The Story of TDS 2024: Securing the Digital Tomorrow

Building upon the foundation laid by previous summits, the seventh Tallinn Digital Summit will focus on “Securing the Digital Tomorrow” in the wake of geopolitical and technological shifts to foster a secure, prosperous, and sustainable digital environment.

This year’s Summit comes at a pivotal moment for the global digital and tech agendas:

  • 2024 is the year of elections. From Brussels to Washington, from London to Delhi, administrations are looking into investments in technology to boost their economies and security while navigating an increasingly confrontational and protectionist environment.
  • Technology is now at the centre of every potential flashpoint, including the US-EU-China triangle and the efforts to isolate rogue regimes in Russia, Iran, and North Korea, as well as the future of the North-South trade and investment opportunities.
  • Worldwide, internet freedom is being curtailed while organisations and individuals are grappling with the growing exploitation of hardware and software vulnerabilities.
  • Digitalisation is transforming conventional battlefields in real time, in both active and frozen conflicts.
  • Access to AI tools has taken the world by storm, amplifying economic competitiveness and security concerns. The pace towards more inclusive and sustainable digital societies is slowly picking up.

There remains a real risk that domestic industrial policies and the pursuit of narrow interests will lead to trade barriers and fragmentation, even amongst democratic allies. But there is also an ideal opportunity for friend-shoring: by combining talent, investments, and markets, democracies can outpace and out-innovate autocracies. In the meantime, we must compare our notes and strive to adopt a unified stance on present Russian threats and potential China risks.

To pioneer digital security strategies for tomorrow and beyond, close collaboration among allies and partners is required today. At Tallinn Digital Summit 2024, we set an ambitious goal to harmonise our agendas.

The Tallinn Digital Summit 2024 explores how to secure the digital tomorrow by way of keynotes, panel discussions and specialised sessions and events on three core themes:

  • Secure Innovation and Technology
  • Resilience and Partnerships
  • Global Technology Governance