The Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr Kyriakos Kokkinos, participated in the World Government Summit 2022, which took place on 29-30 March in Dubai. The conference was held at the conference venue of Expo2020 Dubai, alongside the closing of this 6-monthly World Expo.
The session brought together heads of state, ministers and senior government officials, as well as private sector executives and experts from 190 countries, to exchange views and foster partnerships to develop policies, models and tools necessary to effectively address the multiple challenges facing governments, economies and societies today in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic.
Mr Kokkinos participated in a round table discussion during the conference, where he spoke extensively about the actions to accelerate digital transformation in Cyprus, with particular emphasis on the development of quality digital public services, with a citizen-centric approach and agile methodology. The discussion was attended by international personalities and experts from the political and private sectors, including the former Prime Minister of Estonia and President of AuVe Tech, Mr. Taavi Roivas, the Director of the Public Administration Reform and e-Government Unit of Serbia, Ms. Marta A. Tomovska and others.
In his intervention, the Deputy Minister pointed out that effective cooperation between the public and private sectors can be a catalyst for the achievement of our digital strategic objectives, which in turn are drivers for a rapid recovery, and sustainable, resilient and green growth that will bring added value to the global economy. "Every country's strategy," said the Deputy Minister, "needs to include a holistic approach to all the building blocks of digital transformation - digitisation of services and digital infrastructure, investment in human capital skills, digital transformation of businesses - in order to achieve the country's return to strong growth rates, create quality jobs and establish a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across society." "This is the only way to ensure the sustainability of the project," the Deputy Minister stressed.
As part of the visit, the Deputy Minister held a meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bin Taliah, Head of Public Services of the United Arab Emirates where cooperation between Cyprus and the UAE in the field of digital governance was discussed. Mr. Kokkinos extended an official invitation to Mr. Bin Taliah to visit Cyprus to explore the prospects of expanding and institutionalizing the Cyprus-UAE cooperation on digital transformation issues, based on a common vision, with specific plans and actions of the two countries.
(NΓ/EXP)
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