20. 3. 2023 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital
CEP, Atlantic Council and the Kosciuszko Institute are delighted to invite you to a panel discussion
Digital Partnerships: How to Forge an Advanced European Future
Wednesday, March 22 | 11.30 CET
Register here to join via Zoom
While Covid exposed the EU’s vulnerabilities, the war in Ukraine heightened the urge to solve them – from infrastructure, cybersecurity, disinformation, and defence shortcomings. This especially holds true for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which bear the brunt of Russian cyberattacks and other malicious digital intents.
As outlined in two recent reports from the Atlantic Council and the Centre for European Perspective – “Strategic Partnership for a Secure and Digital Europe” and “Digital Sovereignty in Practice” – to address these issues and ensure European values are respected in the digital world, a like-minded and values-based partnership is a priority, and strong and stable transatlantic exchanges are indispensable. It is paramount that the countries of CEE deepen their cooperation within the region while at the same time strengthening their voice within the EU and with the US.
The panel will address the following questions:
What are the main digital challenges that CEE and the EU are facing now? What mechanisms for cooperation exist within the CEE, and how can such cooperation on digital issues be enhanced? Do any best practices exist? How do we shape a specific, action-oriented agenda for transatlantic digital cooperation to ensure a tangible strategic partnership around digital policy?
Joining us to address these questions are speakers:
- Dr Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Minister for Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia
- Mr Janusz Cieszyński, Secretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security of the Republic of Poland
- Marta Poslad, Director of Public Policy, Central and Eastern Europe at Google
- Ewelina Kasprzyk, Program Director at the Kościuszko Institute
You can join us live over Zoom by registering here or following our social media accounts as the video of the session will be published after the discussion.
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.
14. 11. 2022 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital
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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 Institute
Moderated 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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29. 11. 2021 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital
Mengeš, 29 November – The digital portfolio is one of the top priorities of Slovenia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU and upcoming Three Seas Initiative Ministerial Conference on digital transformation, organized by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of European Union, will feature discussions around key strategic challenges and digital policies.
Recognizing the importance of engaging in the ongoing debate on EU’s digital future, Centre for European Perspective – CEP is proud to announce a new publication titled ‘Paving the digital path in Central and Eastern Europe – Regional perspectives on advancing digital transformation and cooperation’, featuring articles from expert authors Theodore Christakis (AI-Regulation), Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea (ECIPE – European Centre for International Political Economy), Soňa Muzikárová (GLOBSEC Policy Institute), Christian Kvorning Lassen (EUROPEUM), Ewelina Kasprzyk and Kamil Mikulski (Kosciuszko Institute), Katja Mohar Bastar and Jaka Repanšek (Slovenian Digital Coalition), Márton Ugrósdy (IFAT – Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Mindaugas Ubartas (Infobalt) with a foreword by Minister of Digital Transformation of Slovenia, H.E. Mr Mark Boris Andrijanič.
Digital technologies are the future of our everyday life. The Covid-19 pandemic further increased the pace of adoption and penetration of digital solutions into all pores of our society, from our workplaces to our social interactions. Engaging in the ongoing debate on the EU’s digital future is crucial because of the impact it will bring for decades to come. It is, therefore, crucial to look at digital development from two perspectives – what the EU as a whole needs (for instance, what kind of digital standards will prevail in the future and whether or not they correspond to EU’s values) and what individual member states need, what challenges they face and where opportunities lie.
This publication aims to continue our quest to enhance cooperation in CEE and bring regional perspectives on digital transformation. Théodore Christakis affirms that the EU already is a digital regulatory superpower with international cooperation and strategic partnerships helping to secure digital standards that protect and support its values. Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea alert us to the often-overlooked aspect of the new digital regulations that are still unknown but may prove to be critical for Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, while Katja Mohar Baster and Jaka Repanšek focus on two factors crucial for ensuring a digital future for Slovenia, the CEE and the entire EU: smart digital regulation and unified, competent and innovative digital environment.
