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Min istry of Economic Affairs and Communications H.E. Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar Minister of State for Electronics and Our Ref: 14.09.2022 No 24.1 -8/2022/5695-1 Information Technology of the Republic oflndia Dear Minister, The rules-based world order is undergoing a seismic shift on multiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives obiige us to revitalize and reconfigure relationships among like-minded democracies 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 common thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense giobal demand for infrastructure will he satisfied, one way or another. We must present a united front against authoritarianism and forge a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future—together. These themes 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 developrnent of new technologies, and novel digital solutions. 1 would like to invite you, Hon’ble Minister of State, to join me in person at TaIIinn Digital Summit 2022 on 10 and 11 October. It would he my honor to host you in Tallinn. Please find attached to this invitation the concept paper for this year’s Tallinn Digital Summit. Additional information will soon be forthcoming. Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTON1A Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-mail: [email protected] / http://www.mkm.ee The democratic world has demonstrated great unity in our response to the atternpts at uiidermining the rules-based world order. Let us translate this unity into tangible results, together. 1 look forward to rneeting and welcorning Your Excellency in Tallinn! Kristjan Järvan Minister ofEntrepreneurship and Information Technology 2 (2)  ::::+ .++++ 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 from like-minded and digitally-advanced countries, international organizations, and the private sector to address the niost pressing issues of today and tornorrow, as well as to seize the opportuniries on our road toward a connected digital future. Our transition to this digital future, built upon our shared democratic values, has collided s’ith the grim realities of geopolitics and the rnalign 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 inflicr 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 confdence in systerns ofgovernance and in new technologies—and connectivity—physical, digital, and virtual infrastructure. There is now a premium on presenting a united front against authoritarianism and on trusted partnerships, based on common interests, on democratic values, and on the highest standards—the very essence oftrusted connectivity. At iast year’s Tallinn Digital Summit, Estonia introduced Trusted Connectivity as a shared conceptual framework to consolidate and ampiify the rnany connectivity initiatives of like-minded dernocracies. This year’s Summit will focus on dclivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships. The Summit will build bridges arnong 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, rechnical experts, and the private sector to take to ensure our democratic values, our commitments to human freedom and human 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, economic, and cyber security, digital polic international standards, artificial inteiligence, ciouds and satellites, digital public goods, and \Veb 3.0, as well as their role in the reconstruction ofa free and democratic 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 mornentous developrnents. First, man)’ new connectivity initiatives have recently been introduced, including the G7’s Partnership for Giobal Infrastructure and Investment, the EU’s GlobaI 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 importance of values-based investments into trusted connectivity and of reducing our strategic dependencies on rnalign actors. But new geostrategic imperatives also present an auspicious opportunity to revitalize our cooperation in the face ofshared challenges. Main Topics O Giobal Security: Building trusted partnerships to alleviate geopolitical turnioil. 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—privare 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 Sunimit 2022 will take place on 10—11 October at the Tallinn Creative Hub. The two days consist ofkeynote speeches and panel discussions. A weicome dinner will be held at the Port ofTallinn Cruise Terminal at the end of the frst day.