Meetings and Summits
UPCOMING - November 2026
Tallinn, Estonia
2026 Digital Nations Ministerial Summit
Annual Digital Nations Ministerial Summit
Held once a year and hosted by the Presidency country, the Ministerial Summit brings together Ministers, senior officials, and subject-matter experts to agree on strategic priorities, advance collective digital government initiatives, and respond to emerging opportunities and challenges across the network.
Past Ministerial Summits
2025 Senior Officials Meeting
In lieu of a Ministerial Summit in 2025, Senior Officials met in Tallinn for thematic deep-dive discussions on data, AI, and cloud. November 12-13 - Tallinn, Estonia
2024 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Empowering Ethical AI: Shaping a Responsible Future November 4-5 - Copenhagen, Denmark
2023 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Better Data. Better Society. The Ministerial Declaration was signed and a Shared Approach to the Responsible Use of AI in Government was endorsed at this meeting. November 13-15 - Lisbon, Portugal
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2022 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Agile and Active Digital Governance November 1-3 - Seoul, Korea
2021 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Digital Government in Open Societies: Sustainable, Inclusive, and Values-driven Innovation November 16-18 - London, United Kingdom
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2020 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Resilient and Responsive Service November 2-4 - Ottawa, Canada
2019 D9 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Holistic approach to data in government. The Data 360 Declaration was supported by Ministers. November 4-6 - Montevideo, Uruguay
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2018 D9 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Artificial intelligence and its public applications. The D9 approach for responsible use of AI by governments was agreed upon by Ministers. November 21-22 - Jerusalem, Israel
2018 D5 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Digital rights February 21-22 - Wellington, New Zealand
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2016 D5 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Innovation Adoption of the Busan Declaration November 10-11 - Busan, Korea
2015 D5 Ministerial Summit
Theme: e-Procurement, Digital Trust, Service Design, and IT Talent November 19-20 - Tallinn, Estonia
2014 D5 Ministerial Summit
Theme: Connectivity, Open Markets, Teaching Children to Code. The D5 Charter was founded at this meeting. December 9-10 - London, United Kingdom
Past Summits
2025 Senior Officials Meeting
Tallinn, Estonia
November 12-13
11th Ministerial Summit held in Copenhagen, Denmark
Senior Officials Meeting hosted virtually by Mexico
10th Ministerial Summit held in Lisbon, Portugal
Adoption of the Digital Nations Ministerial Statement
Adoption of the Digital Nations Shared Approach to the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Government
Senior Officials Meeting held in Copenhagen, Denmark
9th Ministerial Summit held in Seoul, South Korea
Adoption of the Digital Nations Ministerial Statement
Adoption of the Membership Terms of Reference
Senior Officials Meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal
Virtual 8th Ministerial Summit hosted by United Kingdom
Updated the Digital Nations Charter
Virtual 7th Ministerial Summit hosted by Canada
Updated the Digital Nations Charter
6th Ministerial Summit held in Montevideo, Uruguay
Denmark joins to create the Digital Nations
Adoption of Digital Nations Charter
5th Ministerial Summit held in Jerusalem, Israel
Mexico and Portugal join to create Digital 9 (D9)
Adoption of D9 Charter
4th Ministerial Summit held in Wellington, New Zealand
Canada and Uruguay join to create Digital 7 (D7)
3rd Ministerial Summit held in Busan, Korea
2nd Ministerial Conference held in Tallinn, Estonia
Digital 5 (D5) formed with Estonia, Israel, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom
1st Ministerial Summit held in London, United Kingdom
Adoption of the D5 Charter