A digital presidency - takeaways from Estonia's programme for a digital Europe, Brussels - Main contents

© Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	December 14, 2017 09:30 - 17:00
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Arsenal, Chaussée de Wavre 950 1040 Brussels, Belgium
attending	A. (Andrus) Ansip i, J. (Jüri) Ratas i et al.
organisation	Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

On 14 December, the Centre for European Studies and the Estonian Government will host a major event in Brussels to assess the progress of Estonian's programme for a digital Europe.

Estonia is synonymous with transparent and efficient e-services; and the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union aims to accelerate the implementation of a digital Europe by organising 50 different events and activities around digital issues.

Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas is scheduled to appear, and approximately 350 attendees will participate in a full day of speeches and workshops focusing on five themes:

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  the free movement of data
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  eGovernment
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  e-commerce
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  smart economy
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  trust and security

The hope is that attendees will leave with a broad, all-encompassing view of how the emerging disruptive technology can improve the effectiveness of EU institutions and the well-being of EU citizens. Staff from the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) will organise and moderate the panels, review the existing prospects and challenges in the various sectors covered, and offer short- and long-term policy recommendations.

The event will be web streamed to reach the largest possible audience. Each session will include one high-level keynote and an interactive panel discussion. CEPS staff will collect tweets and email submissions, which they will organise in the form of a wiki. The wiki will be then translated into a final policy brief.

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed.

Agenda

Thursday, 14 December 2017

9.00-9.30

Registration

9.30-10.45

Opening plenary

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  The Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas
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  The European Commission Vice-President Andrus Ansip
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  State Secretary Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation Paul Chaffey
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  CEPS Chairman and former European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia
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  Index Ventures CEO Neil Rimer
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  Vice President for EU Government Affairs at Microsoft John Frank

10.45-11.15

Coffee break

11.15-12.15

Panel streams

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  The free movement of data: The fifth freedom
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  eGovernment: Will Europe embrace eGovernment?
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  eCommerce: Progress of the digital single market
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  Smart Economy: The connectivity challenge
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  Trust and Security: Evaluating the EU's new cybersecurity strategy

12.15-13.00

Lunch

13:00-13:45

Plenary session: Tax collecting - benefits from digitalisation

14.00-15.00

Panel streams

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  The free movement of data: Legal claims between GDPR and ePrivacy
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  eGovernment: Can digital drive development?
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  e-Commerce: Debate over copyright in the digital age
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  Smart economy: High performance computers and the future of Europe
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  Trust and security: Building a credible cyber cooperation landscape in the EU

15.00-15.30

Coffee break

15.30-16.30

Panel streams

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  The free movement of data: The opportunity of digital health
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  eGovernment: Defending online freedom of expression
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  e-Commerce: Filling digital tax holes
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  Smart economy: Truck drivers, coders and skills for the new digital world
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  Trust and security: Forging a common EU diplomatic response to cyber attacks

16.30-17.00

Closing fireside chat with Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn

17:00-18:00

Networking reception