Būtent! 2022: How to make Tech work for Democracy?

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Būtent!
Vytautas park
Birštonas
Lithuania
Please note: Times are local time - Eastern European Summertime (EEST)/ GMT+3
Technology will be THE mainstream affecting all aspects of security and foreign policy making in the near future. While many technologies are in place, they are not always on the political agenda. How to speed up digital transformation?
At the same time new technologies create many pitfalls for democratic developments. Unfortunately, the digital divide still exists. The digital change needs to be fair and socially just. This means that services must be accessible to all citizens and developed in an inclusive way.
Speakers:
- Arūnė Matelytė, Manager of GovTech Lab Lithuania
- Stefan Lindström, the Finnish Foreign Services First Ambassador of Digitalization and Technology
- Jakob Greve Kromann, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Denmark in Vilnius
Moderator: Elijus Čivilis, CEO of „Invest Lithuania“
Arrangers: Nordic Council of Ministers Office in Lithuania, Embassy of Denmark, Embassy of Finland and Nordic Talks