Towards Digital Sovereignty in Europe
IDA IT and the Danish Council for Digital Security (RfDS) invites their members to exchange and discuss opportunities and barrieres for the development of a future proof Danish and European digital infrastructure.
The event has been developed in collaboration with KnowIT and take place at their premises.
Digital sovereignty, in the context of a nation-state, refers to a country's ability to control its own digital infrastructure, data and technologies and to govern the digital environment within its borders independently. In essence it means a country's capacity to act independently in the digital world, both offensively and defensively, to foster digital innovation and protect its citizens interests. Digitial sovereignty is a sub-topic of the larger discussion regarding strategic autonomy.
We have invited three very different speakers. They will cover different aspects of the discussion regarding digital sovereignty, leading up to a debate about the topic discussing opportunities and barriers for the development of a future proof Danish and European digial infrastructure.
Agenda for the meeting
Welcome to KnowIT by Ursula Krogsbøll, Director, Digital
Innovation
Short introduction by Henning Mortensen, Chairman of RfDS
Microsofts commitment to Europe
On April 30th, Microsoft announced a new commitment towards Europe.
Rasmus Knappe, Security Director, Microsoft Denmark presents an overview on Microsoft's future strategic presence in Europe: What changes can we expect? Future collaboration strategies with European stakeholders? Future risks?
Digital sovereignty in Europe
Vittorio Bertola, Head of Policy and Innovation, Open-Xchange will present the European agenda on digital sovereignty: What are the major technological initiatives at European level regarding ex open source and a decentralised infrastructure? The EU political framework - status and perspectives?
Digital sovereignty - a Danish perspective
Morten Kjærsgaard, CEO, Magenta will present Danish initiatives and considerations towards greater sovereignty: What is state-of-play in Denmark? Are there any pilot-solutions that have a far-reaching potential?
Short break
We invite to an Open debate, moderated by Claus Hjorth, Head of Secretariat, RfDS
Questions and discussion between keynotes and the audience
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About the speakers
Rasmus Knappe is CTO for Microsoft Denmark. Rasmus has been working for Microsoft since 2016 and previously held a position of Cloud Solutions Architect Manager within the Data and AI area. Prior to that he was employed at Oracle for 10 years in different roles. Rasmus has a degree in Computer Science from RUC and and a Ph.D in artificial intelligence.
Vittorio Bertola is the Head of Policy & Innovation at Open-Xchange, where he follows regulatory and standardization developments advocating an open Internet based on user choice, privacy, and federation. In the last twenty-five years, he served in many Internet governance organizations, including the ICANN Board and the United Nations Working Group on Internet Governance.
Morten Kjærsgaard is founder and CEO of the Danish IT company Magenta, founded in 1999. From 2003 to 2010, Morten was chairman of The Association for Open Source Suppliers (OSL), which he helped to found in 2003. Morten also writes blogs for a number of IT media focusing on the subjects of open source, the fear of mistakes and lack of courage among decision makers.
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