Baltic Assembly meeting of the Economics, Energy and Innovation Committee

Flemming Stender, Director of Baltic Development Forum, participated in the Baltic Assembly meeting of the Economics, Energy and Innovation Committee on 22 April in Riga. In his key note speech, he presented the latest reports from Top of Digital Europe “State of the Digital Region Report 2015“, and “A Digital Single Market Growing the Baltic Sea Region“.

He argued that a regional digital single market in the Baltic Sea Region would generate significant economic benefit and would support the implementation of the EU Digital Single Market. He also stressed that the Baltic Sea Region is well placed to be a frontrunner in the implementation of the EU digital single market and urged for more regional cooperation among the countries in the Baltic Sea region in ICT and the digital economy.