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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

EuroDIG News

Swiss IGF in June

The next Swiss Internet Governance Forum (Swiss IGF), which will take place virtually on Monday, 21 June 2021.
This year's programme includes topics such as the digital state, the role of digitalisation in overcoming the Corona crisis, digital inclusion, cyber-attacks and the media in the internet age.
Participation in the Swiss IGF 2021 is open to all and free of charge. Register by 17 June 2021 via www.igf.swiss. Regular updates on the Swiss IGF 2021 will also be available on Facebook and Twitter (hashtag: #SwissIGF21).


Meet the Focal Point

EuroDIG2021’s WS17 deals with the topic of “Competition in the digital ecosystem – Europe and beyondand will take place on June 30, 16:30 CEST. In order to participate, register for EuroDIG here.

The Focal Point for WS17 is Christoph Riedmann. Christoph has been Policy Advisor for Digital Policy and Company Law at EUROCHAMBRES since 2018. Besides lobbying relentlessly for European SMEs on legislative projects in the digital field, such as the Fairness-Business-Regulation, he has encouraged Chambers of Commerce and Industry from across Europe to digitize their service offers for companies and exchange their best practices.

After completing his studies of law and languages in Innsbruck, Christoph worked for the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber WKÖ, the Austrian Permanent Representation to the EU, the European Commission and the European Association of Technology Industries ORGALIM. He puts a focus on integrating SMEs in the session, who have underrepresented in EuroDIG discussion.

Christoph, who speaks German, English, French, Russian and some Spanish likes traveling and – having grown up in Western Austria – enjoys being in the mountains in any season.


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