Invitation, 23 November – Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe: From words to action

Invitation, 23 November – Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe: From words to action

14. 11. 2022 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, the Centre for European Perspective and the Atlantic Council sincerely invite you to join us for a debate titled

Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe:
From words to action
 
23 November 2022, 08.45 CET
 
Register here for in-person participation* 

 Location: American Center, Tržiště 13/366, 118 00 Malá Strana.


Digitalization and digital policies will shape the future for decades to come. While the EU has much to offer – technological prowess, its vision of a free, open and human-centric digital future – the transatlantic partnership has been and remains the EU’s best option for securing its vision for the future. On the other hand, growing numbers of online threats and malign intentions by third countries and subsequent push by individual countries to mitigate the threats threaten to splinter the internet into disjointed networks.

❓ How can we counter this growing regulatory divergence, move beyond mere words, and ensure working cooperation, coordination efforts, and concrete results?
❓ Is greater transatlantic alignment needed, or can we offer alternatives?
❓ What can we do to concretize transatlantic digital cooperation to ensure a tangible strategic partnership in the area of digital policy?

Joining us to discuss these questions are:

  • Representative from the Czech Republic (TBC)
  • Ms Susan Ness (non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and former FCC Commissioner)
  • Mr Igor Zgrabljic, Public Policy Manager at Google
  • Sergiu Mitrescu, New Strategy Center (Romania)

Moderator: Jaka Repanšek, co-chair of the Strategic Committee for Regulation and Environment, Slovenian Digital Coalition


????  Join us for a discussion in person or on social media, as the discussion will be streamed on EUROPEUM’s and CEP’s Facebook pages.

Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe – webinar and publication launch

Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe – webinar and publication launch

14. 11. 2022 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital

The Centre for European Perspective invites you to a discussion and official launch of a publication titled:

Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe

22 November 2022, 12.00 CET  Register here* 

 

Strategic partnership – cooperation with like-minded countries (those that share similar values in terms of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and a rules-based international system) – may be the best option for Europe as a means of protecting its values. Digital technologies are quickly gaining geopolitical importance – their use, development and their future are more and more predicated upon the divide between democracies and autocratic regimes. While the EU has much to offer – technological prowess, its vision of a free, open, safe and human-centric digital future – the transatlantic partnership has been and remains the EU’s best option for securing its vision for the future. Cooperation is and should be in the best interest of both sides of the Atlantic, and a true strategic partnership in the digital sphere holds the promise that we can be more than just a sum of our parts.Join us for a webinar discussion on how to enhance such partnership and where are the challenges for it with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, H. E. Ms Tanja Fajon, and the Former President of the Republic of Estonia, H. E. Ms Kersti Kaljulaid. The discussion will be moderated by Ms Katja Geršak, the Executive Director of the Centre for European Perspective.Following the discussion with Ms Fajon and Ms Kaljulaid will be the official launch of the publication titled:Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe: forging digitally advanced future with a deepened transatlantic cooperation.

The launch of the publication will be followed by a webinar on the issues of transatlantic cooperation and digital challenges in the future:• What is the added value of a strategic partnership for the EU? • Where lie the strengths of the EU, and where do we need to do more? • What are our common values, and how do they translate in the digital sphere? Joining us to discuss these questions are: ❖ Gregor Strojin, Vice Chair of the Committee on AI at the Council of Europe and former Chair of CAHAI❖ Ewelina Kaspryzk, Programme Director at the Kościuszko InstituteModerated by Ms Katja Geršak, Executive Director, Centre for European Perspective (CEP)The publication, published by the Centre for European Perspective, focuses on the opportunities and hurdles of the strategic transatlantic partnership and its future while also taking note of the EU and US quest for reaching global standards in AI and securing of digital future via the strengthening of transatlantic and CEE cooperation.

The publication is the result of excellent cooperation with authors Theodore Christakis (AI-Regulation.Com, Université Grenoble Alpes, Cross Border Data Forum), Susan Ness (Europe Center of the Atlantic Council, Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania), Fredrik Erixon (European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)), Ewelina Kasprzyk with Maciej Góra and Michał Krawczyk (Kościuszko Institute), Gregor Strojin (Committee on AI at the Council of Europe), Danielle Piatkiewicz (EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy) & Chris Riley (Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania).

