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To do so, the Berlin Declaration on Digital Society and Value-based Digital Government sets out
seven key principles with related policy action lines:

• Validity and respect of fundamental rights and democratic values in the digital sphere.

• Social participation and digital inclusion to shape the digital world.
• Empowerment and digital literacy, allowing all citizens to participate in the digital sphere.

• Trust and security in digital government interactions, allowing everyone to navigate the digital
world safely, authenticate, and be digitally recognized within the EU conveniently.

• Digital sovereignty and interoperability, like a key in ensuring the ability of citizens and Public
Administrations to make decisions and act self-determinedly in the digital world.

• Human-centred systems and innovative technologies in the public sector, strengthening its
pioneering role in the research on secure and trustworthy technology design.

• A resilient and sustainable digital society, preserving our natural foundations of life in line
with the Green Deal and using digital technologies to enhance the sustainability of our health
systems.

Figure 3: Berlin Declaration on Digital Society and Value-based Digital Government – 2020

Validity and respect for fundamental rights and democratic values
• The rule of law, human dignity, the right to autonomy, respect for others.
• Transparency, privacy and authenticity of information
Social participation and digital inclusion
• Equality of access Open Internet, services respond to digital preferences (from e- gov to m- gov ).
• Formulation of policies with the participation of society.
Empowerment and digital literacy
• To manage your digital identity and protect your personal data and privacy online.
• To decide on the scope, visibility and existence of your own digital footprint.
Trust and security in digital government interactions
• Authenticate and be recognized digitally. Ensuring a free, open and secure digital domain.
• Provide regulatory frameworks that ensure transparency, predictability, security by design.
Interoperability and digital sovereignty
• Common standards, modular architectures and the use of open source software (OSS), reusable, freely available.
• Strengthened interoperability framework and a single data market.
Human-centered systems and innovative technologies in the public sector
• Safe and reliable technological design allows emerging disruptive technologies to serve citizens and companies.
• Formulation of policies focused on citizens and based on data as a key in the provision of public services.
Resilient and sustainable
• TxD aligned with 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, as well as European Green Deal.
• Follow-up of lessons learned. Digital technologies for the physical and psychological well-being of people.

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