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Gerard P. Craughwell Seanad Eireann Kiidare Street Dubiin 2, Ireland Dear Mr. Craughwell, The rules-based world order is undergoing a seisrnic shift on rnultiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives obiige us to revitalize and reconfigure relationships among Iike-minded dernocracies and our closest partners. We need moral clarity and careful stewardship to ensure our future peace and prosperity, and to ward off a future racked with hardship and oppression. The cornrnon thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense giobal demand for infrastructure will be satisfied, one way or another. We must present a united front against authoritarianism and forge a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future—together. These thernes will underline this year’ s Tallinn Digital Summit. We will build upon last year’ s focus on Trusted Connectivity as a shared conceptual framework for democracies to unite their many connectivity initiatives and to develop digital and physical infrastructure according to our democratic values and our highest standards. Now we turn to delivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships. We will explore the role connectivity plays in fostering giobal security, energy security, cybersecurity and data protection, in the development of new technologies and novel digital solutions, as well as in the reconstruction ofa free and democratic Ukraine. 1 invite you to join me in person for these important discussions at Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 on 10 and 11 October. Please find attached to this invitation the concept paper for this year’s Tallinn Digital Summit. Additional information will soon be forthcoming. The dernocratic world has demonstrated great unity in our response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and against the rules-based world order. Let us translate this unity into tangible results, together. 1 look forward to meeting and welcoming you in Tallinn! Your sincerely, Kristjan Järvan Minister ofEntrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Arneerika 1/10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-mail: [email protected] / http://www.mkm.ee  ::::+ .++++ Digital Summit Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 Concept Paper The Tallinn Digital Summit is an annual event hosted by the Estonian Prime Minister that brings together leaders frorn like-rninded and digitally-advanced countries, international organizations, and the private sector to address the rnost pressing issues of today and tomorrow, as well as to seize the opportunities on our road toward a connected digital future. Our transition to this digital future, built upon our shared democratic values, has collided with the grim realities of geopolitics and the malign influence of autocracies. Dernocracies seek to harness the digital transforrnation to build a future that is more free, prosperous, and sustainable, whereas autocracies seek to exploit technology to inflict coercion both at horne and abroad. These opposing approaches are driving a race for technological supremacy. At the heart of this conflict lie trust—our confidence in systerns ofgovernance and in new technologies—and connectivity—physical, digital, and virtual infrastructure. There is now a prernium on presenting a united front against authoritarianism and on trusted partnerships, based on cornmon interests, on democratic values, and on the highest standards—the very essence oftrusted connectivity. At last year’s Tallinn Digital Summit, Estonia introduced Trusted Connectivity as a shared conceptual frarnework to consolidate and ampiify the many connectivity initiatives of like-minded dernocracies. This year’s Summit will focus on delivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships. The Summit will build bridges among various connectivity initiatives and elaborate on what constitutes a trusted and secure digital society, as well as on concrete steps for governrnents, financial institutions, international organizations, technical experts, and the private sector to take to ensure our dernocratic values, our comrnitrnents to hurnan freedom and hurnan dignity, and the rules-based international order prevail. We will explore the role of trusted connectivity and trusted partnerships across topics such as global stability, supply chains, energy, econornic, and cyber security, digital policy, international standards, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, and Web 3.0, as well as their role in the reconstruction ofa free and dernocratic Ukraine. AlI this necessitates the holistic shaping of the requisite political, institutional, and entrepreneurial ecosystems to increase public and private investments in connectivity, as well as establishing an architecture of trust within the international system, particularly through piurilateral arrangements such as the transatlantic alliance, the G7, and the Quad. The Summit takes place against the backdrop of several momentous developrnents. First, many new connectivity initiatives have recently been introduced, including the G7’s Partnership for Giobal Infrastructure and Investment, the EU’s Global Gateway, the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity. Second, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, in conjunction with continuing cyberattacks against vital infrastructure, have amply underscored the geopolitical irnportance of values-based investrnents into trusted connectivity and of reducing our strategic dependencies on malign actors. But new geostrategic ilnperatives also present an auspicious opportunity to revitalize our cooperation in the face of shared challenges. Main Topics O Giobal Security: Building trusted partnerships to alleviate geopolitical turmoil. O Energy Security: Decoupling from untrusted partners and seeking trusted alternatives. O Cybersecurity: Enabling collective defense and enhancing resilience through trusted connectivity. O Attracting Investments: Public—private cooperation in delivering trusted connectivity in practice. O Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Trusted frarneworks and partnerships across the digital domain, including data governance, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, and beyond. Practical Information Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 will take place on 10—11 October at the Tallinn Creative Hub. The two days consist of keynote speeches and panel discussioris. A welcorne dinner will be held at the Port ofTallirin Cruise Terminal at the end of the first day.