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REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Mario Campolargo Secretary of State for Digitalisation Our Ref: 07.06.2022 No 24.1-8/2022/3995- and Administrative Modernisation Palacete de Säo Bento R. Irnprensa ä Estrela 6 1200-619 Lisboa, Portugal Dear Mr Mario Carnpolargo The rules-based world order is undergoing a seismic shift on multiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives obiige us to revitalise and reconfigure relationships ainong like-minded democracies and our closest partners. We need moral clarity and careful stewardship to ensure our future peace and prosperity and ward off a future racked with hardship and oppression. The comrnon thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense giobal demand for infrastructure will be satisfied, one way or another. We rnust present a united front against authoritarianism and forge a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future together. This will be at the centre of this year’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 infrastructure according to our deinocratic 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 development 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 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 be shared soon. 1 look forward to welcoming you in Tallinn! /;226• Andres Sutt Minister ofEntrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-rnail: [email protected] / http://www.mkm.ee ::::÷ Tallinn .++++ Digital .+++ Summit Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 Concept Paper The Taflinn Digital Summit is an annual event hosted by the Estonian Prime Minister that brings together leaders frorn like-ininded and digitally-advanced countries, international organizations, and the private sector to address the niost pressing issues as vell as to seize the inany opportunities on our road toward a connected digital future. Our transition to this digital future has collided with the grim realities ofgeopolitics. Connectivity is at the heart of this collision because there is immense giobal dernand for infrastructure and because connectivity intersects political, security, energy, econornic, development, and regulatory cooperation. There is now a premium on presenting a united front against authoritarianisrn and on trusted partnerships, based on common interests, on dernocratic values, and on the highest standards—the essence of trusted connectivity. At last year’s Tallinn Digital Summit, Estonia introduced Trusted Connectivity as a shared conceptual frarnework to consolidate and amplify the various connectivity initiatives of like-rninded deinocracies. This year’s Summit will focus on delivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships. The Summit will 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 tale to ensure our democratic values, our cornmitrnents to hurnan freedorn and human dignity, and the rules-based international order will prevail. We wilI explore the role of trusted connectivity and trusted partnerships across topics such as global stability, supply chains, energy, economic, and cyber security, digital policy, international standards, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, Web 3.0, as welI as their role in the reconstruction of a free and democratic Ukraine. AlI this necessitates the holistic shaping of the requisite political, institutional, and entrepreneurial ecosystems to increase public and private investments jo infrastructure. The Surnrnit takes place against the backdrop ofseveral momentous developments. First, many have recently introduced new connectivity initiatives, including the G7, the EU’s Globai Gateway, the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Second, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, in conjunction with continuing cyberattacks against vital infrastructure, have amply underscored the geopolitical irnportance of values-based investments into trusted connectivity and of reducing our strategic dependencies on malign actors. But new geostrategic imperatives also present an auspicious opportunity to revitalize oLir cooperation jo the face of shared challenges. Main Topics O Giobal Security: Building trusted partnerships with like-rnjnded partners through trusted connectivity. O Energy Security: Decoupling from the energy of untrusted partners and seeking trusted alternatives. O Cybersecurity: Enabling collective defense and enhancing resilience through trusted connectivity. O Attracting Investments into Infrastructure: Public—private cooperation in delivering trusted connectivity in practice, at home and abroad. O Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Trusted frarneworks and partnerships across the digital domain, including data governance, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, 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 discussions. A gala dinner will be held at the Port of Tallinn Cruise Terininal at the end of the first day. Brad Smith One Microsoft Way Redmond WA 98052 United States Our Ref: delta_regDateTime \* MERGEFORMAT 07.06.2022 No delta_regNumber \* MERGEFORMAT 24.1-8/2022/3995-1 Dear Mr Brad Smith The rules-based world order is undergoing a seismic shift on multiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives oblige us to revitalise 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 ward off a future racked with hardship and oppression. The common thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense global 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. This will be at the centre of this year’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 infrastructure according to our democratic 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 global security, energy security, cybersecurity and data protection, in the development of new technologies and novel digital solutions, as well as in the reconstruction of a free and democratic Ukraine. I 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 be shared soon. I look forward to welcoming you in Tallinn! Andres Sutt Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Tim Cook One Apple Park Way Cupertino California CA 95014 United States Our Ref: delta_regDateTime \* MERGEFORMAT 07.06.2022 No delta_regNumber \* MERGEFORMAT 24.1-8/2022/3995-1 Dear Mr Tim Cook The rules-based world order is undergoing a seismic shift on multiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives oblige us to revitalise 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 ward off a future racked with hardship and oppression. The common thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense global 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. This will be at the centre of this year’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 infrastructure according to our democratic 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 global security, energy security, cybersecurity and data protection, in the development of new technologies and novel digital solutions, as well as in the reconstruction of a free and democratic Ukraine. I 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 be shared soon. I look forward to welcoming you in Tallinn! Andres Sutt Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MINISTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Karen Makishirna Minister for Digital 19F-20F TOKYO GARDEN TERRACE KIOICHO Our Ref: 07.06.2022 No 24.1-8/2022/3995- 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO 102-0094 Dear Ms Karen Makishirna The rules-based world order is undergoing a seisrnic shift on rnultiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives obiige us to revitalise and reconfigure relationships among like-minded dernocracies and our closest partners. We need moral clarity and careful stewardship to ensure our future peace and prosperity and ward off a future racked with hardship and oppression. The comrnon thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense giobal demand for infrastructure will be satisfied, one way or another. We rnust present a united front against authoritarianism and forge a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future together. This will be at the centre of this year’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 infrastructure according to our democratic 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 development 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 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 be shared soon. 1 look forward to welcorning you in Tallinn! /) Andres Sutt Minister ofEntrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 TaIIinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-mail: [email protected] / http://www.mkrn.ee :::+ .++++ Digital .+++ Summit Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 Concept Paper The Tallinn Digital Summit is an annual event hosted by the Estonian Prirne Minister that brings together leaders from like-rninded and digitally-advanced countries, international organizations, and the private sector to address the most pressing issues as well as to seize the many opportunities on our road toward a connected digital future. Our transition to this digital future has collided with the grim realities ofgeopolitics. Connectivity is at the heart of this collision because there is immense giobal dernand for infrastructure and because connectivity intersects political, security, energy, econornic, developrnent, and regulatory cooperation. There is now a premium on presenting a united front against authoritarianisrn and on trusted partnerships, based on common interests, on democratic values, and on the highest standards—the essence of trusted connectivity. At Iast year’s Tallinn Digital Summit, Estonia introduced Trusted Connectivity as a shared conceptual frarnework to consolidate and ampiify the various connectivity initiatives of like-rninded democracies. This year’s Summit will focus on delivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships. The Summit will elaborate on what constitutes a trusted and secure digital society, as well as on concrete steps for governments, financial institutions, international organizations, technical experts, and the private sector to take to ensure our dernocratic values, our cornrnitrnents to human freedom and hurnan digniry, and the rules-based international order will 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 policy, international standards, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, Web 3.0, as well as their role in the reconstruction of a free and dernocratic Ukraine. Ail this necessitates the holistic shaping of the requisite political, institutional, and entrepreneurial ecosysterns to increase public and private investments in infrastructure. The Summit takes place against the backdrop of several niornentous developrnents. First, many have recently introduced new connectivity initiatives, including the G7, the EU’s Giobal Gateway, the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. 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 of shared challenges. Main Topics O GIobal Security: Building trusted partnerships with like-rninded partners through trusted connectivity. O Energy Security: Decoupling frorn the energy of untrusted partners and seeking trusted alternatives. O Cybersecurity: Enabling collective defense and enhancing resilience through trusted connectivity. O Attracting Investments into Infrastructure: Public—private cooperation in delivering trusted connectivity in practice, at home and abroad. O Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Trusted frarneworks and partnerships across the digital domain, including data governance, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, 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 lceynote speeches and panel discussions. A gala dinner will be held at the Port of Tallinn Cruise Terminal at the end of the first day. REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MINISTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Earnon Ryan Minister for Environment Clirnate and Comrnunications Our Ref: 07.06.2022 No 24.1-8/2022/3995- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Ernployrnent Kiidare Street Dubiin 2, D02 TD3O Dear Mr Earnon Ryan 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 among like-rninded dernocracies and our closest partners. We need moral clarity 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 will he satisfied, one way or another. We must present a united front against authoritarianism and forge a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future together. This will he at the centre of this year’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 infrastructure 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 development 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 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 be shared soon. 1 look forward to welcorning you in Tallinn! Andres Sutt Minister ofEntrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Arneerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-rnail: [email protected] / http:!/www.mkm.ee :::t+ Tallinn .++++ 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 likerninded and digitally-advanced countries, international organizarions, and the private sector to address the most pressing issues as well as to seize the many opportunities on our road toward a connected digital future. Our transition to this digital future has collided with the grim realities ofgeopolitics. Connectivity is at the heart of this collision because there is immense giobal dernand for infrastructure and because connectivity intersects political, security, energy, economic, development, and regulatory cooperation. There is now a premium on presenting a united front against authoritarianisrn and on trusted partnerships, based on common interests, on democratic values, and on the highest standards—the essence of trusted connectivity. At last year’s Tallinn Digital Summit, Estonia introduced Trusted Connectivity as a shared conceptual framework to consolidate and ampiify the various connectivity initiatives of like-minded dem ocracies. This year’s Summit will focus on delivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships. The Summit wiil elaborate on what constitutes a trusted and secure digital society, as welI as on concrete steps for governrnents, fnancial institutions, international organizations, technical experts, and the private sector to take to ensure our democratic values, our cornmitrnents to human freedom and human dignity, and the rules-based international order will prevail. \Ve will explore the role of trusted connectivity and trusted partnerships across topics such as global stability, supply chains, energy, economic, and cyber security, digital policy, interi-iational standards, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, Web 3.0, as well as their role in the reconstruction of a free and democratic Ljkraine. Ali this necessitates the holistic shaping of the requisite political, institutional, and entrepreneuriai ecosystems to increase public and private investments in infrastructure. The Summit takes place against the backdrop ofseveral mornentous developments. First, many have recently introduced new connectivity initiatives, including the G7, the EU’s Giobal Gateway, the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. 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 malign actors. But new geostrategic imperatives also present an auspicious opportunity to revitalize our cooperation in the face of shared challenges. Main Topics O Giobal Security: Building trusted partnerships with like-minded partners through trusted connectivity. O Energy Security: Decoupling frorn the energy of untrusted partners and seeking trusted alternatives. O Cybersecurity: Enabling collective defense and enhancing resilience through trusted conrlectivity. O Attracting Investments into lnfrastructure: Public—private cooperation in delivering trusted connectivity in practice, at home and abroad. O Modern Probiems Require Modern Solutions: Trusted frameworks and partnerships across the digital domain, including data governance, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, and beyond. Practical Information Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 wiIi take place on 10—11 October at the Tallinn Creative Hub. The two days consist of keynote speeches and panel discussions. A gala dinner will be held at the Port of Tallinn Cruise Terminal at the end of the frst day. REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS () AND COMMUNICATIONS Gaby Portnoy Director General Our Ref: 07.06.2022 No 24.1-8/2022/3995- Israel National Cyber Directorate 3 Kapian St. P.O.B. 187 Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem 91919 Dear Mr Gaby Portnoy The rules-based world order is undergoing a seismic shift on multiple fronts. New challenges and geostrategic imperatives obiige us to revitalise 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 ward offa future racked with hardship and oppression. The common 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. This will he at the centre of this year’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 infrastructure according to our democratic 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 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 be shared soon. 1 look forward to welcoming you in Tallinn! Andres Sutt Minister ofEntrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Arneerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-rnail: [email protected] / http://www.mkrn.ee ::::+ .++++ Digital .+++ Summit Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 Concept Paper The Tallinn Digital Summit is an annual eveut 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 most pressing issues as well as to seize the many opportunities on our road toward a connected digital future. Our transition to this digital future has collided with the grim realities ofgeopolitics. Connectivity is at the heart of this collision because there is immense giobal dernand for infrastructure and because connectivity intersects political, security, energy, econornic, developrnent, and regulatory cooperation. There is now a premium on presenting a united front against authoritarianisrn and on trusted partnerships, based on comnion interests, on dernocratic values, and on the highest standards—the essence of trusted connectivity. At last year’s Tallinn Digital Summit, Estonia introduced Trusted Connectivity as a shared conceptual framework to consolidate and amplifr the various connectivity initiatives of like-minded dernocracies. This year’s Summit will focus on delivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships. The Summit will elaborate on what constitutes a trusted and secure digital societ) as well as on concrete steps for governments, financial institutions, international organizations, technical experts, and the private sector to take to ensure our democratic values, our comrnitments to hurnan freedorn and human dignity, and the rules-based international order will prevail. We wiII 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, artitcial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, Web 3.0, as well as their role in the reconstruction of a free and dernocratic Ukraine. Ail this necessitates the holistic shaping of the requisite political, institutional, and entrepreneurial ecosysterns to increase public and private investments in infrastructure. The Summit takes place against the backdrop of several mornentous developrnents. First, many have recently introduced new connectivity initiatives, including the G7, the EU’s Giobal Gateway, the UK’s Clean Green Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Second, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, in conjunction with continuing cyberattacks against vital infrastructure, have amply underscored the geopolitical importance of values-based investrnents 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 of shared challenges. Main Topics O GiobaL Security: Building trusted partnerships with like-rninded partners through trusted connectivity. O Energy Security: Decoupling from the energy of untrusted partners and seeking trusted alternatives. O Cybersecurity: Enabling collective defense and enhancing resilience through trusted connectivity. O Attracting Investments into Infrastructure: Public—private cooperation in delivering trusted connectivity in practice, at home and abroad. O Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Trusted frameworks and partnerships across the digital domain, including data governance, artificial intelligence, clouds and satellites, digital public goods, 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 pane1 discussions. A gala dinner will be held at the Port of Tallirin Cruise Terrninal at the end of the flrst day.