Catching up with developed European countries requires the countries of the 3 Seas Initiative (3SI) to grow faster, become more competitive and build on its potential and synergy effects, write Ewelina Kasprzyk and Kamil Mikulski. They argue that increasing connectivity should be the centre point of such efforts. Soňa Muzikárová tackles the importance of skill development and posits that the shortage of relevant skills, talent and brains is likely to be the number one bottleneck for further growth; therefore, governments may want to stay open to collaboration with the private sector and other economic actors on skill enhancement. Márton Ugrosdy takes an honest look at what he calls a too optimistic approach to the CEE digital potential and highlights some of the current challenges through the Hungarian case study. Christian Kvorning Lassen discusses the challenges facing Czechia in digital development, explores policy solutions for a successful digital transformation and outlines key priorities of the upcoming Czech Presidency in support of such transformation – progressing the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Market Act (DMA), continuing work on making e-commerce part of the EU commercial policy and to further develop the Digital Compass. Finally, Mindaugas Ubartas makes a case for creating a digital environment that enables a real-time economy and moves away from document management in favour of data management as a means of avoiding the middle-income trap.
We are thankful for contributions from prominent European think tanks and organizations and find their perspectives invaluable.
Read and download the publication HERE.
In case of any questions, please contact:
Mr Tine Šušteršič
CEP Project Manager
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15. 11. 2021 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital
The Centre for European Perspective – CEP and the European Centre for International Political Economy – ECIPE invite you to a webinar:
Europe’s Digital Regulations – What’s the Impact on Slovenia?
Tuesday, 23 November, 14.00 CET
Europe’s digital regulations are changing, and the EU is now considering the shape and restrictiveness of the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act and a new AI regulation. These regulations will have an impact on Slovenia and the wider region. It will impact on the continued efforts to digitalise our society and prosper from investments in digital capacity. What is the likely impact and how will it affect different sectors?
We invite you to join an event during which we will look at the effects of the DSA, DMA and the AI regulation on Slovenia’s economy and discuss the regulation from the CEE perspective.
Join our panel of experts to discuss:
- How will these regulations impact local digital players?
- Would it reduce digital investments into the local economy?
- What would be the consequence for consumers and businesses when technology openness is restricted in the EU?
Speakers:
Mr Fredrik Erixon, Director of ECIPE, will present a new report analysing the impact of new digital regulations on CEE countries, including Slovenia.
The presentation will be followed by a discussion with industry and government representatives:
- Dr Til Rozman, Secretary, Government Office for Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia
- Igor Zorko, President of Management Board of Slovenian Digital Coalition
- Alina Dimofte, EU Policy and Political Campaigns Manager, Google
Moderator: Jaka Repanšek, Founder of RePublis d.o.o.
or follow us live on November 23:
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30. 6. 2021 | PR, Transformative Power of Digital
The Centre for European Perspective – CEP and the European Centre for International Political Economy – ECIPE invite you to a webinar:
The Future of the Transatlantic Relations – Priorities for the Slovenian Presidency
Thursday, 15 July, 15.00 CET
There is a new energy in EU-US relations. Digitalisation played a crucial role during the pandemic to keep the society going, and its role will only grow in the coming years. China’s rise as a technological power and the desire to protect liberal values, such as democracy and human rights, have made it urgent to deepen the partnership with like-minded countries on technology and digital trade. The recently established Trade and Technology Council (TTC) demonstrates that both the EU and the US are keen to deepen their relations and promote faster tech-enabled growth.
Join our panel of experts to discuss:
- What should be the focus of the TTC? How to achieve better market access and streamline differing regulations?
- What role can transatlantic cooperation play in the EU’s recovery plan?
- How can the transatlantic partnership help transform the European digital environment?
- Can Europe’s unilateral (regulatory) actions or the quest for strategic autonomy hurt the reinvigorated cooperation and the newly established TTC?
- What are the core problems in Europe’s path towards a technologically advanced digital economy?
Speakers:
- Dr Stanislav Raščan, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovenia
- Fredrik Erixon, Director of the European Centre for International Political Economy
- Joanna van der Merwe, fellow, Defense Tech Initiative, Center for European Policy Analysis
- Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Ambassador-at-Large, Director of Cyber Diplomacy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia
- Rihards Kols, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Latvian Parliament (TBC)
Moderator: TBA
