Portugal prepares EU21 presidency with digital strategy

On 7 December, the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the EU21 were presented, with a special focus on digital issues and Portugal's role in the development of the European Union's Digital Strategy and the promotion of digital governance.

This presentation took place at the European Union Chief Information Officers biannual Meeting, with the Administrative Modernization Agency as the national representative.

The following day, the online conference on Europe's digital transformation also took place, with a highlight on the signing of the "Berlin Declaration on Digital Society and Value Based Digital Government".

The meeting was attended by the Minister for Modernization of the State and Public Administration, Alexandra Leitão, the Secretary of State for Innovation and Administrative Modernization, Fátima Fonseca, and her European counterparts.

Source: AMA