The European Broadband Competence Offices Network Support Facility
You are invited to join on Tuesday, December 5th, from 10:00 to 12:00 CET.
The session will begin with an update from DG Connect on the EU-Ukraine & Moldova Digital Cooperation, followed by a presentation by the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Moldovan Ministry of Economic Development and Digital Affairs on the evolving connectivity needs in Ukraine and Moldova.
Grzegorz Bartler, NETIA CTO and Member of the Management Board, will then talk about a project proposal submitted under the Digital Global Gateways call, CEF Digital programme. Thibault Charlet, Programme Manager Digital Transition and Economic Development from DG NEAR will then discuss the EU funding opportunities available for digitisation projects in Ukraine and Moldova. The session will conclude with a Q&A segment, moderated by the BCO Network Support Facility.
Agenda
Moldova & Ukraine: ensuring sustainable connectivity
Online Session - Tuesday December 5th, 10:00 - 12:00 CET.
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10:00 – 10:10 |
Introduction – Update on EU-Ukraine & Moldova Digital Cooperation Franco Accordino, Head of Unit, Investments in High-Capacity Networks, DG Connect |
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10:10 – 10:30 |
Evolution of Connectivity Needs in Ukraine Taras Stetsenko, Head of Department, Electronic Communications and Radio Frequency, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ukraine |
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10:30 – 10:50 |
Evolution of Connectivity Needs in Moldova Mihai Lupascu, State Secretary, Ministry of Economic Development and Digital Affairs, Moldova |
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10:50 – 11:15 |
Presentation on a project submitted under CEF Digital Grzegorz Bartler, NETIA CTO & Member of the Management Board |
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11:15 – 11:25 |
Intervention by Romanian Ministry of Communications and Information Society Corneliu Mănescu, BCO Romania |
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11:25 – 11:40 |
EU Funding for Digitization for Ukraine & Moldova Thibault Charlet, Programme Manager Digital Transition and Economic Development, DG NEAR |
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11:40 – 12:00 |
Q&A Moderation: Jan Dröge, Team Lead, BCO Support Facility |
We would like to invite all telecommunication companies, particularly those from neighboring countries, to participate in this event.
Recording
Find out more
- Good practices: explore the BCO Network video playlist of interviews on broadband funding, policy and good practice projects
- Broadband in EU countries: key information and contacts