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Second Face-to-Face Partner Meeting for EUCTI Consortium in Brussels

Second Face-to-Face Partner Meeting for EUCTI Consortium in Brussels

11. 11. 2022 | EUCTI, PR

Between 9 and 11 November the EUCTI Secretariat, located at the Centre for European Perspective (CEP), traveled to Brussels for the second face-to-face partner meeting this year. They met with the representatives of EUCTI Consortium partners and with representatives of EU institutions. The in-person aspect of the meeting again proved to stir fruitful discussions on past and future (training) activities.

Alongside CEP, the representatives of the Austrian Centre for Peace (ACP), the Clingendael Institute, CMC Finland, Egmont Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), and Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF Berlin) attended the meeting. This time the Consortium was joined also by representatives of different EU institutions and services – European External Action Service (EEAS), Security and Defence Policy, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), and European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI). 

The meeting, organised on the premises of the Permanent Representation of Slovenia to the EU, was opened by Mr. Markko Kallonen, EUCTI project coordinator. After the presentations of recent EU foreign policy developments, the floor was opened to the project partners. They discussed past and future training activities, received updates from working groups, discussed other visibility activities, and made an activity plan for 2023.

 

CEP is looking forward to continued fruitful cooperation within the Consortium in implementing need-based training activities!

 

EUCTI in a Nutshell

The European Union Civilian Training Initiative (EUCTI) is a three-year-long EU-co-funded project that commenced its activities in January 2021. Its main objective is to contribute to the enhanced position of the EU as a peace actor. Ultimately, EUCTI aims to improve the life of people living in conflict-affected societies by developing and delivering need-based training to professionals working in international organisations active in the field of civilian crisis management.

Within the scope of the project, up to 27 training activities will be designed specifically for the mission personnel. The offered training, which is developed in coordination with the stakeholders,  will be carried out free of charge in a flexible manner – either in a residential, online, or hybrid format. Several other project activities are foreseen, mainly related to the development of a new technology-enabled learning approach to the training, activities of two working groups on evaluation and standardization, as well as support for 3rd country training institutions. EUCTI consortium draws on the legacy of ENTRi project. The EUCTI consortium consists of eight renowned partners holding solid experience in developing and delivering civilian crisis management training.

Currently, there are 11 civilian and 7 military missions operating under the EU flag.

 

 

 

 

 

INVITATION: National Participation Day Slovenia

INVITATION: National Participation Day Slovenia

11. 11. 2022 | Danube, PR

EUSDR Priority Area 10 ˝Institutional Capacity and Cooperation˝ together with the  the Foster Europe Foundation, in Austria, and the Danube Civil Society Forum invite you to the second National Participation Day – Slovenia.

Civil Society, Academia, local authorities active in the realms of environment, participation, health, social care, social innovation, good governance, transparency, open data, tourism, culture, river and water management, transport energy, labour market and migration, education, youth, and other issues in Slovenia or in a trans-national cooperation or with a connection to the Adriatic -Ionian, Western Balkan, Alpine or Danube Region are welcome.

The event will take place on Thursday, 17th of November from 8:30 – 14:00 in Ljubljana (CITY Hotel, Dalmatinova ulica 15)

What is a National Participation Day?

A National Participation Day, NPD, is a regular (annual) meeting open to all interested active or potential stakeholders of the Danube Strategy in Slovenia. The NPDs specifically address civil society organisations and their networks, local actors from municipality level, academia, public authorities on the local and regional level, national institutions active in the EUSDR and EUSDR Priority Coordinators (PACs) based in the country, as well as the National Coordinator (NC). The NPDs are open to interested stakeholders from abroad, such as representatives from PACs, academia, umbrella organisations (CODCR, DCSF), and civil society. The NPD is an important link:

  1. between the national public actors (ministries, national agencies, NC, PACs, etc.) and the interested stakeholders active in the country,
  2. that gives stakeholders the possibility to meet and exchange information in view of possible cooperation on a macro-regional level,
  3. that gives stakeholders the possibility to inform themselves about ongoing projects, calls or other possible financing programs or instruments in the EUSDR between the supra-national activities of the EUSDR, at the Annual Fora and the annual Danube Participation Days.

