Speakers and statements at the ministerial videoconference

The proceedings were be moderated by Co-Founder and Programme Director of Smart Governance, Estonian e-Governance Academy, Mr Linnar Viik.

OPENING REMARKS 

• H.E. Mr Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
• H.E. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore
• Message from H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

GUEST SPEAKERS

• H.E. Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union
• H.E. Mr. Lacina Koné, Director General, Smart Africa

INTERVENTIONS BY PARTICIPANTS

• Nepal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gyawali (290.29 KB, PDF)
• Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Dmytro Kuleba (309.98 KB, PDF)
• Equatorial Guinea, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Siméon Oyono Esono Angue
• Poland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Jacek Czaputowicz
• Andorra, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ms. Maria Ubach (99.12 KB, PDF)
• Benin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Aurélien Agbenonci
• Algeria, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Sabri Boukadoum
• Brazil, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Ernesto Araújo
• Liechtenstein, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture, H.E. Dr. Katrin Eggenberger (153.44 KB, PDF)
• Philippines, Secretary for Science and Technology, H.E. Mr. Fortunato Tanseco de la Peña (763.24 KB, PDF)
• Ecuador, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. José Valencia
• Romania, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Bogdan Aurescu (99.4 KB, PDF)
• Guyana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Karen Cummings
• Gambia (Republic of The), Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure, H.E. Mr. Ebrima Sillah
• Belgium, Minister of Digital Agenda, Telecom and Postal Services, H.E. Mr. Philippe De Backer
• Sri Lanka, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Skills Development, Employment & Labour Relations, H.E. Mr. Dinesh Gunawardena (329.18 KB, PDF)
• Suriname, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mrs. Yldiz Pollack-Beighle (308.26 KB, PDF)
• Mauritius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, H.E. Mr. Nandcoomar Bodha
• Morocco, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates H.E. Mr. Nasser Bourita (620.12 KB, PDF)
• Rwanda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Vincent Biruta (432.09 KB, PDF)
• Egypt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Sameh Hassan Shoukry
• Azerbaijan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov
• North Macedonia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Nikola Dimitrov
• Qatar, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi
• Georgia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Lasha Darsalia
• Uzbekistan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Sherzod Asadov (209.42 KB, PDF)
• Kazakhstan, Vice Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry, H.E. Mr. Ablaikhan Ospanov
• Cyprus, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, H.E. Mr. Kyriacos Kokkinos
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation, H.E. Lord James Bethell (97.62 KB, PDF)
• Colombia, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, H.E. Mr. German Rueda
• Sweden, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Robert Rydberg (318.55 KB, PDF)
• Honduras, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. José Isaias Barahona Herrera
• Oman, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi
• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Almir Sahovic
• Viet Nam, Assistant Foreign Minister H.E.Mr. Pham Quang Hieu (275.93 KB, PDF)
• Montenegro, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Vladimir Radulović
• Slovenia, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Tone Kajzer (162.32 KB, PDF)
• Slovakia, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, H.E. Ms. Ingrid Brocková
• Norway, State Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Jens Frølich Holte (556.27 KB, PDF)
• Switzerland, State Secretary for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Roberto Balzaretti (226.65 KB, PDF)
• Hungary, State Secretary for Security Policy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), H.E. Mr. Péter Sztáray
• Portugal, Secretary of State for European Affairs, H.E. Ms. Ana Paula Zacarias
• Tunisia, Secretary of State to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mrs. Selma Ennaifer
• India, Secretary (West) of the Ministry of External Affairs, H.E. Mr. Vikas Swarup
• Bahrain, Chief Executive, Information & eGovernment Authority, H.E. Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Qaed
• United Arab Emirates, Permanent Representative to the UN, H.E. Ms. Lana Nusseibeh
• Latvia, Permanent Representative, H.E. Mr. Andrejs Pildegovičs
• Mali, Ambassador, H.E. Ms. Oumou Sall Seck (1.91 MB, PDF)
• Croatia, State Secretary for European Affairs, H.E. Ms. Andreja Metelko-Zgombić
• United States of America, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, H.E. Mr. Robert L. Strayer
• Malta, Permanent Representative, H.E. Ms. Vanessa Frazier
• Jordan, Permanent Representative to the UN, H.E. Dr. Sima Bahous
• Greece, Permanent Representative to the UN, H.E. Ms. Maria Theofili
• Malaysia, Permanent Representative to the UN, H.E. Mr. Syed Mohamad Hasrin Aidid
• Turkey, Permanent Representative, H.E. Mr. Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu (452.31 KB, PDF)
• Canada, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, H.E. Mr. Richard Arbeiter (486.77 KB, PDF)
• Austria, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN, H.E. Mr. Hans Almoslechner (270.66 KB, PDF)
• Denmark, Acting Tech Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Mikael Ekman
• China, Deputy Head of Mission, H.E. Mr. Ma Taotao
• South Africa, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, H.E. Mr. Xolisa Mabhongo (141.92 KB, PDF)
• Indonesia, Deputy Permanent Representative, H.E. Mr. Mohammad Koba
• Cote d´ivoire, Deputy Permanent Representative, H.E. Mr. Gbolie Désiré Wulfran Ipo

• CLOSING REMARKS by Singapore, Permanent Representative, H.E.  Ambassador Burhan Gafoor