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performance. cBrain has the financial strength to execute on this strategy. These
changes have influenced the first half results, as we are reallocating project resources.
In the beginning of the year, we allocated extra costs of 30 million DKK to support the
organizational development and market investments. Until now we have allocated a
smaller part of these investments, and we continue to evaluate opportunities.
Thriving toward global leadership in the Paperless Ministry market
The setup and configuration of cBrain F2® for ministries, used by Danish ministries as
their digital platform, is referred to as the Paperless Ministry solution. A key pillar of
the expanded growth strategy is to replicate the Danish success, and with Denmark
ranked number one in the United Nations E-Government Survey for the past eight
years, cBrain holds a strong reference position when exporting the Paperless Ministry
solution.
By establishing beachheads in new international markets, based on a vertical go-to-
market approach centered around the Paperless Ministry offering, the goal is to
achieve global niche leadership and secure a strong foundation for future growth. To
support this, cBrain is building an internal team, dedicated to export the F2 Paperless
Ministry solution globally.
During the first half year, cBrain has taken a number of important steps in the market.
In Kenya, cBrain has successfully configured F2 for the Kenyan ICT Ministry, ready-to-
go live within only 10 weeks. This was achieved by copying and adapting the F2
configuration used by the Danish ministries.
In June, the Kenyan ICT Ministry revealed plans to roll out the F2 digital platform
across all government departments, thereby transitioning into paperless working
environments. The Kenyan project stands out as a strong reference for cBrain when
engaging with potential ministerial customers in other parts of the world.
Working in close collaboration with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNDP,
cBrain plans to market the African version of the F2 Paperless Ministry across Africa.
Many African government organizations focus on digitization as a key driver of GDP
growth and as a foundation for building accountable and sustainable institutions. With
the African Paperless Ministry solution, configured and proven through the Danish-
Kenyan ministerial collaboration, cBrain now offers the African region a unique,
secure, and fast track to digital transformation, while addressing a large number of
potential government customers.
During the spring, cBrain has further developed the collaboration with the UNDP
Resilience Hub in Nairobi, and in March cBrain presented the African initiatives, which
are closely aligned with the UNDP Digital Offer for Africa strategy, at the United
Nations Science and Technology conference in New York.
cBrain has a special focus on Germany and has established initial contacts with a
number of German ministries at both federal and regional level. The new German
government leadership has a strong focus on digitization, and cBrain believes that
reusing Danish government experiences can help accelerate German government
digital transformation.
In Denmark, cBrain recently announced an agreement with Aalborg Municipality to
deliver the paperless ministry solution for one of the municipality departments. This
agreement indicates a larger market, beyond the initial focus at federal ministries,
delivering the paperless ministry solution for local government.
Advancing digital sovereignty with the Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs
Driven by the new and rapidly changing global geopolitical situation, digital
sovereignty is becoming increasingly important for governments across the world.
During the spring, cBrain entered into collaboration with the Danish Ministry of Digital
Affairs to support the government’s ambition of strengthening digital sovereignty. As
part of this initiative, the Ministry launched a pilot project to test the use of open-
source document editing integrated into the cBrain F2 platform.
Technically, the cBrain F2 platform is built on an open architecture that separates data
from editing tools. This design supports digital sovereignty by giving government
users the freedom to use multiple types of editing software in parallel.
The project is driven by the political objective of reducing dependency on
international software vendors. Leveraging F2’s open architecture, the pilot enables
ministry staff to work with open-source editing tools such as Collabora, while
ensuring full data integrity, template compliance, and seamless collaboration across
environments.
Through this work, cBrain demonstrates how F2 supports digital sovereignty by
offering governments an open and flexible platform that allows freedom of choice
regarding editing tools, without compromising on security. The outcome of this pilot
may serve as a blueprint for other ministries in Denmark and abroad, further
strengthening cBrain’s position as a trusted partner for governments seeking
independence in their digital infrastructures.