Personal Democracy Forum in Ukraine

This event brings together central government authorities, civil society leaders and local government representatives to discuss how to ensure sustainable and balanced digital transformation in a way which ensures that central government institutions and megacities do not leave smaller regions, cities and towns behind.

Eastern Europe has achieved limited success in solving the problem of unbalanced digitization of public services across central and local levels of state administration.

The Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) Ukraine 2020 aims to create a platform for discussion and exchange of experience with the aim of identifying ways to address this problem by gathering policy-makers, technical experts and civil society leaders from across the Eastern Partnership region.

Speakers

Event speakers represent at least seven different countries. Among them:

• Mykhailo Fedorov - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
• Michał Boni - former Minister of Administration and Digitization of Poland (2011-2013)
• Katarzyna Gardapkhadze - First Deputy Director/Director's Alternate of OSCE/ODIHR
• Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Topics

This year’s event sessions will cover:

• Government and local government: How to ensure a balanced digital transformation?
• The role of civil society in digital transformation of the country
• Digital security: safety of sensitive data, cybersecurity and human rights
• Inclusion: digital inclusion and digital accessibility
• Digital economy: the implementation of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement in Ukraine

Format

The event will be livestreamed on Facebook (in Ukrainian) and YouTube (in English).

Please visit the PDF Ukraine official website for a detailed agenda and webcast details. 

Registered participants can choose between one of the three official languages of the event: Ukrainian, English and Polish.