Goiás Government Allocates R$ 10 Million to Boost GovTech Innovations for Public Service Modernization
The Goiás government will invest R$ 10 million in GovTech startups to modernize public services through technological innovation, launching six targeted challenges beginning with healthcare improvements in cornea donation processes.
- • Goiás government to invest up to R$ 10 million in GovTech projects for public sector modernization.
- • Six challenges will be launched by state agencies, addressing areas such as healthcare and administration.
- • First call targets improvement in death records for cornea donation, with over 1,800 patients waiting for transplants.
- • Proposals open January 2026; contracts may reach R$ 1.6 million for development and pilot projects.
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The Goiás state government has announced a strategic investment of up to R$ 10 million aimed at accelerating technological innovation within its public administration. This significant funding focuses on GovTech startups and digital innovators to modernize and enhance public services across multiple sectors.
Targeting startups, technology companies, research institutions, and individual innovators, the initiative highlights the state's commitment to tackling practical challenges through collaborative development and testing of solutions within government departments. The program centers on areas such as data management, healthcare, artificial intelligence, and system integration.
Under this initiative, six distinct challenges will be launched, each spearheaded by a different state agency. The very first challenge addresses the critical issue of death records related to cornea donation, an area directly impacting more than 1,800 patients currently waiting approximately two years for a transplant. This healthcare-focused challenge anticipates improving process efficiency and transplant waiting times.
The first call for proposals has been published with applications opening in January 2026. Selected projects can receive up to R$ 1.6 million per contract for development and pilot testing phases, funded by the state health department. The program adopts the Public Procurement for Innovative Solutions framework, which legally supports experimentation, validation, and potential scaling of new technologies.
Additionally, the initiative encourages an open innovation journey that facilitates direct interaction between public sector teams and developers, enabling close monitoring and refinement of solutions within the institutional setting.
Subsequent challenges are planned to address a broad spectrum of governance areas including economic management, administrative processes, environmental concerns, and scientific and technological development. The Secretariat of Administration (Sead-GO) is expected to issue the next call in January 2026, followed by other sectors in the early months of the year.
This investment by Goiás showcases a forward-thinking approach to embedding technology at the heart of public service modernization, striving for enhanced efficiency, transparency, and citizen engagement.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
