European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles: A Human-Centric Vision of Digital Transformation

The European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles was signed in December 2022. In his address, Thibaut Kleiner, Director for Policy, Strategy and Outreach in DG CONNECT in the European Commission, outlines the Declaration’s underpinning vision of a human-centred, secure, and sustainable digital transformation, in which no one is left behind. Mr Kleiner also explains how the Declaration may help to provide a framework to shape the future of EU digital policy and Europe’s digital transformation.

About the Speaker:

Thibaut Kleiner is the Director for Policy, Strategy, and Outreach at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) in the European Commission. He has worked in the European Commission since 2001, including in areas such as competition policy and state aid. He has also previously supervised internet policies relating to internet governance, cybersecurity, cloud and data. From January 2014 to June 2016, he was head of unit in charge of network technologies such as 5G and the Internet of Things. An economist by training, Mr Kleiner holds a Master’s degree from HEC Paris and a PhD from the London School of Economics.