A live conversation exploring how governments can strengthen digital sovereignty while advancing digital transformation and AI adoption. This webinar will examine the growing challenges of technological dependency, data governance, AI transparency, and public trust, particularly in highly digitalized countries such as Denmark. Drawing insights from Estonia and other leading examples, participants will gain practical perspectives on how governments can build more resilient, secure, and citizen-centered digital ecosystems. The session will also explore the implications of AI in government, including the use of public data, transparency in decision-making, language and cultural alignment of AI systems, and the importance of maintaining democratic values, reliability, and national control in an increasingly interconnected digital environment.
Digital Sovereignty and Resilience in a Volatile World
About the Speaker: Louise Thomasen
Combining the fields of political science, public administration and technology lead her into the Digital Government field working as a consultant and an expert. Louise Thomasen has more than 35 years’ experience working with IT in the cross field of technology and society, uniting knowledge of public administration, social science research, and deep technical understanding. Louise works with analysing, designing, implementing, and evaluating IT systems and tools. She has extensive experience in developing, evaluating, benchmarking, and guiding digital government technologies and projects, bridging policy, societal impact, and cutting‑edge IT to drive effective public sector innovation.
