VSHN @ Smart Country Convention 2025 in Berlin

We’re excited to announce that VSHN (represented by Aarno Aukia) will be participating in the Smart Country Convention (SCCON) from 30 September to 2 October 2025, at hub27 on Messegelände Berlin. SCCON is Germany’s premier event for the digital state and public services.

What is the Smart Country Convention?

Smart Country Convention is a three-day congress, expo, and workshop format gathering public administrations, private sector innovators, researchers, and technology experts. It’s focused on:

• Digital Government
• AI & Cloud Technologies
• Cybersecurity
• Smart Cities & Regions
• Mobility
• Energy & Sustainability
• Digital Inclusion & Skills
• International Cooperation

Key Political Speakers & Agenda Highlights

Some of the top politicians and government leaders confirmed as speakers for SCCON25 include:

• Dr. Karsten Wildberger – Federal Minister for Digitalization and Government Modernization (Germany)
• Karin Prien – Federal Minister of Education, Family etc.

Other important names from politics, several ministers and corporate leaders will also be on stage, making SCCON25 a key meeting point for the digital future of Germany.

Success Story: Gesundheitsamt Frankfurt & GA-Lotse

One of VSHN’s flagship projects is its collaboration with the Public Health Authority of the City of Frankfurt am Main (Gesundheitsamt Frankfurt), in the open-source initiative called GA-Lotse.

Highlights:

• Why it started: COVID-19 accelerated the need for secure communication, scalable infrastructure, and better digital tools for health authorities
• GA-Lotse: An EU-funded, open-source platform that provides modular, secure, scalable digital infrastructure for public health management
• VSHN’s role: In 2024, VSHN won a public tender to provide platform engineering & DevOps for GA-Lotse, including cloud-native infrastructure, Zero-Trust security, and managed services
• Results: The platform launched in October 2024 and is now supporting districts across Hessen with modern, efficient, and secure digital services

Read the full success story here: Public Health Authority of the City of Frankfurt am Main – VSHN Success Story

What We’ll Do: VSHN & Gesundheitsamt Frankfurt at SCCON

At the convention, VSHN’s Aarno Aukia will be giving a talk about our work with Gesundheitsamt Frankfurt. We’ll be at the A1 Digital booth, so if you are in Berlin, come by to chat. Topics we plan to cover:

• The digital transformation process at Gesundheitsamt Frankfurt: challenges, lessons, outcomes
• Cloud technologies, infrastructure, security: ensuring reliability, scalability, and privacy in public health services
• Citizen-oriented services: what makes digital public health tools accessible, trustworthy, and resilient
• Future outlook: what comes next, and what collaboration opportunities exist across government, technology providers, and citizens

Strong Partnerships: A1 Digital & Exoscale

We’re particularly happy to be present at the A1 Digital booth. This highlights our long-standing partnership with A1 Digital and Exoscale, which has been instrumental in building cloud-native, sovereign, and reliable services for enterprises and public institutions across Europe. Together, we empower customers with scalable infrastructure and trusted managed services.

Come Visit Us

If you’re planning to attend SCCON 2025:

• 📅 30 September – 2 October 2025, Berlin
• 📍 Hall 25, Booth 100G – hub27, Messe Berlin – at the A1 Digital booth, together with our partners A1 Digital & Exoscale
• 👋 We’ll have stories and insights ready – come by and let’s talk about the future of digital public services

We’d love to meet you, exchange ideas, and explore how we can together move forward the digital transformation of public health in Germany and beyond.