digital services across the urban landscape of the country, NUDM attempts to offer a free, ready-made, and open-source software platform to cities and/or collectives (states). This platform is a choice-based model that benefits cities of varied maturity levels and preserves their existing investments.

Zaragoza City Council has launched a new electronic citizen participation platform with the aim of involving its citizens in public policy decisions and in the design of its services. It provides an interactive space for residents to actively contribute, strengthening the collaboration between the administration and the community, thus fostering a more inclusive and transparent management.

The Network of Public Services (NPD) was established to collectively support and inspire public services, share knowledge and expertise and to lobby policy and politics. The NPD is an informal network of over 80 public services. Together, we present a strong voice towards politics and policy to make our wishes feasible, aiming for improving public services for citizens and entrepreneurs.

A flourishing private sector is essential to the development of Oman’s economy. Encouraging and helping foreign entrepreneurs and investors to set up and run businesses in Oman is vital to achieving this objective. The Oman Business Platform is a one-stop-shop platform that provides fast and easy access to all relevant e-services for foreign investors planning to set up and manage companies, helping to make Oman one of the most welcoming and efficient business environments in the world.

The National Injury Insurance Agency Queensland in partnership with Queensland University of Technology is revolutionising support for those severely injured in accidents by offering a digital platform for easier access to services and self-management. This initiative provides a seamless, empowering user experience, enhancing independence and trust in public support systems. It's innovative because it transforms traditional, paper-based processes into an accessible, efficient digital solution.