CONFERENCE REPLAY

The first ever Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership was held virtually on 27 September and acted as the opening event for the 3rd EU4Digital Steering Committee. The Conference involved almost 300 participants, including national and EU officials, and other public and private sector stakeholders. The Digital Conference focused on such topics as telecom infrastructure for the reduction of retail prices, 5G and affordable high-speed internet, strengthening of digital business through SMEs and start-up ecosystems, and eCommerce solutions to foster greater online trade between the EU and Eastern partner countries.

Below you can find the recording of the live streaming of the Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership.

00:00:00 Opening remarks
Diana JABŁOŃSKA
00:02:30 SPEED: no limits in the digital era
Aleksander PONIEWIERSKI
00:47:30 TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE: laying the foundations for the reduction of roaming retail prices, 5G and affordable high-speed internet
Andrejs DOMBROVSKIS
01:08:00 Strengthening the next generation of digital businesses through SMEs and start-up ecosystems in the Eastern Partnership
Jesus LOZANO
01:20:00 How pilot eCommerce solutions can foster online trade between the EU and EaP
Walter TREZEK
01:31:00 PANEL ON EDTECH: how to digitally empower 1 million EaP citizens
with Hoa-Binh ADJEMIAN
and Valeriya IONAN, Antoaneta ANGELOVA-KRASTEVA, Riaz SHAH, Lejla SADIKU, Stephen SOMERVILLE, Ines Rocha
02:29:00 EU4Digital lessons learnt for the Eastern Partnership and beyond
Mathieu BOUSQUET

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