21st September 2023
21st September 2023
Clare Martorana CIO President of the United States of America at Connected States
The digital advancement of the Nordic countries, the Baltic states and the United States is the topic of discussion at Connecting States 2023.
The conference Connecting the State held annually by Digital Iceland will take place in Harpa on the 22nd of September. This year's conference title is Digital Society, which is divided into the subcategories Digital Leadership, Digital Iceland, and Digital Security.
This year's conference is being held in connection with a meeting of the Nordic Council of Ministers for Digital Development, where Iceland is chair.
The conference schedule begins at 12.30 in Harpa but is divided into the main topics listed above after the coffee break. The conference takes place both in Harpa as well as being streamed.
In Silfurberg, ministers from the Nordic and Baltic countries meet and discuss digital cooperation and leadership in the region. The special guest will be Clare Martorana, who is the CIO of the President of the United States. After the coffee break, representatives of the Nordic Council nations will give talks on digital priorities for the coming years, as well as share stories on successful projects. The meeting director at Silfurberg will be Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen, Danish Ambassador for Technology. The program in Silfurberg will be in English.
In Kaldalón, the core services of Digital Iceland and their development will be the topic of discussion after the coffee break. It will cover what is available for institutions, and practical issues regarding implementation and functionality.
Media personnel Gunnlaugur Helgason directs the program at Kaldalón.
The talks in Kaldalón will be in Icelandic.
At the end of the day, some institutions will be awarded recognition for the Digital Steps they have taken in collaboration with Digital Iceland.