“ In 2020, we are living the period of Great I come from the world`s only digitally transformed Kersti KALJULAID Transition. Transition from industrial to nation, where all government services run online and digital economy, and from fossil to clean have done so for 15 years with high inclusivity, wide is a global leader being 5th President energy. As a firm believer in multilateralism, public trust and support. As former member of the I see OECD as an enabler for its global European Court of Auditors, I am used to operate in of the Republic of . As a firm community of developed nations taking believer in multilateralism she has an active role in bringing together the best the environment were member states are the ones knowledge globally to help the governments who set objectives, and have deepest respect for the spectacular experiences in the fields cope with these changes.” nature of multilateral co-operation, being fully aware of economy and energy as well as in of the patience needed to develop ideas into practical public sector, European institutions solutions in such environment. “ The digital transition means changes in our and international level. accustomed tax flows – no more river of taxes flowing in from the payroll of the big If I were to serve as the Secretary General of the OECD, I would: and small enterprises. Rather a workforce of invite the member states to consider the potential of digital transformation educated people who less and less associate in achieving our obvious common goals: sustaining democracy, developing for long period of times with a single job economy and also saving our planet. + Since 2016 President of the Republic of Estonia provider, even a single country or continent + 2004-2016 Member of the European Court of Auditors where to live and pay taxes. Who gets their propose to the member states to develop some greenfield thinking taxes? How do we make our redistribution for harnessing the power of digital, including rethinking the global tax co- + 2002-2004 CFO and CEO in Energy sector operation from the scratch, knowing that both goods and services markets services such as healthcare or education + 1999-2002 Economic Advisor to Prime Minister Mr are global and driven by more and more independent workforce and available for this workforce? Where do we striving to remove administrative restrictions from this development. + 1994-1999 different positions in Investment Banking and Telecom sectors do it, if the people live and work globally?“ propose to the member states to analyse how the tax model of industrial area needs to gradually grow into digital area tax system, taking into account the need of serving our globally working citizens globally. Involvement in organisations Climate change and environmental degra- “ dation is one of things where we need to + Since 2018 co-chair of the UN High-Level Steering Group „Every Woman invite member states to strive for safety in the digital economic ecosystem share collective responsibility. In this battle by promoting the state provided digital ID models and their interoperability. Every Child“ we are all on the same side and it is the Digital ID needs to be as common and enjoy as strong legal protection to + 2016-2019 Leading Estonian campaign to the UN Security Council 2020-2021 only way we can win.“ counter falsifications as do our paper passports.

+ 2012-2016 Chair of the Council of University of consider all abovementioned opportunities as tools to develop the free + 2001-2004 Member of the Supervisory Board of the Estonian Genome Centre “ If OECD wants to remain relevant, it needs to market and global trade in goods and services. offer more to its Member States. OECD must recognize the potential of more automated/digitized world for silver stimulate rapid adaptation to the changed economy, to support our ageing societies better. world, by providing scientific analysis of the Kersti Kaljulaid is also a member of the World Bank’s Advisory risks and showing where failures of the old Panel for the World Development Report 2021 and member model can be turned into the successes of the And, above all, having grown up behind the iron curtain, in a single-parent of the European Council on Foreign Relations Council. family, which faced repressions from a totalitarian regime, I am ready to do new, emerging, greener, more individualistic everything it takes to make sure we will face the challenges of the 21st century She is fluent in English and French and also speaks economic model based on wide accessibility by promoting and developing human rights, democracy, free market economy German, Finnish, Russian. to digital technologies.“ and social inclusion.

Kersti KALJULAID