Aims of a NPD

The NPD is a forum for stakeholders to report on their work concerning the Danube Strategy, experience, perspective, and planning on both state and non-state levels for mutual information and opinion building on a national level. Therefore, the respective national situation will be the priority in the thematic programming.

The NPD is open to stakeholders active in the realms of environment, participation, health, social care, social innovation, good governance, transparency, open data, tourism, culture, river and water management, transport energy, labour market and migration, education, and youth, nationally or in a trans-national cooperation.

The NPD creates with its state-actor – non-state-actor dialogue and the mutual information of either side a platform to build trust, share information and contribute to an informed and active EUSDR public in the country. This contributes to a capacity building of multi-sectoral and multi-level, trans-regional, trans-national cooperation on the local, regional, and national levels.

 

We will have an open dialogue and exchange on the Slovenian Presidency in the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, and the role of Slovenia in EU macroregional strategies in general.

 

 

Registration is open:

on the email [email protected]

And the online survey  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeqMQoDybXEfTlmc54FIg-bmBPwYrVIdp1_W5ySC9og9DpfQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

 

For further questions please contact:     [email protected]

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Insight on military practice developments and international humanitarian law successfully presented at POTC training

Insight on military practice developments and international humanitarian law successfully presented at POTC training

9. 11. 2022 | POTC, PR

Klikni tukaj za branje prispevka v slovenskem jeziku.

The past week, 21 participants attended the International Humanitarian Law & Military Practice Developments Training for Military Personnel where we delved into what is currently going in the international arena, the defence challenges ahead and took a look at Slovenia’s space outlook.

The training also took us to the Noordung Center in Vitanje where we discovered Slovenia’s defence capabilities connected to space. The training also included topics such as targetting according to international law, disruptive military technologies, and neurocognitive science in military and intelligence operations. No stone was left unturned and the participants received an extensive overview of current practices and future challenges.

This training would not have been possible without the cooperation of the Ministry of Defence.

       

 

 

Group photo at the Noordung Space Center
Professor dr. Vasilka Sancin
Samo Selimović, POTC Coordinator
Lecture at Noordung Space Center
Bojan Pipenbaher, Head of Department
Announcement: International Humanitarian Law & Military Practice Developments Training for Military Personnel

Announcement: International Humanitarian Law & Military Practice Developments Training for Military Personnel

3. 11. 2022 | POTC, PR

On Monday, the 7th of November, 25 trainees will join us at Jable Castle for the two-day International Humanitarian Law & Military Practice Developments Training for Military Personnel.

Photo by unsplash.com/@nasa

Klikni tukaj za branje prispevka v slovenskem jeziku. Slovenia on Apple iOS 11.2

The two-day training will cover topics such as international humanitarian law, future disruptive technologies in the military field, neurocognitive science in military and intelligence operations, practical application of IHL, Slovenia’s defence capabilities connected to space and how digital technologies shape wars and geopolitical dynamics.

The training will also include a visit to the Noordung Center in Vitanje where we’ll take a closer look at Slovenia’s defence capabilities connected to space.

Several established lecturers will join us live or via teleconference, including:

  • prof. dr. Vasilka Sancin, University of Ljubljana;
  • dr. Simona Soare, European Union Institute for Security Studies;
  • dr. James Giordano, Institute for Biodefense Research;
  • Lt. Col. Maximilian Katz, NATO School Oberammergau;
  • Breda Bunič, Ministry of Defence;
  • and dr. Julian Ringhof, European Council on Foreign Relations.

The aim of the training is to go over current and future challenges of everyone working in the field of human rights and to take a closer look at military practice developments that are influencing events of today and tomorrow.