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Building Digital Strategic Autonomy

14 December, 18:00 (GMT +2)

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Paul Timmers

Prof Dr Paul Timmers is a research associate at the University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, professor at European University Cyprus, visiting professor at KU Leuven and the University of Rijeka, senior advisor EPC Brussels, President of the Supervisory Board Estonian eGovernance Academy, member of the EU Cyber Direct Advisory Board, and CEO of iivii.
Previously, he was Director of the Digital Society, Trust & Security Directorate at the European Commission Communications Networks, Content and Technologies Directorate (DG CONNECT) where has held responsibility for legislation and funding programmes for cybersecurity, e-ID, digital privacy, digital health, smart cities, and e-government. He was also a cabinet member of European Commissioner Liikanen. He worked as manager of a software department in a large ICT company and co-founded an ICT start-up. He holds a physics PhD from Radboud University (Nijmegen, NL), MBA from Warwick University (UK), EU fellowship at UNC Chapel Hill (US), and a cybersecurity qualification from Harvard.
His main interests are digital policy, geopolitics, and Europe. He frequently publishes and speaks on digital developments, sovereignty, cybersecurity, industrial policy, and sectoral policies such as digital health and is regularly advising governments and think tanks.

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