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::::+ +++++ 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 ieaders from like-minded and digitally-advanced countries, international organizations, and the private sector to address the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow, as well as to seize the opportunities on our road toward a connectcd digital future. Our transition to this digital future, built upon our shared dernocratic values, has collided with the grim realities of geopolitics and the malign influence of autocracies. Democracies seek to harness the digital transformatjon 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 systems ofgovernance and in new technologies—and connectivity—physical, digital, and virtual infrastructure. There is now a premiutn 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 amplify the many connectivity initiatives of like-minded deinocracies. 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 weii as on concrete steps for governrnents, financial institutions, international organizarions, technical experts, and the private sector to take to ensure our democratic values, our cornmitrnents to hurnan freedorn and hurnan dignity, and the rules-based international order prevail. We will explore the role of trusted connectivity and trusted partrierships across topics such as giobal stabiiity, supply chains, energy, economic, and cyber security, digital policy, international standards, artificiai intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital pubiic goocls, and Web 3.0, as well as their role in the reconstruction ofa free and democratic Ukraine. Ali this necessirates the hoiistic shaping of the requisite political, institutional, aHd entrepreneurial ecosystems to increase public and private investments in connectivity, as weil as estabiishing 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 developments. First, man)’ new connectivity initiatives have recently been introduced, including the G7’s Partnership for Giobal Infrastructure and Investment, the EU’s Giobal Gateway, the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity. Second, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, iri conjunction with continuing cyberattacks against vital infrastructure, have amply underscored the geopolitical importance of vaiues-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 challeriges. Main Topics O Giobal Security Building trusted partnerships to alleviate geopolitical turmoil. O Energy Security: Decouplirig From untrusted partners and seeking trusted alternatives. O Cybersecurity: Enabling collective defense and enhancing resilience through trusted connectivity. O Attracting Investments: Public—private cooperation iii delivering trusted connectivity in practice. O Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Trusted frameworks and partnerships across the digital dornain, 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 Tailinn Creative Hub. The two days consist of keynote speeches and panel discussions. A welcome dinner will be held at the Port ofTallinn Cruise Terminal at the end of the first day. REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MINISTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Mi’ Pekka Lundrnark Nokia Group Our Ref: 18.08.2022 No 24.1 -8/2022/5 160- Karakaari 7, 02610 Espoo. Finland P.O.Box 226. FI-00045 Dear Mr Pekka Lundmark, The rules-based world order is undergoing a seismic shift on rnultiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives obiige us to revitalise and reconfigure relationships arnong like-rninded democracies and our closest partners. We need moral clarhy and careful stewardship to ensure our future peace and prosperity and ward off a future racked with hardship and oppression. The common thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense giobal demand for infrastructure wiII be satisfied, one way or another. We must present a united front against authoritarianism and forge a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future together. This wilI be at the centre of this ycar’s Tallinn Digital Summit. We will build upon last year’s focus on Trusted Connectivity as a shared framework for democracies to unite various connectivity initiatives and develop digital and physical infi’astructure according to our dernocratic values and highest standards. Now we turn our attention 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, as well as in the reconstruction ofa free and dernocratic Ukraine. 1 invite you to join me in person and participate in a discussion at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 on 10 and 11 October, focusing on trust in clouds and satellites. It would be my honour to welcome you here in Estonia and hear your insights. Please find attached to this invitation the concept paper for this year’s Tallinn Digital Summit. Additional information will be shared soon. 1 look forward to welcoming you in Tallinn! Kristjan Järvan Minister ofEntrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Arneerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660! E-rnail: info(rnkm.ee / http://www.mkm.ee