๐ The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on our economies, workplaces, daily habits, as well as international relations. It has put a damper on globalization and accentuated global rivalries. It brought with it an increased sense of vulnerability. But as with every crisis, it also ushered in unique opportunities by greatly accelerating digital adoption. The CEE now has a chance to make a true leap in digital development. This can only be achieved through close regional cooperation ๐ค aimed at fostering digital transformation.
On the 6th of May, the Centre for European Perspective – CEP and the Instytut Koลciuszki organized a joint webinar entitled Transformative Power of Digital to discuss the regionโs digital futureโs economic, security, and geopolitical aspects.
This discussion was moderated by Katja Gerลกak, Executive Director of the Centre for European Perspective, with the opening address by Izabela Albrycht, Chair of the Kosciuszko Institute.
With speakers ๐๏ธ
โช๏ธ Peter Gerลกak, State Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia,
โช๏ธ Robert Koลla, Director of the Department of Cybersecurity, Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland,
โช๏ธ Ambassador Tadeusz Chomicki, Ambassador for Cyber & Tech Affairs, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland,
โช๏ธ Ambassador Nele Leosk, Ambassador-at-Large for Digital Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia.
The debate put focus on the questions:
โพ How will digitalization contribute to the resilience of the region?
โพ How would closer cooperation of the region impact the EU discussions around the concept of strategic autonomy?
โพ What role does the Transatlantic partnership play in enhancing regional cooperation?
๐ On this occasion, we are also launching a report entitled: ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น: ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ’๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Read it here.
Watch the recording of the webinar here: