Invitation

REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MINISTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Kenneth Pugh Senator of Chile Senate of the Republic of Chile Our Ref: 09.06.2022 No 24.1-8/2022/4026- Avenida Pedro Montt s/n Valparaiso Chile Dear Mr Kenneth Pugh The rules-based world order is undergoing a seisrnic shift on multiple fi’onts. 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 comrnon thread across our shared efforts is connectivity. The immense giobal dernand for infrastructure will be satisfied, one way or another. We must present a united front against authoritarianisrn and forge a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable future together. This will be at the centre ofthis 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 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 of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 63 1 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 Iike-minded and digitally-advanced countries, international organizations, and the private sector to address the most pressing issues as weIl as to seize the niany 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 demand 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 authoritarianism and on trusted partnerships, based on corniuon 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 frarnework to consolidate and amplify the various connectivity initiatives of likeminded democracies. 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 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 commitments to human freedoni and human dignity, and the rules-based international order will prevail. We wiH explore the role of trusted connectivity and trusted partnerships across topics such as giobal 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 democratic Ukraine. AlI this necessitates the holistic shaping of the requisite political, institutional, and entrepreneurial ecosystems to increase public and private investments in infrastructure. The Summit takes place against the backdrop ofseveral momentous 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 malign actors. But new geostrategic imperatives also present ao auspicious opportunity to revitalize our cooperation in the face ofshared 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 horne and abroad. O Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Trusted fraineworks and partnerships across the digital dornain, 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 Terminal at the end of the first day.