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ITU Office for Europe (EUR) Ref.: BDT/EUR Geneva, 25 April 2023 His Excellency Mr. Kristjan Järvan Minister Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Estonia E-mail : [email protected] CC : [email protected] ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe (Timisoara, Romania, 22-23 May 2023), Subject: request for contribution Sir, I am pleased to inform you that the Regional Development Forum for Europe (RDF-EUR), as announced through the circular letter (ref. BDT/DDR/EUR/DM/002), will be held in Timisoara, Romania on 22-23 May 2023, back-to-back with the CEPT Committee for ITU Policies (Com-ITU) meeting, held in hybrid format, from 24 to 26 May 2023. We are pleased to extend our kind invitation to You to join us physically on this occasion and contribute on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to the Opening Ceremony and Roundtable sessions. The Annual Regional Development Forum for Europe provides an opportunity for an exchange of views between ITU and decision-makers of ITU Member States and Sector Members as well as other stakeholders in the Europe region. It serves as a platform for assessing strategic orientations that may have an impact on ITU’s regional work plan. RDF-EUR will address, from a regional perspective, the results-based management approach applied for all actions carried out in the region as well as activities related to ITU Study Groups, Membership, Partnerships, and special initiatives such as Partner2Connect, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development, Connect2Recover, Generation Connect, ITU Academy Training Centers, as well as regional contributions to the implementation of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Action Lines and United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A special segment of the event will be dedicated to the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition match-making that provides an opportunity for stakeholders’ to express their commitments which could be based on the pledges that they have already made or new pledges aimed at addressing country needs in Europe with the aim of advancing digital development in the region and implementation of the Regional Initiatives. RDF-EUR will also offer an opportunity to discuss ITU's role in the UN system and its contribution at regional and country level to foster digital development. Finally, RDF-EUR will take into consideration the regional activities planned by Standardization and Radiocommunication Bureaus as well as the General Secretariat at the regional level. International Telecommunication Union • Place des Nations • CH-1211 Geneva 20 • Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 5111 • Fax: +41 22 730 5545/730 5484 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.itu.int/europe  2 The draft agenda of the Forum is attached as Annex 1. The Forum will be conducted in English only. To participate, please register online using the link available at http://www.itu.int/go/regitud no later than 10 May 2023. For any additional enquiry, the ITU Office for Europe (e-mail: [email protected]) remains at your disposal. Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Jaroslaw Ponder Head, ITU Office for Europe  3 Annex 1: Draft Agenda ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe (RDF-EUR) Information and Communication Technologies for attaining Sustainable Development Goals organized by the International Telecommunication Union with the support of the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM) of Romania and cooperation with the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunication Administrations (CEPT) 22-23 May 2023 Timisoara, Romania Remote participation at http://itu.int/go/RDF_EUR_23 (Meeting held back-to-back with Com-ITU of CEPT – 24-26 May 2023) DRAFT AGENDA Monday, 22 May 2023 13:30 – 14:00 Networking Coffee 14:00 – 14:30 OPENING CEREMONY: Welcome remarks 14:30 – 15:30 ROUNDTABLE ONE: Digital development in Europe: Trends, opportunities, challenges 15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Beak 15:45 – 16:45 ROUNDTABLE TWO: Building upon the outcomes of the ITU Conferences and UN processes towards the results and impact oriented regional actions in Europe 16:45 – 17:45 ROUNDTABLE THREE: One UN for digital development in Europe with ITU as the UN agency for digital 17:45 – 18:00 Summary of the day 18:00 – 19:30 Social event Tuesday, 23 May 2023 8:30 – 9:00 Networking coffee 9:00 – 10:00 ROUNDTABLE FOUR: Innovation and entrepreneurship for digital development 10:00 – 16:30 PARTNER 2 CONNECT (P2C) ROUNDTABLES: Fostering partnership building to accelerate digital development in Europe and beyond  4 10:00 – 11:00 P2C ROUNDTABLE ONE: Effective mechanisms for transforming commitments into the scaled-up impact of digital for sustainable development in Europe and beyond 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee beak 11:15 – 12:00 P2C ROUNDTABLE TWO: Digital infrastructure development EUR1: ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe 12:00 – 13:00 P2C ROUNDTABLE THREE: Digital transformation for resilience EUR2: ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break 14:00 – 14:45 P2C ROUNDTABLE FOUR: Digital inclusion and skills development EUR3: ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe 14:45 – 15:30 P2C ROUNDTABLE FIVE: Trust and confidence in the use of ICTs EUR4: ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe 15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break 15:45 – 16:30 P2C ROUNDTABLE SIX: Digital innovation ecosystems EUR5: ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe 16:30 – 17:15 FINAL ROUNDTABLE: ITU Regional Initiatives for Europe: Rolling Implementation Plan for 2023-24 17:15 – 17:30 Closing ceremony 18:00 – 19:30 Social event Saatja: Office for Europe, ITU <[email protected]> Saadetud: 25.04.2023 18:06 Adressaat: <"MKM info"> Koopia: <=?iso-8859-1?Q?T=F5nu_Nirk?=>; Cao, Aijing <[email protected]>; Sulmina, Elind <[email protected]> Teema: Invitation to the ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe Manused: image001.png; RDF-EUR-2023-Invitation_Letter_Estonia.pdf Sir, It is our great pleasure to extend our kind invitation to the ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe. Accept, Sir, the assurances of our highest consideration. ITU Office for Europe International Telecommunication Union Place des Nations 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 730 5111 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.itu.int/europe Twitter: @ITU_EUR