On 5 September, the annual Tallinn Digital Summit took place, bringing together leaders of the digital world. Politicians, government officials, representatives of international organisations and the private sector discussed the challenges and opportunities of building a digital future.

Ukraine was represented at the Tallinn Digital Summit by the team of the Ministry of Digital Transformation. Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation for European Integration, spoke about the development of digitalisation in Ukraine, the development of a national innovation strategy, the launch of an educational app and the plans of the Ministry of Digital Transformation.

“Now Ukraine has a unique opportunity to make fundamental decisions, with the support of the whole world, to become a new economic and educational miracle in the world. Innovations should not only solve current problems, but also open up new horizons for the future. We are working to develop a national innovation strategy and have already identified ten priority areas for development, from research centres to cooperation with the private sector. Today we are already building the future of technology, and we are doing so thanks to the trust and support of our Estonian partners,” Valeriia Ionan said.

The Deputy Minister also took part in the panel discussion “Rethinking and Reshaping Resilience”. This year’s topic was the consequences of russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in particular for the security of European cyberspace. Participants discussed data centre security, data protection tools, and combating disinformation in times of war.