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The concept of \u2018digital sovereignty\u2019 has emerged as a prominent new theme in European digital policy, and is one which may have important implications for the future of European digital policy as well as for many EU Member States. This launch event marks the publication of the report \u201cEurope\u2019s Digital Future: Perspectives from Northern Europe\u201d. This is the first joint report published by a new network of think tanks, convened by the IIEA, as part of the Europe\u2019s Digital Future project. This network consists of think tanks from across northern Europe\u2019s small, open economies which have acted as Europe\u2019s digital \u2018frontrunners.\u2019 This event explores the perspectives on digital sovereignty from Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, the Netherland and Sweden, with each panelist presenting the findings of their research from their respective Member State.\n\nThis is the fifth event in an IIEA project entitled Europe\u2019s Digital Future, which is exploring the topic of \u2018digital sovereignty\u2019 in Europe. As part of this project, which is supported by Google, a year-long programme of events and research is exploring what this concept means, and what future it might herald for the EU and for small, open economies like Ireland. The views expressed in this event, and in the associated publication, are those of the authors alone.\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\nThis event consists of an expert panel, with each speaker presenting the findings of their research from their respective Member State. This event is introduced and moderated by Prof. Joyce O\u2019 Connor, Chair of the IIEA Digital Group. \nSpeakers on this panel are:\n\nJan H\xf8st Schmidt, Senior Adviser, Think Tank Europa, Denmark.\nDr Adrian Venables, Senior Researcher, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia\nSeamus Allen, Digital Researcher, IIEA, Ireland\nBrigitte Dekker, Researcher, the Clingendael Institute, Netherlands\nGunnar H\xf6kmark, Chairperson, Stockholm Free World Forum, Sweden\n\nThe publication can be downloaded from https://www.iiea.com/publications/europes-digital-future-perspectives-from-northern-europe