The Eastern Partnership Digital Conference with a central theme of ‘Digital strategic autonomy: leveraging digital technologies to empower societies and economies’ will provide a space for discussing the wider digital developments, future priorities, EU-EaP relations and policy agenda. Key topics relating to digital connectivity, data and AI will be explored through discussions with representatives of the partner countries and the EU. The event will be held online; connection information will be sent to all registered participants.
10:00–10:10
Opening remarks
Lawrence Meredith, Director NEAR C: Neighbourhood East and Institution Building, DG NEAR, European Commission
10:10–10:30
KEYNOTE: Unlocking the potential of data and AI: building a smarter tomorrow
Dr. Ott Velsberg, Government Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia
10:30–11:30
PANEL: From Infrastructure to Innovation: A look at connectivity in EaP region
Moderated by Gérald Audaz, Head of the Economic Development, Green and Digital Transitions Team, DG NEAR Unit C1, European Commission
Panellists:
Mihai Lupascu, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova
Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia
Yuriy Matsyk, Director of the MDT's Department of Broadband Infrastructure, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Gulnaz Bokuchava, Main Specialist of Communications, Information and Modern Technologies Department of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Jeyhun Hajiyev, Senior Consultant, Strategy, innovation and digitalization department, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan
11:30–11:50
Q&A
11:50–12:00
Closing and conclusions
DG NEAR
