CEE Digital Trident
CEE Digital Trident 2022
The very first CEE Digital Trident has been awarded to Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine during CEE Digital Summit 2022 in Warsaw. This marked the very first installment of the award.
The award was granted for Vice Prime Minister’s Fedorov unrelenting drive to deliver the fruits of digital transformation to the independent state of Ukraine and its citizens, while striving to assure security and integrity of the Ukrainian digital realm while experiencing a despicable attack on his country.
The award was accepted by Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland Vasyl Zvarych on behalf of Vice Prime Minister Fedorov. Mykhailo Fedorov addressed the guest of CEE Digital Summit in a pre-recorded acceptance speech - I am honoured to receive the first Digital Trident award. It is important for Ukraine and my team in particular that the world notices our efforts for digital transformation as well as Ukrainian experiences on staying resilient in war time. 2022 is the hardest year for our country. Since the very beginning of the invasion we knew that we can only win if we use innovative, modern technology. We are successfully facing the first cyberwar in history - Mykhailo Fedorov said.
Watch the award acceptance video by Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation here: LINK
Watch the entire CEE Digital Summit Warsaw 2022 is available for viewing here: LINK
The next CEE Digital Trident will be awarded in October 2023.
About the award
As Central Eastern Europe’s digital industry, we understand the fundamental value of technology and transformation for our region’s economic and social growth. Continuous effort for driving digital progress and awareness of its significance on national and regional level is not an easy task. We wish to show our gratitude and praise for those, making Central Eastern Europe fit for the digital age.
In order to show appreciation of true challengers making an effort for CEE’s progress on its path of digital transformation, the CEE Digital Trident award was introduced in 2022.
CEE Digital Coalition grants the award to an individual picked by a process of nomination and voting, appreciated for moving CEE one step forward in the field of digital or set an example worth spreading across the entire region over the past twelve months. The nominees include policy - makers, business leaders, civil society representatives, researchers and anyone else making the region’s digital progress possible.
The first CEE Digital Trident award ceremony was held on October 13th 2022 in Warsaw during the CEE Digital Summit Warsaw 2022.
CEE Digital Trident 2023
During the last CEE Digital Summit in Warsaw, the second ever CEE Digital Trident was awarded to Mark Boris Andrijanič, former Minister of Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia, Member of the Governing Board at EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
The award was granted for Mark Boris Andrijanič efforts as a true digital ambassador of Central Eastern Europe with an impeccable track record of hard work for digital transformation of our region in the private sector as well as a public authority and in academia. The laureate was recognized as a vocal advocate and a true ambassador for sound, forward-looking digital policies and regulations and transatlantic cooperation focused on boosting the region’s competitiveness and innovative potential.
CEE Digital Coalition decided to appreciate Mark Boris Andrijanič as a promoter of responsible, digital transformation in the spirit of entrepreneurship and respect for active citizenship and human rights, continuously showcasing and truly believing in the potential and capabilities of Central Eastern Europe, while doing extensive work in the IT industry, think tanks and public bodies across our region, Brussels and Washington D.C.
–The economic growth of CEE over the past decades is without a doubt one of the greatest success stories in European history. In 1990, Estonia had a GDP per capita similar to Papua New Guinea. Today it is home to more unicorns per capita than any other country in the world. Poland hosts some of the largest R&D centers of the world’s leading tech companies. Ukraine is the global leader in gov tech and defense technologies. The digital revolution has been one of the key drivers of this economic miracle – Andrijanič said in his award acceptance speech.
CEE Digital Trident Award aims to recognize contributions to development and support for the digital economy and transformation in Central Eastern Europe in the past twelve months. The award is granted annually by CEE Digital Coalition since October 2022. The first laurate of the award was Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology – Minister for Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Watch the award acceptance video by Mark Boris Andrijanič here: LINK
Watch the entire CEE Digital Summit Warsaw 2023 here: LINK
