e-Partnership Conference: Trust in e-governance in Eastern Partnership countries, Tallinn - Main contents

date	October 4, 2017 09:00 - 22:00
city	Tallinn, Estonia
location	Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel), Põhja pst 27a, 10415 Tallinn, Estonia
attending	A. (Andrus) Ansip i, J. (Jüri) Ratas i et al.
organisation	Estonian presidency of the EU i

The e-partnership conference will focus on how EU’s Eastern Partnership countries use information and communications technology to promote the transparency of government processes and ensure the safety and security of the cyberspace.

The conference aims to showcase the positive results that have already been achieved in EU Eastern Partnership countries in developing e-governance. It will also provide an opportunity to evaluate the current situation in the region, and look at the way forward. This will be done on the basis of a Situation Review, compiled in close cooperation with all six partner countries. The review will be available in September and will concentrate on two distinct areas: safety and security of the cyberspace and e-democracy.

At the conference, based on the summarised findings of this review, experts and policy makers from EU member states and Eastern Partnership countries will debate issues related to the safety and security of the cyberspace and e-democracy. There will be a presentation on best practices and a chance to exchange ideas for improvement. Policy recommendations will also be made for the increased safety and security of cyberspace and improved e-democracy.

Please refer to the draft agenda below.

There will be a live stream of the event. Videos related to the event are available on our videos page and photos of events can be accessed on our photos page or on our Flickr account.

Agenda

Wednesday, 4 October 2017

8.00-9.00

Arrival, registration, coffee

9.00-9.06

Hannes Astok, e-Governance Academy Director for Development and Strategy

9.05-9.15

Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estonia

​​​​​​​9.15-9.25

Sven Mikser, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Estonia

9.25-10.00

Coffee break / Interview opportunities

Opportunity for press interviews with opening session speakers and situation review authors.

Session 1 - Safety and security of cyberspace

10.00-10.30

Remarks by the heads of delegations

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  Elmir Velizadeh Deputy Minister for Communications and High Technologies, Republic of Azerbaijan
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  Giorgi Cherkezishvili, Deputy Minister for Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia
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  Dmitry Shedko, First Deputy Minister for Communications and Informatisation, Belarus

10.30-10.45

Situation Review 2017 results in focus Area 1: Cybersecurity

Raul Rikk, Programme Director of National Cyber Security, e-Governance Academy

10.45-11.05

Case study 1 - What is behind Georgia’s rapid rise in the ITU cybersecurity index?

Nata Goderdzishvili, Head of Legal Division, Data Exchange Agency, Georgia

11.05-12.30

Panel 1 - What should governments do to ensure the reliability of cyberspace?

Panellists:

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  Vitalie Tarlev, Deputy Minister for Information Technology and Communications, Moldova
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  Nata Goderdzishvili, Head of Legal Division, Data Exchange Agency, Georgia
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  Raul Rikk, Head of National Cyber Security Domain, e-Governance Academy (eGA)
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  Bakhtiyar Mammadov, Chief Consultant of the Legal Department, Ministry of Communications and High Technologies, Republic of Azerbaijan
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  Vlad Semenov, Researcher, Research Institute for Applied Problems of Mathematics and Informatics, Belarus

Moderator: Luc Dandurand - Former Head of ICT Applications and Cybersecurity Division, International Telecommunication Union

12.30-13.30

Lunch

Session 2 - e-Democracy

13.30-14.00

Remarks by ministers

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  Boris Demirkhanyan, Deputy Minister for Transport, Communication and Information Technologies of the Republic of Armenia
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  Vitalie Tarlev, Deputy Minister for Information Technology and Communications, Moldova

14.00-14.15

2017 Situation Review of Eastern Partnership Countries - introduction and key findings on the transparency of government processes

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  Kristina Reinsalu, Programme Director of e-Democracy, e-Governance Academy

14.15-14.35

Case study #2 - ProZorro Public e-procurement system, Ukraine

Ievgen Bilyk, Project Manager, Transparency International, Ukraine

14.35-16.00

Panel #2 What are the potential benefits of ICT for government and society at large?

Panellists:

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  Tetiana Syvolapenko, Head of Department, State Agency for Electronic Governance, Ukraine
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  Veronica Cretu, President of the Open Government Institute, Moldova
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  Teona Turashvili, E-Governance Direction Lead, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information, Georgia
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  Marina Mkhitaryan, Programme Lead, Kolba Innovations Labs, Armenia

Moderator: Christine Leitner - Senior Advisor, Centre for Economics and Public Administration, UK. Supervisory Board Member of the e-Governance Academy

16.00-16.20

Coffee break

Session #3 - Wrap-up

16.20-16.40

Presentation of Policy Recommendations for EU Eastern Partnership countries

Hannes Astok, Director for Development and Strategy - e-Governance Academy

16.40-17.00

Statements by Rapporteurs

e-Democracy focus area

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  Christine Leitner, Senior Advisor, Centre for Economics and Public Administration, UK. Supervisory Board member of e-Governance Academy

Safety and Security of the Cyberspace focus area

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  Luc Dandurand, Head of Cybersecurity and ICT Applications Division, International Telecommunication Union

17.00-17.25

Closing Statements

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  Lawrence Meredith, Director for Neighbourhood East, Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
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  Vivian Loonela, Member of the Cabinet of EU Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip
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  Jaan Reinhold, Director, Estonian Centre of Eastern Partnership