The Lisbon Council launched Achieving the Digital Double Dividend: How Building a Single Govtech Market Can Deliver Excellent Public Services and Grow the European Startup Ecosystem, a new policy brief outlining dos and don’ts for Europe to enhance public services and fuel a thriving startup ecosystem, aligning with the strategic goals set in the European competitiveness compass. Building on the experiences of the GovTech4All initiative, the policy brief puts forward eight concrete recommendations to remove the barriers for startups, make it easy for governments to procure from startups, cultivate a govtech startup ecosystem in Europe and strengthen the incentives through accountability and transparency.