Digital Summit shows the way to the future – Liechtenstein
VADUZ – At the Digital Summit in Vaduz, top-class experts showed how business and society can be supported on their way to the digital future.
The Digital Summit is one of the flagships of the digital-liechtenstein.li location initiative. The fifth edition of the conference for decision-makers and those interested in digital was dedicated to the current topic of “shaping transformation” on Tuesday in Vaduz. Top-class speakers from four countries reported on how government and business can be supported on their way to the digital future.
Liechtenstein further than Germany
After the welcome by Sabine Monauni, Liechtenstein’s Deputy Prime Minister and Economics Minister, Martin Matt, Head of the Office for Information Technology, explains Liechtenstein’s e-government strategy. The electronic identity forms the basis for numerous digital services and functions. Matt announced that from 2023, company representatives will also be able to use government e-government services.
Gertrud Husch, Head of Department for Digital Connectivity in the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport, showed Germany’s way into the digital future. They explained that important drivers of economic development are important drivers of economic development, and particularly addressed the gigabit strategy. The German government will encourage investment in digital infrastructure. By 2030, all households and companies should be connected to the fiber optic network. With a certain admiration, the government representative mentioned that Liechtenstein is already using fiber optics for fast internet connections nationwide.
The moderator Sunnie Groeneveld then discussed the status of digitization in Switzerland with Marc Walder. Walder is CEO of the Ringier media company and founder of the digitalswitzerland initiative. He pleaded for more openness and courage towards the opportunities and challenges of digitization and praised Liechtenstein for the close cooperation of the state, business and society in order to master the digital change.
After the refreshment break, one of the pioneers of the digital future took the stage. Taavi Kotka was Estonia’s first chief information officer and half of the then young republic to make better use of technological opportunities. Among other things, he set up the e-residence program, which allows foreigners to apply for digital citizenship in order to conduct their business. Kotka encouraged Liechtenstein and Switzerland to push ahead with their continuation: “You are doing excellently. But the question is: for how much longer? A country’s competitive advantage decreases if it does not go digital. Liechtenstein and Switzerland must invest in the future in order not to lose their lead.”
Innovations from Liechtenstein
Selected member companies of digital-liechtenstein.li will then show how they deal with the digital transformation masters. Hilti makes work on the construction site easier with the Jaibot robot, the Weisse Arena Group is networking the ski area in Flums-Laax with an app and the Dr. Risch Gruppe supports the early detection of a Covid disease with a sensory bracelet.
Nele Kreyssig set the brilliant finale at this year’s Digital Summit. You deal intensively with New Work topics and support companies and organizations in a modern workplace culture. They took the audience on a journey into the new world of work and impressively demonstrated how modern leadership and collaboration succeed in digital change. The Digital Summit is organized by the location initiative digital-liechtenstein.li. The initiative supports the Liechtenstein location in the digital transformation and is supported by more than 55 companies and organizations as well as the government and the Princely House.